Emahleeah Frost, 7, headed back to Waterville after spending nearly a week at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was treated after being struck by a bullet in her home by a drive-by shooter.
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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‘I want answers, I want justice,’ father of young Waterville shooting victim says
Emahleeah Frost, 7, remained at a Portland hospital Sunday, where her father, Charles Frost Jr., said he wants to know who shot her and why.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
‘She’s very lucky,’ mother of 7-year-old Waterville drive-by shooting victim says
The South End Neighborhood Association called an emergency meeting Saturday morning to discuss how to support families following the shooting of 7-year-old Emahleeah Frost inside a home Friday.
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Visiting hours, celebration of life planned for Clinton crash victims
A public visiting followed by a celebration of life for Thomas Porfirio, 15, one of the victims of Sunday’s car crash in Clinton, will be held Saturday at the Williamson Performing Arts Center at the Lawrence High School-Junior High Complex.
Posted inMaine
Answers come slowly in Clinton triple-fatal accident investigation
Clinton police were conducting interviews Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to draw a picture of what happened prior to Sunday’s 7:15 am. crash on Hinckley Road.
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Clinton police seek help from public in investigation of crash that killed 3 youths
“This is an unimaginable, crushing thing and we’re working through these first steps today,” Roberta Hersom, interim superintendent for Maine School Administrative District 49 said.
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Three Clinton youths die, 2 seriously injured when car hits tree
Police said the 16-year-old driver, who was hurt in the crash, was unlicensed. His identity was not being released Sunday afternoon.
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Woman injured in Waterville tubing accident
Tami Paquet of Unity was sliding down a hill at Quarry Road Recreation Area when the inflatable tube she was on apparently struck a bump and she was ejected and taken to a hospital complaining of lower back pain.
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Maine Pond Hockey Classic draws 1,000 to Messalonskee Lake in Sidney
The 3-day event, to include the annual Alfond Youth Center Polar Bear Dip on Sunday, raises money for the Alfond Center and its Kid’s Kitchen in Waterville.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lawsuit alleges Fairfield auctioneer James D. Julia breached contract
James D. Julia, a former Fairfield auction house owner, denies allegations from a Pennsylvania company that bought his business for $7.2 million that Julia breached the contract by referring business to his sister’s auction company in violation of the agreement.