Accidents, thefts, threatening
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 man arrested in Bingham robbery
A Waterville man was arrested Friday in connection with a bank robbery in Bingham Thursday.
Paul Robinson, 40, was taken into custody about 5 p.m. by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, which investigated the robbery of Camden National Bank on Main Street.
Republicans seek to heal wounds at Waterville meeting
WATERVILLE — Ron Paul supporters on Saturday expressed frustration at the unseating of 10 Maine delegates at the Republican National Convention, saying they had been duly elected and were wrongly removed.
Embden man dies in car crash
NEW PORTLAND — An Embden man died late Friday in a single-car accident on Wire Bridge Road, according to Somerset County Sheriff’s Detective Lt. Carl E. Gottardi II.
Group adds historic Waterville building to endangered list
Maine Preservation on Tuesday named the vacant building at the corner of Appleton and Main streets to the 2012 Maine’s Most Endangered Historic Resources list.
Waterville and Clinton police logs, Aug. 27 and 28
Shoplifting, threatening, harassment
Central Maine police departments take a liking to Facebook
Central Maine police departments are using social media to share information with the public, find suspects and help solve crimes. “Most people have Facebook accounts, and sometimes when we’re trying to locate someone, it helps us very much,” Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey said Monday. Having the social media account allows the department to share […]
REPORTING ASIDE: Crushes, clothes and back to school
I scrambled into the classroom with the other kids that cold January morning and, like clockwork, we began to remove our heavy wool coats, hats and mittens.