“I was in the bathroom a couple of minutes and I came out and the outside porch was all in flames,” says Clyde Berry.
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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Love of food is evident in eateries
Three new restaurants light up the Waterville food scene with unique tastes.
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Marijuana advocate happy to take his medicine
Donald Christen now uses pot legally, but continues his 23-year fight for full legalization of the drug.
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Central Mainers grateful for safety after Boston Marathon explosions
Central Maine residents near the scene of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions, and their family members, say they’re safe and grateful for that safety.
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Clinton teen badly hurt in fire; mother asks for prayers
Clayton Buzzell, 18, of Clinton was listed in critical condition Tuesday at a Portland hospital after being injured in a fire over the weekend that destroyed the second floor of his family’s home.
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Getting to root of farming issues
A Winslow committee is reaching out to farmers and landowners to learn how the town is doing.
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Oakland student hospitalized after bus reportedly runs over foot
The Messalonskee Middle School student was taken by ambulance to a Waterville hospital early Friday.
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Firefighters’ quick response helps save Oakland business
A large tree branch fell on wires attached to the building at 85 Water St. and caused an electrical fire Sunday at Oakland Redemption & Discount Beverage.
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Freeport snowmobiler in critical condition following crash in Somerset County
Robin Lowell, 56, of Freeport, crashed in remote northwest Somerset County and was listed in critical condition Sunday at a Lewiston hospital, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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3 face charges in Waterville prescription forgery case
A secretary at MaineGeneral Medical Center is accused of stealing a doctor’s prescription pad and forging prescriptions to obtain narcotics. Two others are also charged in the case.