Zachary S. Larrabee, 31, of College Avenue, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and criminal threatening in the attack that closed down Union Street Thursday and spurred a heavy police response.
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Winslow driver injured after running a red light
The crash at Carter Memorial Drive and Augusta Road injured Bethany Bergeron, police said.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville police seek man in Union Street hammer attack
Police said a man, reportedly armed with a gun and a hammer, fled the scene after hitting a man in the head Thursday morning in a Union Street apartment.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Waterville Creates! appoints Shannon Haines president, CEO
Haines has led the Maine Film Center, the Maine International Film Festival and Waterville Main Street to successes in the city, officials said.
Posted inMaine, News
Fairfield bicyclist recovering after car struck him in Waterville
Joshua Willette, 24, was crossing Kennedy Memorial Drive on his bicycle Saturday night when he was hit by a car at the Cool Street intersection.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Waterville politicians who served with LePage critical, but understanding
Before he was governor, Paul LePage was a city councilor and mayor in Waterville, where those who know him say he means well but doesn’t play well with others, is stubborn and can react badly under pressure.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Thomas College, Collaborative Consulting forge Waterville training partnership
The college will help train employees as the information technology firm moves toward hiring 200 at its Waterville office in the next five years, a move also designed to help the area’s business community, college and company officials said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Palmyra Wal-Mart standoff ends when man surrenders
The 28-year-old Corinna man, who police said was suicidal, had a gun and was parked at the end of the parking lot near U.S. Route 2, causing a massive police response at Wal-Mart as customers were kept locked inside the store for more than two hours.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Brew pub, nightclub eyed for former Ken-A-Set building in downtown Waterville
Massachusetts businessman Mark McLeod is the latest to join the city’s downtown revitalization movement with purchase of the building at 1 College Ave.
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville council OKs tax district for Merici Woods senior housing project
One more vote is needed to finalize a tax increment financing agreement and related development plan for the former Ursuline Sisters convent off Western Avenue.