Gary Cross, 58, of Troy, reportedly sat in his pickup truck with a gun at the Waterville Police Department parking lot and authorities said they had to negotiate the man’s surrender at a cost of ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars.’
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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Passerby to boy in deadly Sidney crash: ‘We’re going to get you out.’
Strangers from Oakland, Eliot and elsewhere pulled the 8-year-old boy from the truck moments before it burst into flames in Sunday accident on Route 27 that killed the boy’s great-aunt.
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Benton man identified as victim in deadly crash
Bystanders pulled to safety the driver of the pickup truck hit by Joseph Defazio’s Trans Am after the crash on Sunday on Route 139 where Defazio was found dead.
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23rd annual Hinckley Festival of Trees opens to throngs of visitors
Dancing, singing, visits with Santa mark opening day at Prescott Hall.
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At least two dead in fatal crashes in Sidney and Benton
Bystanders rescue 8-year-old before pickup catches fire with driver still inside in accident on Route 27 in Sidney while another person died in a two-vehicle accident in Benton.
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Skowhegan rings in holidays with Santa visits, tree festival, horse-drawn rides
The 23rd annual Holiday Stroll drew hundreds of people to downtown.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Benefactor rescues Winslow man burdened with brothers’ funeral costs
Citing several ways to reduce funeral and burial expenses, advisers emphasize the importance of considering options long before a death occurs.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Brian Laramee to continue as acting Waterville principal
The School Board voted 7-0 Wednesday to ask him to stay through end of the school year.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Warming Up for Christmas Concert in Fairfield continues giving tradition
The annual show by Benton musician Steve Fotter raises thousands for charity, with this year’s causes being First Choice Pregnancy Resource Center and the Cassidy Charette Scholarship Fund.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Reiter expected to plead not guilty to charge related to propositioning student
The former Waterville Senior High School principal is scheduled for a February court appearance on the misdemeanor official oppression charge.