Michelle Sweet apparently set off the fire by smoking while using oxygen.
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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Ayla Reynolds’ mother still holds hope of finding her
Ayla Reynolds was 20 months old when she was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, from her grandmother’s home in Waterville.
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Interfaith service in Waterville shows support for Jews
Despite the cold, over 200 people attend the event after a swastika was painted in a city park.
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Five years later, Ayla Reynolds’ family wants court to declare missing child dead
The family of the 20-month-old girl who disappeared from a home in Waterville on Dec. 17, 2011, seeks to ‘preserve the rights of Ayla’s estate’ to file lawsuits in the future.
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Waterville rabbi encouraged by support after Nazi symbol painted at rec center
Beth Israel Congregation plans to hold an interfaith service of healing at 6 p.m. Friday, and says everybody is welcome.
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Hallowell woman arrested, accused of taking illegal custody of biological child
Police say Stacy-Lee Taylor does not have full guardianship of the 11-year-old boy and has been charged with criminal restraint by a parent, a Class C felony.
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Hallowell woman charged with criminal restraint by parent
Stacy-Lee Taylor, 33, who does not have full guardianship of her biological 11-year-old son, was arrested Monday in Waterville after allegedly taking illegal custody of the boy and concealing his whereabouts.
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Three former Colby College students plead guilty to dumpster prank
The trio, who set the fire hours before a commencement exercise last May, will have their charges dismissed in a year if they meet certain conditions.
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Waterville gets glimpse of traffic plan
Residents have a first look Monday at what the downtown would be like if two-way traffic were returned to Main and Front streets.
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Woman, 4-year-old son still hospitalized after Skowhegan fire
The cause of the blaze is still undetermined, the fire chief says.