As two pit bulls deemed dangerous and slated for euthanasia were still missing Friday, a newly released video and 911 audio reveal the harrowing attack that left a small dog dead and its owner seriously injured.
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.
Waterville superintendent’s retirement rekindles issue of ‘double-dipping’
Eric Haley, 63, retired Friday but plans to return to work Nov. 27, collecting both his pension and his salary.
Police doubt owner’s tale that condemned pit bulls got loose, suspect ‘coordinated effort’
‘I find that to be very doubtful since we’ve gotten no calls,’ says Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey.
Marijuana dispensaries debated by mayoral candidates
Three men are vying for the post in Waterville.
Palermo woman in critical condition after van, tractor-trailer collision on Route 3 in China
Pamela Page, 49, was transferred from an Augusta hospital to Maine Medical Center in Portland after being trapped in a van for nearly an hour, police say.
Colby College launches $750 million campaign
Several donors who have already made a large dent in that goal are lauded at Friday’s ceremony.
Ten people displaced in Pittsfield apartment house fire
Main Street apartment building fire is believed to have started because of an electrical problem.
Tractor trailer carrying french fries crashes on I-95 in Pittsfield
State police urge motorists to approach area with caution, as one lane of traffic will be closed for about two more hours.
Man cuts foot in Mercer while splitting wood, rescued by firefighters from 260-foot incline
A man in Mercer cut his foot with a hatchet while working with wood, according to a fire captain, and firefighters worked with 300-foot ropes to pull him up an embankment.
Three men injured in sulfur explosion in Detroit identified
The state Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate the cause of the explosion in which one man was burned and two others suffered respiratory problems.