Superintendent Eric Haley and Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen of the Waterville Public Schools said Wednesday that school staff members, police, mental health professionals and others are working to determine if two students charged with terrorizing will remain in school.
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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Hundreds run, climb, crawl through mud at Thomas College
School hosts Dirty Dog Mud Run, a 5K race with obstacles, at Waterville campus.
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Train carrying hazardous chemicals derails north of Rockwood
A photo of the train derailment posted on Facebook by Rockwood Fire & Rescue shows a fiery scene near a curve on the railroad track, with several cars off the track.
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Two youths charged with terrorizing after school threat
Interim Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said Saturday that the youths will have a court date but will first see a juvenile community corrections officer.
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Municipal Review Committee announces new partner to restart Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy plant
Committee said Wednesday it is seeking a partnership with Innovative Resource Recovery, a special purpose entity backed by a multibillion-dollar asset management firm.
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Man whose social media post led to Skowhegan-area school closures charged with terrorizing
Janathian Viles was arrested Thursday after a police officer interviewed him in Brewer, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.
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Personal feud may have led to gunfire at Colby College, police say
Officials say the suspect accused of firing a gun at a party had been hit with a bottle by a man with whom he had fought before.
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Utility crews work to restore power in central Maine after nor’easter
The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.
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$52.8 million Ticonic Bridge replacement project to start this month
The 113-year-old bridge spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow.
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Two men arrested in Waterville following monthslong drug investigation
Acting Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said the seizure of cocaine, crack, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin put “a significant dent in the drug trade in our community.”