19-year-old Demetrio Bautista is charged with stabbing another man in Bautista’s apartment late Wednesday.
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 police offer pharmacies robbery aid
WATERVILLE — A rise in crime at area pharmacies has prompted police Chief Joseph Massey to host a workshop for pharmacists and others who dispense prescription drugs about what to do before, during and after a robbery.
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Waterville police investigate double stabbing
Police were called to The Chez Paree bar about 1 a.m. and find a man slashed across the chest in a nearby apartment and another stabbed in the elbow and groin.
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Winslow pharmacy robbed of Oxycodone, methadone
“The pharmacist handed him the drugs the first time but he said, ‘No, I want more,’ ” a police spokesman says.
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Century-old Waterville print shop closing
The Atkins Printing Service, which has produced highly specialized printing for companies including L.L. Bean, will close later this month, another victim of the economy and the evolving marketplace.
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Man with child in tow arrested for stealing copper
A Sidney man was arrested Thursday for allegedly shoplifting $139 worth of copper from a hardware store with his young child in tow.
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Unattended candle causes Colby dorm fire
WATERVILLE — A candle left burning on a bureau in a dormitory room at Colby College today caused a fire that damaged items in the room and prompted evacuation of the building.
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Waterville toddler found wandering downtown
The 2-year-old boy is now safe at home, thanks to an alert FairPoint Communications worker and the efforts of police.
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Police arrest Waterville man after 7 pounds of pot found in mail
Inspectors at the local post office who suspected a package contained illegal drugs were right.
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Waterville postal inspectors find 7 pounds of pot
Inspectors at the U.S. Post Office in Waterville suspected a package contained illegal drugs. They were right.