A woman says she learned her lesson after she sent a bus ticket to a man considered armed and dangerous who was on probation in connection with a rape case in Missouri.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
First woman admitted to Kennebec County Veterans Treatment Court
Roxane Montgomery, of Oakland, is in the program after a December accident.
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Posted inLocal & State
Waterville city planner gets to keep job, but only part time
The City Council has OK’d an agreement between City Manager Michael Roy and City Planner Ann Beverage.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville council divided over planning job vote
A city manager proposal to create a hybrid job that would push out veteran Ann Beverage is up for a City Council vote Tuesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Oakland police nab Missouri fugitive
Lugmon Abram, wanted on rape and sexual assault charges, was found clad only in sweatpants and a sweatshirt by police on Church Street
Posted inSchools and Education
Colby, Thomas liquor bans ease problems
The Waterville colleges banned hard liquor from student dorms several years ago and officials say issues related to serious overconsumption are down.
Posted inLocal & State
Community pitching in for Waterville’s Winter Carnival
The city’s premier mid-winter event, which is Saturday, needs a lot of volunteers to pull it off, and it draws people young and old to help get ready.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Waterville seeks ‘business friendly’ status
Officials are moving ahead with a formal application to the state for certification that the city makes things easier for businesses who want to locate there.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Waterville man accused of sexually abusing girl, 15
Mark Meierdirk, who owned a Unity roofing company, was indicted Wednesday by a Penobscott County grand jury.
Posted inLocal & State
Officials mull new use for former Waterville Weathervane
The chamber of commerce president isn’t sure whether another restaurant could do well in the location near the interstate.