Joshua Wheaton, 37, was arrested Wednesday on three charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, โReporting Aside,โ 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 accused in Colby College gunfire had feuded previously with assailant, police affidavit says
Officials say Andrew Gifford, 24, fired a 9 mm handgun three times in a crowded hallway during a party at the Waterville college after he had been hit in the head with a bottle by a man with whom Gifford had fought years earlier.
Rome voters approve road construction work for coming year
Residents met Saturday for the annual Town Meeting and, among other actions, appropriated money to reconstruct Ladd Road and fix other roads and bridges.
Utility crews work to restore power in central Maine after nor’easter
The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.
$52.8 million Ticonic Bridge replacement project to start this month
The 113-year-old bridge spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow.
Reporting Aside: Finding calm, and a good conversation, around a spinning wheel
Students in a beginning clay class at the Ticonic Gallery + Studio in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville say creating with their hands is therapeutic and satisfying, Amy Calder writes.
Police: Waterville man arrested in armed robbery at Goodwill store
Kevin Lee Barr, 43, faces charges of Class A robbery and Class C unlawful possession of fentanyl powder, police said.
Police: Waterville man arrested in armed robbery at Goodwill store
Kevin Lee Barr, 43, faces charges of Class A robbery and Class C unlawful possession of fentanyl powder, police said.
Fire destroys 3 homes on shore of North Pond in Smithfield
The seasonal homes toward the north end of the pond were destroyed Thursday in a blaze that drew at least three-dozen firefighters from the region.
Two men arrested in Waterville following monthslong drug investigation
Acting Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said the seizure of cocaine, crack, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin put “a significant dent in the drug trade in our community.”