Kristopher M. McWilliams, 31, headbutted Pittsfield Officer Hunter Quinlan and kicked him twice in the chest, according to officials.
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.
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The show must go on: Lakewood Theater opens, despite pandemic
On the shores of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison, Lakewood is the oldest continuously operating summer theater in the United States.
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Blueberry crop ‘the best’ this year for Norridgewock farm
Smith’s U-Pick Blueberries owners Al and Tracey Smith of Cornville say their crop is booming this season and they have seen a lot of new faces.
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Four potential buyers express ‘serious’ interest in Hampden waste plant
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the waste disposal interests of 115 Maine municipalities, reported Wednesday that four entities expressed interest in buying the Coastal Maine LLC recycling and waste-to-energy facility.
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Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.
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Skowhegan State Fair to be small agricultural event this year
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fair this year will be a small agricultural fair to be held in September on the Skowhegan fairgrounds.
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Police remain hushed on cause of death in Waterville shooting
The final cause of death for Joseph Tracy, who was shot June 6 in Waterville and died two days later, is being withheld because the case is an active investigation.
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State trooper recovering after hit by fleeing car in China
Maine State Trooper Mickael Nunez, 30, underwent surgery for a severe broken leg Sunday after he was hit by a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase that started in Waterville and ended in China.
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State trooper in serious condition after hit by car during high-speed chase
State Trooper Mickael Nunez, 30, was listed in serious condition Monday at MaineGeneral in Augusta. Police say Nunez was hit Sunday in China by a car driven by Robert Belmain, 53, of Caribou.
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Woman drives vehicle into Aubuchon Hardware in Waterville
A 71-year-old Oakland woman drove a 2017 Nissan Rogue into the Aubuchon Hardware building on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville Friday morning.