Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.
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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Reporting Aside: Enter the browntail moth
The city of Waterville, with help from Colby College professor and city Councilor Thomas Klepach, is working hard to alleviate the impact of browntail moths, Amy Calder writes.
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Maine Children’s Home in Waterville seeking new director
Richard Dorian, executive director of the 124-year-old nonprofit organization, plans to leave July 31 to pursue a job as a full time church pastor.
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Coelho says he will not seek second term as Waterville mayor
Jay Coelho said Tuesday he has accomplished much of what he set out to do, and wants to turn his attention to raising money on social media platforms for various causes.
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Waterville property owner plans to rebuild after downtown fire
Property owner Sidney Geller said he wants to move quickly to rebuild on Silver Street, and the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant, John Picurro, said he wants to work with Geller to reopen on the same spot.
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Reporting Aside: Woman scours internet to find belongings removed from Skowhegan storage unit
Kate Orso, 68, is frantically searching for her possessions that were sold, unbeknownst to her, from the storage unit she rented, Amy Calder writes.
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Alfond Center, city work to resolve parking problems at Purnell Wrigley Field in Waterville
There will be many changes this year with parking at the ballfield on Mathews Avenue to alleviate disruption and inconvenience to neighbors, according to city and Alfond Youth & Community Center officials.
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Waterville officials assessing whether to expel students charged with making threat
Superintendent Eric Haley and Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen of the Waterville Public Schools said Wednesday that school staff members, police, mental health professionals and others are working to determine if two students charged with terrorizing will remain in school.
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Waterville City Council approves rectory rezoning, street closures for outdoor dining
Councilors also voted Tuesday to refer to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to reduce the size of parking stalls for the proposed Head of Falls Village housing complex.
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Waterville City Council to consider final vote on rezoning rectory for building supply company
Councilors are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to review proposed department budgets, and at 7 p.m. are expected to take a final vote on rezoning the former church rectory site at 74 Pleasant St.