People who have guns or ammunition they do not want may bring them to the Waterville Police Department and eight other law enforcement locations around the state June 11.
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 both 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.
Two people taken to hospital following Vassalboro crash
The wreck occurred Thursday morning on Riverside Drive when an SUV approaching Riverside failed to yield to a car, colliding with it.
Two injured in two-vehicle wreck in Sidney, sheriff’s office says
The collision occurred last week on the Middle Road when a pickup truck tried to pass two other vehicles and then struck one of them as it made a left turn, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said.
Hepatitis A exposure warning at Oakland restaurant is second this week involving food service in central Maine
A case of acute hepatitis was identified in a worker who handled food at the Waterville Country Club’s Nineteen 16 Restaurant in Oakland between April 26 and May 17, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Parent tells Waterville school board that Black daughter mistreated by teachers at high school
Karlene Burrell-McRae, who’s an administrator at Colby College, urged the schools and Board of Education on Monday to “do better.”
As 254 graduate from Thomas College, at least one finishes debt-free in just three semesters
Sophie O’Clair of Fayette received her associates degree from Thomas College in Waterville before she even graduated from high school and then received a bachelor’s degree in psychology Saturday from the college after just three semesters.
Waterville police investigate drive-by shooting of man and woman early Saturday
A man and woman from Unity told Waterville police that they were each shot in the leg while in their vehicle near Kennedy Memorial Drive after they fled The Concourse following an altercation and assault with two males.
Oakland voters to decide at annual meeting whether to go to full-time fire operation
The Town Meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center.
Two more die from injuries suffered in Montville house explosion, bringing blast’s death toll to three
One man died in the blast Wednesday at the house on Darci Lane, and two men who were outside at the time died later of their injuries, according to officials.
European pastry, local jam and honey to be offered at new Waterville cafe and market
Tanya McCarthy, owner of Wild Clover Cafe & Market, says the downtown revitalization effort was a factor in her deciding to open in Waterville.