The fire Monday at 562 Albion Road destroyed a large barn, damaged a mobile home and vinyl siding on two garages and caused two spot fires across the road, according to Unity fire Chief Blaine Parsons.
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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Waterville melee ends with superficial stab wound
Police converged on Veterans Memorial Park Thursday afternoon where an intoxicated man who reportedly threatened a group of people with knives and screwdrivers was taken by ambulance to a hospital, claiming he was injured.
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Identities of victims in Clinton wagon crash released
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell said two women remained hospitalized Wednesday after the crash Sunday in which a horse-drawn wagon carrying four passengers struck a utility pole, parked car and another utility pole before coming to rest in the street.
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Waterville animal shelter bulging with cats
Lisa Oakes, executive director of the Humane Society Waterville Area, says she hopes people will adopt more than 100 cats and kittens Saturday at the Clear the Shelter event.
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Oakland police investigate high school, business burglaries
A lot of windows were discovered broken early Monday at Messalonskee High School, and the Early Bird Restaurant and Oakland House of Pizza were broken into as well, according to Deputy Chief Rick Stubbert of the Oakland police.
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Skowhegan pair charged with arson, theft after fire destroys van
Felicia Lloyd and Richard Thompson Jr. are suspected of stealing a minivan from Napa Auto Parts and setting it on fire, according to police.
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Hallowell filmmaker brings Cape Verde to Maine in MIFFONEDGE film
Caleb Baker, 34, grew up in Norridgewock, graduated from Skowhegan Area High School and went on to earn psychology and law degrees; but his true passion is filmmaking, and he brings that passion to the Maine International Film Festival.
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Maine International Film Festival to kick off Friday in Waterville
The 22nd annual festival, which takes place July 12-21 at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, will include films, workshops, receptions and parties for film enthusiasts to interact with writers, directors, producers and actors.
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Life-size, sand-cast ornamental deer trio stolen from Skowhegan lawn
Dominick and Louise Rinaldi, who are in their 70s, are devastated by the theft of the deer and hope the public will help police find those responsible.
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State investigators probe Pittsfield, Palmyra fires
The fires occurred a week and 8 miles apart on U.S. Route 2 and destroyed unoccupied buildings.