Maine State Trooper Mickael Nunez, 30, underwent surgery for a severe broken leg Sunday after he was hit by a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase that started in Waterville and ended in China.
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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Waterville City Council to consider outdoor dining request on Common Street
The Proper Pig seeks to use sidewalk space and part of Common Street for outdoor dining. The bar and restaurant is asking that the entire street be closed from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays.
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Augusta city clerk to return to clerk’s job in Waterville
Patti Dubois, who left her job as Waterville city clerk recently to become the city clerk in Augusta, is returning June 29 to her former job at Waterville City Hall, and Matt Skehan, director of the Waterville Parks & Recreation Department, will become the city’s director of Public Works when Mark Turner retires July 2.
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State trooper in serious condition after hit by car during high-speed chase
State Trooper Mickael Nunez, 30, was listed in serious condition Monday at MaineGeneral in Augusta. Police say Nunez was hit Sunday in China by a car driven by Robert Belmain, 53, of Caribou.
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Central Maine towns want Hampden trash plant using Fiberight technology to reopen
Since Coastal Resources LLC suspended operations May 28 after being unable to get a $14.7 million loan, area towns have been sending their trash to Waste Management-Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, but they hope Coastal will be back up and running with help from the Municipal Review Committee.
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Amy Calder: Eat your heart out, coronavirus
Holding a news meeting in the pouring rain isn’t the worst thing in the world, Amy Calder writes.
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Woman drives vehicle into Aubuchon Hardware in Waterville
A 71-year-old Oakland woman drove a 2017 Nissan Rogue into the Aubuchon Hardware building on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville Friday morning.
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Retiring math teacher tells Waterville seniors the future is in ‘great hands’
Scott Rivard delivers poignant speech to 101 Waterville Senior High School seniors at Thursday evening’s graduation ceremony, held at the lot at Central Maine Motors Auto Group.
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State police continue search for human remains in Unity
Two Maine State Police specialty units returned Wednesday to Sandy Stream in Unity where they searched the area for additional human remains after part of a skeleton from an adult male was found in the stream May 30 by kayakers.
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Request for more Waterville police funding stirs debate
A message Mayor Nick Isgro posted on Facebook Monday about the need for more police funding — just a day after a peaceful protest in the city — drew criticism from people who said the timing was inappropriate.