Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Saturdays 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 (who is proud to say she was born in Waterville), she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work in the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She holds more than two dozen awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
Skowhegan girl gets 125-pound deer on Youth Hunting Day
Kaylee Blodgett, 15, is no novice, having been hunting since she was 10, and she has shot five deer and a moose during her lifetime.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
Sidney takes part in first national ‘Vote Early Day’
Vote Early Day, held Oct. 24, was started by a group of business people, nonprofit entities, election administrators and others who wanted to make sure Americans understand all their voting options.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
Amy Calder: Wear a mask, save a life
It is a simple act of compassion to wear a mask, and it saves lives in a big way, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Inland Hospital in Waterville building new winter drive-up COVID-19 testing site
The new site at Northern Light Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive is expected to open Nov. 4 and will be located behind the hospital near the Inland Woods trailhead.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Waterville’s Burleigh Street to be quiet on Halloween
City councilors on Tuesday said the city will not be providing barricades to close off Burleigh Street on Oct. 31 so as not to encourage trick-or-treaters there, and families who don’t want to take part in Halloween will turn off lights and not answer doors.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Surveillance videos reveal unsavory activity in Waterville restaurant district
Insurance business owner John Fortier has dozens of videos showing late-night crowds urinating, drinking alcohol, fighting and doing other such activity on Silver Street downtown.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Waterville business owner says late-night crowd urinates, defecates in street
Business owner John Fortier pleaded with the Waterville City Council to do its “due diligence” and address the problems, which include drug dealing and people jumping on his business roof.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
Waterville council to consider outdoor dining extension for next year
City councilors Tuesday will also discuss referring to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to rezone city-owned property on North Street where a community ice rink would be built.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
Amy Calder: 90-year-old working on her bucket list
Viviane Fotter, 90, has been chasing adventure, despite being in a wheelchair and on hospice care.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Colby College to use $101 million Alfond grant for Waterville downtown efforts, campus athletic center
The $101 million grant to Colby College in Waterville from the Harold Alfond Foundation is part of a $500 million Alfond grant to Maine institutions.
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