A week after the incident, sheriff’s officials are keeping investigation details close to the vest.
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 development group receives $200,000 grant to help Maine Grains, others
The grant from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation is expected to help fund equipment to allow Maine Grains in Skowhegan to turn local milling, cheesemaking, seaweed, blueberry and soy byproducts into high-fiber, high-protein packaged goods for sale to schools.
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Reporting Aside: How will central Mainers vote?
A quick polling of Waterville area residents about who they plan to vote for for president garnered an eclectic set of answers, Amy Calder writes.
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Mills tells Colby College audience a good leader seeks staff input, listens to Mainers
Gov. Janet Mills answered questions Wednesday night as part of “In the News,” an event organized by the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at the Waterville college.
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Fire chief: Disconnected vent likely cause of carbon monoxide deaths in Freedom
Law enforcement continues to investigate the carbon monoxide poisonings in Freedom that killed two people and sent two others to the hospital Tuesday.
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Waterville church’s rezoning request headed back to City Council
The First Church of Waterville again asked the Planning Board to recommend to the City Council that it rezone its property at 3, 5 and 7 Park St., but the board rejected the request to seek a restructuring of the existing zone to reflect the needs of an abutting property owner.
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Two dead in Freedom from reported carbon monoxide leak
The carbon monoxide leak occurred at a house in the Waldo County town of Freedom that had been raided by law enforcement agencies earlier this year because it was the site of an illegal marijuana growing operation, officials said.
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Waterville, Winslow bridge closure expected late this year or early next
The $56.8 million project to replace the bridge spanning the Kennebec River, connecting the two communities, is expected to be completed in May 2027.
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Clinton man arrested after 74-year-old woman is shot in neck
Andrew Fertig, 69, is charged with domestic violence elevated aggravated assault, a Class A offense.
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Northern Light food service, housekeeping jobs to transfer to another company
About 500 positions in food service and housekeeping at Northern Light acute care facilities, including Inland Hospital and Lakewood Continuing Care in Waterville, will be taken over by Compass One starting in January, according to a Northern Light official.