A budget workshop focussing on the police department’s needs explored the issues surrounding officers’ use of cameras.
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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Fairfield man who evaded Waterville police tackled in liquor store
Matthew Davidson, 28, of Fairfield, was arrested on five warrants Tuesday after he was tackled and handcuffed by detectives inside Jokas’ Discount Beverage.
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Giguere Management Group is Chamber’s Business of the Year
Charlie Giguere employs more than 70 people in various businesses in the Waterville area.
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Dog rescued from Kennebec River in Winslow
Keeli, a 2-year-old Irish setter, spent more than a half-hour in the river before a rescue boat reached the dog Friday morning.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Waterville hay log factory ready to roll
A business that will make fireplace logs from hay will start producing prototypes Friday in a converted bakery in Waterville.
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Winslow firefighters, police rescue man who fell down riverbank
Kevin Lambert was hauled up the steep embankment next to the Kennebec River on a backboard with ropes and pulleys.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville City Council all aboard rail resolution
The city will explore the possibilities that passenger rail service would bring to the Waterville area.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Collins to deliver Mitchell lecture at Colby
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ address Thursday will focus on the role of bipartisanship and moderation in politics.
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Somerset County crash victim in ‘excruciating’ pain
A Westbrook couple involved in a snowmobile crash Sunday suffered broken bones with Laurie Clark remaining in a Bangor hospital with multiple fractures requiring a full-body cast.
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Westbrook woman recovering after Thorndike Township snowmobile crash
Laurie Clark had to be removed by helicopter after her snowmobile crashed into a machine driven by her husband on Sunday.