State Trooper Mickael Nunez, 30, was listed in serious condition Monday at MaineGeneral in Augusta. Police say Nunez was hit Sunday in China by a car driven by Robert Belmain, 53, of Caribou.
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 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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Central Maine towns want Hampden trash plant using Fiberight technology to reopen
Since Coastal Resources LLC suspended operations May 28 after being unable to get a $14.7 million loan, area towns have been sending their trash to Waste Management-Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, but they hope Coastal will be back up and running with help from the Municipal Review Committee.
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Amy Calder: Eat your heart out, coronavirus
Holding a news meeting in the pouring rain isn’t the worst thing in the world, Amy Calder writes.
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Woman drives vehicle into Aubuchon Hardware in Waterville
A 71-year-old Oakland woman drove a 2017 Nissan Rogue into the Aubuchon Hardware building on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville Friday morning.
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Retiring math teacher tells Waterville seniors the future is in ‘great hands’
Scott Rivard delivers poignant speech to 101 Waterville Senior High School seniors at Thursday evening’s graduation ceremony, held at the lot at Central Maine Motors Auto Group.
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State police continue search for human remains in Unity
Two Maine State Police specialty units returned Wednesday to Sandy Stream in Unity where they searched the area for additional human remains after part of a skeleton from an adult male was found in the stream May 30 by kayakers.
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Request for more Waterville police funding stirs debate
A message Mayor Nick Isgro posted on Facebook Monday about the need for more police funding — just a day after a peaceful protest in the city — drew criticism from people who said the timing was inappropriate.
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Family mourns man shot in Waterville on Saturday as investigation continues
Dan Tracy, father of Waterville shooting victim Joe Tracy, said his son loved animals, his nephews and nieces, and racing motorcycles, but he did not tell them who shot him or why.
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Waterville Senior High School graduation to include parade of vehicles
This year’s senior class is scheduled to leave the high school at 6:45 p.m. Thursday in 101 vehicles, escorted by police and firefighters, and head to a graduation ceremony at Central Maine Motors Auto Group.
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Waterville council to review $4.4 million in capital improvement requests
The City Council on Tuesday also is slated to consider taking a final vote to accept a coronavirus grant, approve a lease option for a solar facility and recognize June as Maine Pride Month.