A Norridgewock man tried to take $10,000 out of the bank after he was falsely told his granddaughter was in jail and needed the money to get out, according to a sheriff’s official.
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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Unity College shows off Impossible Burger at annual Taste of Waterville
Thousands are expected to turn out for the all-day and into-the-evening outdoor dining, entertaining and shopping event.
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Former Councilor Erik Thomas chosen by Waterville Democrats to run for Ward 7 seat
About 50 people turned out Monday for the Waterville City Democratic Committee caucus to choose candidates for the November election.
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Waterville council to consider two-way traffic study for downtown
Colby College and the state would fund the $400,000 preliminary engineering work needed to start discussions about a possible traffic pattern change on Main and Front streets.
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Independent Clean Elections gubernatorial candidate Terry Hayes stumps in Waterville
The state treasurer and former three-term state representative said she would work to change the tone of state government if elected.
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Former city councilor chosen by Republicans to run for Waterville Board of Education in Ward 7
Thursday’s caucus also chose candidates for City Council in wards 1, 5, and 7.
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Friends, family recall former Waterville Mayor Paul R. LaVerdiere, who died Monday
A Republican, LaVerdiere was known for working across the aisle for the benefit of the city, according to those who knew him.
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Waterville Democrats, Republicans to nominate council, school board candidates at caucuses
Two city councilors say they will not run for re-election; and with two Planning Board members having resigned, the council next week will consider mayoral appointments to those spots.
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Waterville Police Department’s Operation HOPE helps woman turn her life around
Emily Buker has left behind homelessness, unemployment, addiction and crime, has gotten clean and sober and is working in Virginia.
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Friends, family, ex-colleagues seek pardon for deported Waterville man
Lexius Saint Martin, husband and father of three, wants to return to the U.S. from Haiti.