Mike Folsom, a call fire captain and full-time employee of the city’s public works department, suffered a medical event Thursday and was in a single-vehicle crash on Silver Street.
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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Saco city administrator named Waterville city manager
Bryan Kaenrath, 39, is to begin work July 31 as the top administrator in Waterville after the City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to hire him for a five-year term.
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Waterville mayor shuts down man who uses ‘vile language’ about English-language learners
Bruce Poulin peppered city councilors and school officials with questions Tuesday about a plan to hire another teacher for English-language learners.
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Waterville man arrested after threat to MaineGeneral causes lockdown
Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.
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Waterville property owner plans to rebuild after downtown fire
Property owner Sidney Geller said he wants to move quickly to rebuild on Silver Street, and the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant, John Picurro, said he wants to work with Geller to reopen on the same spot.
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Waterville officials assessing whether to expel students charged with making threat
Superintendent Eric Haley and Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen of the Waterville Public Schools said Wednesday that school staff members, police, mental health professionals and others are working to determine if two students charged with terrorizing will remain in school.
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Hundreds run, climb, crawl through mud at Thomas College
School hosts Dirty Dog Mud Run, a 5K race with obstacles, at Waterville campus.
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Train carrying hazardous chemicals derails north of Rockwood
A photo of the train derailment posted on Facebook by Rockwood Fire & Rescue shows a fiery scene near a curve on the railroad track, with several cars off the track.
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Two youths charged with terrorizing after school threat
Interim Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said Saturday that the youths will have a court date but will first see a juvenile community corrections officer.
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Municipal Review Committee announces new partner to restart Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy plant
Committee said Wednesday it is seeking a partnership with Innovative Resource Recovery, a special purpose entity backed by a multibillion-dollar asset management firm.