Tanya L. Paradis, 44, of Fairfield, was arrested after a man reported his phone alerted him that someone was in his apartment on Western Avenue and he called police.
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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Man charged with aggravated attempted murder in Waterville police shooting
Richard Murray-Burns, 29, was arrested Wednesday after leaving a Bangor hospital and charged in the Dec. 22 shooting of Waterville police Officer Timothy Hinton.
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Waterville officer shot during traffic stop ‘recovering well’
Investigations continue into the Dec. 22 shooting of police Officer Timothy Hinton by the suspect, who later was shot by law enforcement officers in Canaan.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan man arrested on weapons charge after traffic stop in Waterville
Raymond Ellis, Jr. was stopped by a Waterville police Monday night for driving with his headlights off and was arrested for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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Gas explosion, murder, firefighter deaths, school controversies some of Waterville area’s top stories in 2019
The sentencing of John Williams to life in prison for the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy, the murder of a mother and a fatal propane explosion in Farmington were some of the major Morning Sentinel stories of the year.
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Reporting Aside: Saving lives, one person at a time
The Waterville Police Department’s Operation HOPE program helps people addicted to opioids get into treatment facilities, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s The Elm to host New Year’s Eve gala with the Al Corey Big Band
The event center at 21 College Ave. is one of the new venues developed by businessman Bill Mitchell as part of downtown revitalization efforts.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville installing 1,492 new LED streetlights citywide
Waterville officials expect the city will save $250,000 annually, or about 75% of its annual energy cost, with the new lights.
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Waterville council approves Concourse redesign that adds 76 parking spaces
City councilors also voted Tuesday to approve a zoning ordinance amendment that allows churches in the commercial zone, enabling a church to rent space at the former Boys & Girls Club building at 6 Main Place.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board recommends zone change to allow for church
The Planning Board voted to recommend the city’s zoning ordinance to allow churches in commercial zones so the First Congregational United Church of Christ can move to the former Boys & Girls Club building.