Police Chief Shawn O’Leary says he recommends a rumble strip be installed in the center of China Road in Winslow to help reduce the number of crashes along the road.
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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Four injured in destructive two-vehicle crash on China Road in Winslow
In a dramatic rescue, emergency crews extricated two people and two dogs from a pickup truck and a woman from a car at the intersection of North and South Reynolds roads.
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Dead inmate at Kennebec County jail identified as Skowhegan man
The sheriff’s office says the cause of death of Moises Pujols, 34, remains under investigation pending autopsy results.
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Two men injured after falling from roof of Waterville house
Emergency workers rushed to the scene on Brook Street just after 9 a.m. Wednesday and loaded the injured men into ambulances.
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Waterville mother shares pain of losing son plagued by mental illness
Shirley Kershner says her son, found dead last week under a railroad overpass, was tormented by voices in his head.
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Police: Waterville man threatened to staple tape to woman before sexual assault
The victim told police a man she lives with came home under the influence of what she believed was drugs and he threatened to staple electrical tape to her head before assaulting her.
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Waterville police identify man whose body was found by train tracks
Police are still awaiting an official cause of death to be determined for Anthony Kershner, 46, of Center Street, but say foul play is not suspected.
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Candidates for Maine governor debate power project, education, health care at Waterville forum
About 150 people turned out for the event Thursday, held at Thomas College and hosted by the college and the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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No crime suspected in death of man found near railroad tracks in Waterville
Police have identified the man, who appears to be in his 40s and lives in the area, but will not know the cause of death until the medical examiner releases autopsy results.
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Grandfather killed, girl, 5, injured when lawnmower and car collide in Unity
Clement Blakney, a former selectman who owned Younity Winery & Vineyards, and his granddaughter were crossing Albion Road on the mower when the crash occurred.