WATERVILLE — Fire Chief David LaFountain is crediting two firefighters with saving the lives of two workers exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide Thursday at a local store.
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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Waterville homeless shelter’s groundbreaking Monday
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.
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Job searchers find help at library
WATERVILLE — Peter Lyford was out of work six months before he landed the perfect job last year at United Way of Mid-Maine, Inc.
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Waterville center helps job seekers, employers
WATERVILLE — Peter Lyford was out of work six months before he landed the perfect job last year at United Way of Mid-Maine, Inc.
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Firefighters rescue workers at store
WATERVILLE — Fire Chief David LaFountain is crediting two firefighters with saving the lives of two workers exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide Thursday at a local store.
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Snowmobiler injured on Flagstaff Lake
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.
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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.
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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.
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Waterville police; Kennebec, Franklin, Somerset logs
Vehicle accidents, assaults, theft
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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.