WATERVILLE — The majority of city councilors say they likely will vote tonight against buying the Morning Sentinel building and turning it into a police station.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Sundays in both the Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. She has worked at the newspaper since 1988, including a stint as bureau chief for the Somerset County Bureau in Skowhegan, and has covered a variety of beats. A Skowhegan native, she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work at the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has received numerous of awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association and is author of the book, "Comfort is an Old Barn," a collection of curated columns published by Islandport Press. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.
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Waterville man faces charges for chemical bombs
WATERVILLE — A Waterville man faces charges of criminal use of explosives after making and detonating chemical bottle bombs on Sherwin Street, according to police.
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Waterville bridge eyed for replacement
The deteriorating Western Avenue Bridge over Messalonskee Stream will be replaced within two years, if all goes according to plan.
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Skowhegan police investigate bee theft
Bee owner Robert Egan last saw the “nucs,” or nuclear bee colonies, Thursday afternoon.
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Ayla Reynolds likely dead, police say
Without citing specifics of the case, a police spokesman says there’s little hope the toddler will be found alive.
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Police: Ayla Reynolds is likely dead
In Portland, Ayla’s mother and other family members react with sobs and a plea for anyone with information about the toddler’s disappearance to come forward.
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Looked like pipe bomb, but it wasn’t
OAKLAND — A state police remote-controlled robot on Wednesday blasted open what appeared to be a pipe bomb left on the steps of St. Theresa’s Church.
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Device left at central Maine church not a bomb, police find
The robot fired a bullet-type charge to open the device, creating a blast.
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Colby students facing alcohol charges after party
The students were summonsed late Tuesday on alcohol-related charges after police responded to a report of an off-campus party.
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Trail of flower petals leads to Waterville theft suspect
Police didn’t have to look far to find the man who allegedly stole items from their personal vehicles.