Thefts, harassment, fire
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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Candle blamed for Colby dorm fire
WATERVILLE — A candle left burning on a bureau in a dormitory room at Colby College Thursday caused a fire that damaged items in the room and prompted evacuation of the building.
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Unattended candle causes Colby dorm fire
WATERVILLE — A candle left burning on a bureau in a dormitory room at Colby College today caused a fire that damaged items in the room and prompted evacuation of the building.
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Waterville boy returned home safely
WATERVILLE — A toddler found wandering downtown early Tuesday is now safe at home, thanks to the efforts of police and the man who found the boy and called authorities.
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Waterville toddler found wandering downtown
The 2-year-old boy is now safe at home, thanks to an alert FairPoint Communications worker and the efforts of police.
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Thomas moves back to Ward 4
WATERVILLE — City Councilor Erik Thomas said he has moved back to his ward, avoiding a City Council action that could have declared his seat vacant.
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Toilet failure floods Waterville city hall
WATERVILLE — The Police Department’s detective division was flooded over the weekend by a toilet tank that cracked on the first floor of City Hall, sending water gushing through the floor to the basement.
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Toilet tank cracks, floods detectives’ offices
WATERVILLE — The Police Department’s detective division was flooded over the weekend from a toilet tank that cracked on the first floor of City Hall, sending water gushing through the floor to the basement.