Donovan M. Gray, 68, of Portland, who died after the crash Thursday at the Waterville college, was an arts supporter and longtime volunteer for Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum.
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.
Man, 68, to undergo surgery after car crashes into fence, trees at Colby College
Police said the man might have had medical problems that led to head-on crash into tree Thursday on the Waterville campus.
Proposed Waterville police budget up $228,199
Chief Joseph Massey says the increase is caused in part by a ‘desperate’ request for three new vehicles.
Motorcyclist, 17, injured in Waterville crash
A man driving a car on First Rangeway apparently did not see the motorcycle, police said
Waterville’s Thayer Bridge rehab project postponed to 2018
Even though a planned $1 million rehabilitation project for Thayer Memorial Bridge on Gilman Street is being postponed until the summer of 2018, Waterville is slated to see a number of other road paving projects this summer.
Waterville police investigate reported assault at The Concourse
Witnesses on Friday night told police conflicting stories about whether shots were fired during an altercation that apparently left a man with a cut on his head, but police said they found no evidence a gun had been fired.
Waterville council OKs leasing 30 parking spaces in city lot to Colby for hotel use
A final vote on the parking lease is expected to be taken April 11.
Burnham neighbors on edge in wake of woman’s ‘bizarre’ death
Joyce Wood, 72, of 261 South Horseback Road, died after an intruder entered her home early Sunday morning, and Burnham residents are reeling from the tragedy while waiting for details about what happened.
Police investigating ‘bizarre’ death of Burnham woman after intruder entered her home
Police say Joyce Wood, 72, died after calling 911 when an intruder entered her house on South Horseback Road.
Waterville council to vote on parking for boutique hotel
The city proposes to lease 30 spaces to Colby College for $28 each per month, and the college would be responsible for all lot maintenance.