A 14-year-old and a 15-year-old jumped into the Kennebec River Tuesday to save a woman who had jumped from Waterville’s Two Cent Bridge, eventually making it to shore on her own.
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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‘Official’ Waterville trash bags on sale at markets, other retailers
Waterville residents are receiving two free samples of the purple bags required for the pay-as-you-throw trash collection system.
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Heck to endorse no mayoral candidate for Waterville
The three declared candidates have until Sept. 4 to submit their nominating petitions.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Ruling on Gosselin’s medical license due Friday
A lawyer for the Waterville doctor, in Kennebec County Superior Court on Wednesday, claimed due process was violated when Gosselin’s license was taken.
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Waterville city panel ices St. Francis phase 2
A proposal to allow TIF financing for 18 more units at the housing project for seniors conflicts with city policy.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville Councilor Rancourt-Thomas announces bid for mayor
The Waterville native said she believes the city “deserves as many candidates as possible” in the mayoral race.
Posted inMaine, News
Cyclist complains of injury in Waterville mishap
Competing stories about whether a collision occurred or not left the resolution of the accident up in the air.
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Waterville’s Franco-American Festival expanding to include all ethnicities
The long-time organizers of the celebration of French-Canadian culture welcome the change for the new Festival at the Falls.
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China Baptist Church members ‘heartbroken’ over vandalism
The grass at the church’s park on China Lake was torn up by a vehicle over the weekend.
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Waterville council considers property sales
Two properties are on Tuesday’s agenda, an unfinished house on Messalonskee Stream and a Gold Street apartment building.