Police say Arthur Ellis rode into Main Street traffic from Elm Plaza with headphones on.
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.
Waterville municipal budget proposes axing public works position
The project manager-engineer position would represent a $93,420 cut in the department’s $3.8 million budget.
Fire guts massive barn used as welding shop at former Dan’s Used Cars in Benton
Firefighters from five area towns battled the Tuesday afternoon blaze, and the state fire marshal’s office will help determine the cause.
Winslow Family 4th of July celebration will go on with police coverage deal
Police officers and sheriff’s deputies from other agencies in central Maine will pitch in with overtime to cover the annual event that draws 70,000 people to Winslow.
Failure to stop cited as cause of two-vehicle crash in Fairfield
Minor injuries were reported, both vehicles were destroyed.
Owls, kestrels and a raven — oh, my!
The founder of Wind Over Wings, of Dresden, brings injured birds to Skowhegan as educational tool.
Oakland police chief, sergeant pitch in to help build new police station
The $1.05 million project is already $100,000 under budget, according to Town Manager Gary Bowman.
Mid-Maine Chamber picks Nicole Desjardins Seekins for Elias A. Joseph Award
The award is given to a chamber member who ‘volunteers with unselfish devotion.’
Nathan Towne returns to hometown he loves for Waterville Creates! post
Towne was inspired to move back to the city because of revitalization efforts, and he plans to move the candy company he owns with his husband to downtown.
Attic fire damages Waterville house
About 20 firefighters extinguished a fire on Colonial Street, which officials believe was caused by an electrical short-circuit in the attic.