A woman, 69, apparently pressed the gas instead of the brake Wednesday morning, crashing the car she was driving into a metal column at the entryway to Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home on Highwood Street.
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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Lawyer for Ayla’s father: DiPietro ‘had nothing to do’ with death
The lawyer for Ayla Reynolds’ mother, Trista Reynolds, filed a summons and complaint for wrongful death in the child’s disappearance in 2011.
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Colby students confront mayor over challenge to their voting rights
Maggie White and Noa Gutow-Ellis said before a packed council meeting that they felt alienated and disenfranchised by Mayor Nick Isgro’s questioning of their voting rights and asked him to treat them the same as other city residents.
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Waterville council to consider leases for solar installations
The city would reap thousands of dollars in revenue annually for leasing the landfill and former Runser properties on Webb Road if the council approves the plan, according to City Manager Michael Roy.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville board hears voter eligibility appeals
Colby professor and students are among the first to testify to prove their right to vote in city elections.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
EVs and hybrid cars spark interest at Drive Electric Earth Day in Waterville
The four-hour event at Thomas College attracts more than 150 people in its first two hours.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Colby College gets ‘remarkable gift’ for future downtown Waterville art center
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at the heart of the city will be named for longtime art collector and Colby benefactor, Paul J. Schupf.
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Anson fire victim was a great outdoorsman, story teller, according to his children
Richard Duley, 75, was alone in his Moore Street home Sunday when it was destroyed by fire, the cause of which remains unknown.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Bubba the cat rescued after surviving 36 hours, 2 snowstorms in tall tree in Skowhegan
The 11-month-old cat climbed up a 30-foot-tall cedar tree Monday and wouldn’t come down, despite the urgings of his owner, Christine Conte.
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Clinton man dies in single-car crash in Benton
Christian Yahnel, 20, of Clinton, was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday on Bangor Road in Benton after the vehicle he was driving struck a tree, according to a Kennebec County sheriff’s lieutenant.