A man and woman from Unity told Waterville police that they were each shot in the leg while in their vehicle near Kennedy Memorial Drive after they fled The Concourse following an altercation and assault with two males.
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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Two more die from injuries suffered in Montville house explosion, bringing blast’s death toll to three
One man died in the blast Wednesday at the house on Darci Lane, and two men who were outside at the time died later of their injuries, according to officials.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Principals say teacher burnout prompts staffing shortages in Waterville
Waterville Senior High School Principal Brian Laramee tells the city’s Board of Education that on any given day, 10 to 16 staff members can be out of the building.
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State police shooting of Thorndike man in 2019 found to be justified
Trooper Thomas Bureau II reasonably believed Eric Fitzpatrick, then 33, was about to use unlawful deadly force against him when he shot Fitzpatrick in 2019, the state Attorney General’s Office determined.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
$18 million art center, a cornerstone of downtown Waterville’s rebirth, takes shape
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to speak at Colby College commencement
The college’s commencement is scheduled for May 22 and other featured speakers that weekend include artist Jamie Wyeth and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
25th Maine International Film Festival scheduled for July in Waterville, Skowhegan
The festival, known as MIFF and scheduled to run from July 8 to 17, typically attracts thousands of film enthusiasts to central Maine.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Oakland woman indicted in November death of her toddler son
A Kennebec County grand jury on Thursday alleged that Ashley Malloy, 21, recklessly or with criminal negligence caused the death of 14-month-old Karson Malloy.
Posted inLocal & State
Road work planned on Interstate 95 from Waterville to Pittsfield
The work by the state Department of Transportation will include paving and striping from Waterville to Pittsfield and will include paving on- and off-ramps.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine voters to see new district numbers beside candidate names on November ballot
The redistricting process is conducted every 10 years, following the U.S. census, and ensures districts’ populations do not become unbalanced and run afoul of the one-person, one-vote principle.