WATERVILLE — The Waterville Senior High School Science Olympiad team will head to the national tournament in Florida next month after winning its 16th state championship Saturday.
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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Police say Fairfield crash victim ‘critical’
FAIRFIELD — A man involved in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 201 Thursday afternoon was listed in critical condition Friday at a Lewiston hospital, according to police.
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Man arrested for stealing copper with child in tow
WATERVILLE — A Sidney man was arrested Thursday for allegedly shoplifting $139 worth of copper from a hardware store with his young child in tow.
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Animal control officer checking for dog licenses
Chris Martinez, animal control officer for Waterville, Sidney, Mt. Vernon, Chelsea, Hallowell and Whitefield, says he is out on patrol this month, checking for dog licenses.
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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.