The crash, reported at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, occurred at the intersection of West River Road and Trafton Road, according to officials.
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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Mother of Somerset County Jail inmate who died by suicide files lawsuit over ‘reckless and conscious disregard’
The mother of a Somerset County Jail inmate who died by suicide in the Madison jail two years ago has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the county, sheriff and jail officials failed to provide adequate mental and physical health care to inmate Virgil White, of Athens, who was suffering from mental illness.
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Residents, environmental groups urge federal government to consider removal of Kennebec River dams
About 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River, between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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Public hearings on Kennebec River dam relicensing set for this week in Waterville, Augusta
Some say relicensing the four dams would harm fish and wildlife along the river, while others argue losing the dams could cripple the central Maine economy.
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Blaze at Athens wood pellet manufacturer leads to firefighter injury, building damages
A Cornville firefighter was taken to a Skowhegan hospital Wednesday evening with an airway injury he suffered while fighting a fire at Maine Woods Pellet Co. in Athens.
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Colby College in Waterville announces on-campus center for computational, data sciences
Founded with a $10 million gift from Richard M. McVey, a member of Colby’s board of trustees, the center is expected to speed scientific discovery, provide a leading edge educational program and support use of computational tools and methods across the school’s curriculum, according to the college.
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New bookstore, candy shop expansion on tap for downtown Waterville
Among business changes in the city, Oliver & Friends Bookshop is scheduled to open in downtown Waterville and Incense & Peppermints is poised to expand into the former Framemakers shop downtown.
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Kennebec Water District working to reroute main after discovering problem in Waterville
The Kennebec Water District ran into problems when it excavated at the site of two separate water main breaks that had occurred May 3 and Tuesday.
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Pro-Palestine group demands Colby College cut ties with Israel
Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself “Colby Action for Palestine.”
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Report of industrial accident at Solon sawmill under investigation
Officials: The accident, which involved a 33-year-old man whose hand was caught Friday morning in a saw at Kennebec Lumber Co. at 105 S. Main St., is being investigated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.