Five utility poles were damaged in the town of China when the driver inadvertently activated the dump mechanism.
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.
State police search wells in Smithfield, Mercer for woman’s remains
Pauline Rourke of Fairfield Center disappeared in 1976 and is believed to have been killed by Albert Cochran, who died in June.
Skowhegan crash involving pedestrian sends two to hospital
The early morning crash occurred when a commercial box truck traveling west near the Sappi paper mill was unable to avoid a man crossing U.S. Route 201 on foot.
Bingham girl, 17, seriously injured after car crashes into tree in Moscow
Jessica Pratt, 17, was flown by helicopter Monday night to a Bangor hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening.
For Waterville’s Mollie Pleau, the sky’s not the limit, it’s the destination
The recent Smith College graduate is moving on to Maxwell Air Force Base with the aim of becoming an astronaut.
Girl, 9, charged with creating false alarm for gun threat at Jay school
The case was referred to the juvenile court system, according to Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV.
Police have suspects in gun threat at Jay middle school
Regional School District 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey says authorities concluded the threat was a hoax.
LePage defends bill to help elderly Mainers avoid home foreclosure
Critics say it will be expensive to manage and add to the burden of other taxpayers, but the governor says the current process is unfair to seniors.
Waterville energized by new I-95 interchange
Increased traffic and interest from businesses has the state planning to rebuild Trafton Road.
Tractor trailer knocks down cable in Waterville
Police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle.