Augusta and Waterville area police reports for March 30, 2019.
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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US-Canada ‘Lobster War’ film to be screened in Waterville
“Lobster War: The Fight Over the World’s Richest Fishing Grounds,” a film by Boston Globe reporter David Abel and co-director-producer Andy Laub, documents the effects of climate change on the lobster industry, as experienced by lobstermen warring with each other off the Maine coast.
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Students learn about filmmaking, photography, broadcasting at Waterville conference
About 200 students and educators from middle and high schools across the state, as well as film and video experts, turned out for the second annual Maine Student Film & Video Conference, held at Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mid-Maine Chamber’s Business to Business Showcase draws crowds in Waterville
About 140 businesses and organizations showcased their offerings and networked with each other Thursday at the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s Business to Business Showcase, held at Colby College.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Boy injured when colliding with car in Winslow
Police said witnesses reported the youth tried to run across Bay Street to Clinton Avenue from the Ticonic Bridge just before 4 p.m. Wednesday when the traffic light turned green and he collided with a car.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Students converge on 25th annual Jobs for Maine’s Graduates conference in Waterville
About 650 juniors and seniors from 65 high schools across the state attended the conference, held Tuesday at Thomas College.
Posted inMaine
Waterville schools send out flu flyers to parents, students, staff
Influenza is still out there, so it is important to take care and stay out of school if you have it, the team nurse leader for Waterville, Winslow and Vassalboro school nurses says.
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Skowhegan man summoned after motorcycle crash in Norridgewock
John Kresage was driving an unregistered motorcycle Sunday on Madison Road when it struck a pot hole and crashed into a guardrail, according to Somerset County sheriff’s Chief Deputy James F. Ross.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine
Amy Calder: In 48 years, hotel worker did 774 tons of laundry
Rome woman who retired from Waterville hotel is an ‘anomaly,’ her former boss said: “What are the odds that any of us would be in the same job for 48 years?”
Posted inMaine
Waterville American Legion struggles to maintain active members, holds fundraiser
While still the largest American Legion group in the state, Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post 5 has a hard time getting younger members to remain active, attend meetings and help with fundraising events such as the one being hosted Sunday in Vassalboro, featuring an Elvis Presley tribute artist.