Anthony Harding, 41, reportedly abducted and raped a teenage girl before shooting himself in the Benton Elementary School parking lot, authorities said Thursday.
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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Waterville council OKs borrowing $3 million for capital improvements
The work will include buying public works equipment, conducting a citywide revaluation, improving the airport runway and fixing the City Hall roof.
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Waterville code needs to be updated to reflect PAYT changes
Calling it a ‘housekeeping’ measure, the city manager says it’s time to change a trash collection ordinance so that it requires use of official city trash bags.
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Three years after Ayla’s disappearance, Trista Reynolds struggles with questions, anger, grief
The mother and her family press for answers about the missing toddler, but authorities say it could take years to crack the case.
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Waterville’s ‘patriarch’ Peter Joseph remembered
A merchant, dedicated volunteer and family man, Joseph was remembered by those whose lives he touched as ‘a wonderful representation of a human being.’
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Waterville’s Cabana feted on retirement from school board
Friends and colleagues attend an open house at Waterville High School to pay tribute to the educator and Board of Education member for more than 50 years of service.
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Oakland veteran faces another OUI after crash
Police say Roxane Montgomery crashed her new car into a utility pole hours after asking to be hospitalized because she was drinking too much.
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Oakland Army veteran’s nightmare began with sexual abuse in the military
Roxane Montgomery is trying to get her life together with help from local police, including Kennebec County Sheriff Randy Liberty.
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Waterville council takes first step toward Head of Falls boardwalk
Money for design may help jump-start a plan for the 950-foot-long boardwalk, as the city still grapples with what to do with the grassy expanse along the Kennebec River.
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Waterville council OKs borrowing $4.1M for capital projects
Two more readings are required for the loan to get final approval, and the amount could change.