The fire at 42 Madison Road is believed to have started around heat tape near a washing machine, a fire captain said.
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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Skowhegan man dies after fire in room converted to ‘theater,’ police say
William Lashon, who worked as a projectionist at the Pittsfield Community Theater, died after electrical wiring sparked a fire on Friday, authorities said.
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Wilton chickens escape barn fire apparently started by heat lamp
Earlier, firefighters prevented fire from spreading from a burning plow truck to a nearby Grange hall.
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Fire victim grateful for firefighters, family dog that alerted couple to fire
Firefighters from Winslow, Fairfield, Oakland, Sidney, Vassalboro and Albion went to the Trafton Road fire to provide water tankers, as the home is beyond the reach of Waterville’s hydrant system.
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Waterville family escapes home fire after dog alerts them to smoke
Michael Donihue and Susan MacKenzie were displaced early Wednesday when a fire filled their Trafton Road home with smoke, a fire official said.
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Waterville council approves referendum vote to dissolve AOS 92
Steve Soule was re-elected council chairman Tuesday night.
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Central Maine resources for homeless increase, but so does demand
At a shelter in Waterville and other services in Augusta, a combination of factors such as housing, drugs and job losses are leading to full facilities that continue to expand.
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Trail of calls, text messages lead to Winslow pair’s arrest in pit bull case
Danielle Jones and Brandon Ross were charged Wednesday with not complying with a dangerous-dog court order after police alleged the couple arranged to have the dogs hidden — possibly in New Jersey.
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Waterville council accepts $50,000 donation for riverwalk
‘This is the first of many donations,’ City Manager Michael Roy said.
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Construction advances at $25M Colby building on Main Street in Waterville
Paul Ureneck, who oversees downtown construction for Elm City LLC, a Colby affiliate, says the building is on schedule, allowing other developments to advance.