Smoking is not allowed on the Elm Towers property at 60 Elm St., where a fire May 22 caused the death of Ronald Kennerson, 65, in whose apartment the fire began, investigators said.
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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Reporting Aside: Closing of Waterville grocery store is ‘going to hurt,’ employee says
Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville senior living complex where fire killed 1, displaced 48 didn’t have sprinkler system
Ronald Kennerson, 65, died in the fire and there is no indication or evidence of foul play, according to Lt. Thomas Pickering of Maine State Police.
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Woman dies in single-vehicle crash in Waterville
The mother of a 6-year-old son, Emily Marchesi of Waterville was driving alone Monday night in a 2016 Hyundai on College Avenue, near Cumberland Farms, when the crash occurred, according to police.
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South Sudanese sisters, born in Ugandan refugee camp, graduate from Thomas College
Twin sisters Achen and Apiyo Charles, born in a refugee camp in Uganda, graduated Saturday from Thomas College after only three years, and now will pursue master’s degrees as they help their mother, a Portland resident, earn money to support their siblings in both the U.S. and Uganda.
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Man shot, suspect flees, several fights break out in downtown Waterville
Police from multiple agencies converged on The Concourse late Friday after a man was shot in the leg and the suspect fled.
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Waterville mayor shuts down man who uses ‘vile language’ about English-language learners
Bruce Poulin peppered city councilors and school officials with questions Tuesday about a plan to hire another teacher for English-language learners.
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Albion man dies after car strikes pole
The car Michael Gauthier, 68, was driving went off the Unity Road on Friday and struck the pole after he suffered an apparent medical event, according to Kennebec County Sheriff’s Lt. Chris Read.
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Save A Lot grocery store in downtown Waterville scheduled to close June 1
The owner of the grocery store, which opened in 2012, said Monday the business is not drawing enough business and “hasn’t been financially sound for years.”
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Waterville man arrested after threat to MaineGeneral’s Thayer Center for Health causes lockdown
Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.