Amy Calder

Morning Sentinel

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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Published
August 16, 2020

Colby College prepares its $10 million health plan as 2,060 students are set to arrive

Colby President David Greene said the comprehensive plan for students, staff and faculty requires rigorous testing for COVID-19, as the Waterville college returns to in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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August 14, 2020

Amy Calder: A serendipitous gravestone matter

A gravestone conservator from New York just happened to be working in a cemetery in Sidney when he learned about efforts to fix a neglected Civil War veteran’s stone in Waterville.
Published
August 13, 2020

Historic Lombard log hauler moved to more visible spot at Waterville museum

The Lombard log hauler that was in a poor location off Front Street is now in the spotlight on the grounds of the Waterville Historical Society’s Redington Museum on Silver Street.
Published
August 12, 2020

Somerset jail inmate charged with smuggling drugs through mail

A Searsport woman allegedly mailed a Somerset County Jail inmate Suboxone strips inside packages made to look like they came from his attorney, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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August 11, 2020

Waterville council eyes proposed ambulance agreement with Delta

Waterville fire Chief Shawn Esler told councilors Tuesday that the plan could generate $194,000 in revenues for the fire department during phase one and $525,000 in phase two.
Published
August 10, 2020

Waterville Board of Education cuts school resource officer from budget

The board on Monday also voted unanimously for students to start Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day, with teachers starting two weeks before that.
Published
August 9, 2020

Police: Man damages Pittsfield cruiser, assaults officer while en route to jail

Kristopher M. McWilliams, 31, headbutted Pittsfield Officer Hunter Quinlan and kicked him twice in the chest, according to officials.
Published
August 9, 2020

The show must go on: Lakewood Theater opens, despite pandemic

On the shores of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison, Lakewood is the oldest continuously operating summer theater in the United States.
Published
August 7, 2020

Waterville Public Schools posts proposed back-to-school plan

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday is expected to vote on the plan, which spells out how students and staff who decide to return to school buildings this year will be required to follow health and safety guidelines.
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August 7, 2020

Amy Calder: Preserving a Medal of Honor veteran’s memorial

A Capitol Police officer and an American Legion chaplain team up to help raise funds to fix a Civil War veteran’s gravestone at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.