Two Maine State Police specialty units returned Wednesday to Sandy Stream in Unity where they searched the area for additional human remains after part of a skeleton from an adult male was found in the stream May 30 by kayakers.
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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Police: Man, 33, dies after weekend shooting at Waterville apartment
Waterville and Maine State police continue to investigate the shooting Saturday of Joseph Tracy. No arrest had been made as of Monday.
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Skowhegan girl, 16, helps rescue father and sister after boat capsizes
Kiana French swam the length of six football fields to shore Sunday after the aluminum boat in which she, her father and sister were fishing on Parlin Pond took on water and capsized in high winds.
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Colby graduates told not to seek or expect perfection
Colby College President David A. Greene addresses, virtually, 493 seniors Sunday in a “Celebration of the Class of 2020.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Several Waterville restaurants reopen Monday, others plan on Wednesday
Some restaurants, including Joseph’s Fireside Steakhouse, decided not to re-open now and will wait and see how things shake out.
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Some retailers in Waterville area open Monday, others are making preparations
Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that retailers could open to in-store customers if stores followed strict guidelines.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Four arrested, suspect at large after motorcycle chase in Canaan, Pittsfield
Deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and a wrecker driver were allegedly punched by family members of a motorcyclist who led a deputy sheriff on a high-speed chase Sunday night through Canaan and Pittsfield.
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Local hairstylists return to work, follow state guidelines
Wearing masks, sanitizing thoroughly, having clients wait in their vehicles until summoned for appointments are just some of the new rules hair salons must abide by during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Central Maine police weigh order requiring face coverings in public
Police throughout the region have discussed treating the matter on a case-by-case basis, with plenty of common sense and an eye toward education.
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Funeral homes adapting during coronavirus pandemic
Meeting with families by video platforms to plan funerals, postponing services until later in the spring or summer and wearing extra protective gear while working with the deceased are among the ways funeral directors have adapted during the pandemic.