A Connecticut man was taken by helicopter to a Lewiston hospital Saturday after his snowmobile hit a ridge on Flagstaff Lake and he was ejected from the machine, according to a Maine Warden Service official.
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.
Women’s self-defense course offered in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Classes for women wanting to learn self-defense tactics and techniques will be hosted on Tuesdays during March at the Waterville Fire Department.
LePage to speak at Waterville homeless shelter event
WATERVILLE — Gov. Paul LePage is scheduled to speak Monday at a groundbreaking celebration for the new Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, to be built this year on Colby Circle.
Waterville police; Kennebec, Franklin, Somerset logs
Vehicle accidents, assaults, theft
AMY CALDER: President hopefuls out of touch
With President’s Day right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about the presidency itself.
Repeat offender charged with card theft
WATERVILLE — A man who racked up nearly $4,600 in charges on a stolen credit card is under arrest after police found him Wednesday in a motel with a homeless woman and four hungry children.
Card use results in arrest
WATERVILLE — A man who allegedly racked up nearly $4,600 in charges on a stolen credit card is under arrest after police found him Wednesday in a motel with a homeless woman and four hungry children.
Police seek dog that bit Colby student
WATERVILLE — Police are looking for a woman whose black dog bit a Colby College student Feb. 9 on the campus cross country ski trails.
Waterville auction event to benefit veteran camp
WATERVILLE –Honoring and helping veterans and their families adjust to home life after war is the focus of a benefit event this Saturday.
Police search for dog that bit Colby student
WATERVILLE — Police are looking for a woman whose black dog bit a Colby College student Feb. 9 on the campus cross country ski trails.