Lexius Saint Martin, 35, came to the U.S. as a child and was taken last month by ICE officials, who plan to deport him.
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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Fairfield man in police standoff arrested without incident
Kenneth J. Ruggiero, 33, was charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing and refusing to submit to arrest after the incident, which lasted about six hours.
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Police converge on area of Montcalm Street in Fairfield
Motorists were blocked from Montcalm while state, Fairfield and Waterville police organized on nearby West Street.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Waterville woman charged with trafficking in crack cocaine
Police stopped Marie Rose Towers’ vehicle on Kennedy Memorial Drive and found crack cocaine on her and in her vehicle.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Waterville woman devastated since husband arrested by immigration officers
Left with two children and expecting a third, Mindy Saint Martin issues plea for husband under deportation order since drug conviction 10 years ago.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Nick Isgro not running for governor; calls candidates ‘custodians of decline’
Waterville mayor says he considered his family and the city when making a decision, but lashed out at those of both parties who are running.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill inspired by elderly Albion couple gets committee hearing
L.D. 1629, developed after an Albion couple were evicted from their home, seeks to protect the elderly from tax lien foreclosure.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Alfond Foundation giving $6.12M to Waterville’s Alfond Youth Center for family wellness project
An addition to and renovation of the North Street facility will be part of the project and are expected to be completed by Thanksgiving.
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CMP crews working to restore power to central Maine customers after storm
There were no reports of flooding Wednesday in Somerset and northern Kennebec counties, but officials are keeping an eye on waterways because a warmup is expected over the weekend.
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Fire damages Winslow mobile home
The fire was caused by a hole in a smoke pipe, according to a fire official.