Deputy chief for last nine years, Rumsey leaves his post Wednesday to become police chief in Cumberland next week.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, โReporting Aside,โ 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.
Mid-Maine adult ed graduates living proof perseverance pays off
Two women overcame starkly different challenges to be among 35 Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education students who are graduating Tuesday night.
Tires slashed, mailboxes destroyed in three Somerset County towns
The sheriff’s office is investigating more than 20 incidents of vandalism in Madison, Norridgewock and Anson.
Lost hiker’s family releases statement calling her brave, resourceful
Geraldine Largay’s remains were found last fall, two years after she disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine; her family broke recent silence after a Maine Warden Service case file was released.
Detective Sgt. Bill Bonney to be Waterville deputy police chief
Bonney, an 18-year department veteran, replaces Charles Rumsey, who is leaving to become police chief in Cumberland.
Waterville committee backs budget that cuts taxes, keeps deputy police chief
Mayor Nick Isgro says he will veto any budget that does not contain a tax cut.
At least two Colby students to be charged in Sunday campus arson
One student allegedly threw a bottle at two police officers during an incident in which 200-250 students burned furniture in a large bonfire
Winslow plans for second annual Fort Halifax Days June 18
The event’s organizers are seeking to raise money for fort improvements and to help educate people about the fort and the region’s history.
Jorgensen’s Cafe in downtown Waterville to get new owners
Current co-owner Ginny Bolduc will stay on as manager after Todd Robinson, the founder of a financial services company, buys the restaurant, which will be run by his nephew, Joe Giardello, of Albion.
Waterville council approves TIF for former Seton hospital property
Fifty one- and two-bedroom apartments and commercial offices are part of the redevelopment plan.