A Sidney man was arrested Thursday for allegedly shoplifting $139 worth of copper from a hardware store with his young child in tow.
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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Unattended candle causes Colby dorm fire
WATERVILLE — A candle left burning on a bureau in a dormitory room at Colby College today caused a fire that damaged items in the room and prompted evacuation of the building.
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Waterville toddler found wandering downtown
The 2-year-old boy is now safe at home, thanks to an alert FairPoint Communications worker and the efforts of police.
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Police arrest Waterville man after 7 pounds of pot found in mail
Inspectors at the local post office who suspected a package contained illegal drugs were right.
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Waterville postal inspectors find 7 pounds of pot
Inspectors at the U.S. Post Office in Waterville suspected a package contained illegal drugs. They were right.
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Police make credit-card arrest, feed 4 hungry kids
A man who racked up nearly $4,600 in charges on a stolen credit card is under arrest after Waterville police found him in a motel with a homeless woman and four hungry children.
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Maine planning-office chief fired after arrest
Richard M. Swanson Jr. was forced to resign after being charged with OUI. He was also Gov. LePage’s former campaign treasurer.
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Acting state planning director fired over OUI
Richard Swanson Jr., 64, was arrested in Waterville on Monday and charged with operating under the influence.
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Colby cites 15 students for sexual misconduct
None of the students faces criminal charges in what the college newspaper reports is voyeurism.
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Foul play ruled out in infant’s death at Waterville shelter
The state medical examiner is ‘confident there’s no criminal activity’ in the death of a 12-week-old boy last May at a homeless Shelter in Waterville.