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.

Latest

Published
May 5, 2020

Former Canaan motel burglarized, new hot water heater stolen

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft at the Lake George Motel on Main Street in Canaan.
Published
May 4, 2020

Madison woman hospitalized with severe leg injury after Palmyra crash

Katia Graves, 31, of Madison, was flown by helicopter to a Bangor hospital Saturday night with a severe leg injury after losing control of the Jeep she was driving on Estes Road.
Published
May 4, 2020

Local hairstylists return to work, follow state guidelines

Wearing masks, sanitizing thoroughly, having clients wait in their vehicles until summoned for appointments are just some of the new rules hair salons must abide by during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 4, 2020

Hartland tannery to close by summer’s end, leaving 115 out of work

The Tasman Leather Group announced Monday the coronavirus pandemic has forced it to cease operations at the tannery.
Published
May 4, 2020

Waterville City Council to consider emergency housing for first responders

The council on Tuesday is also expected to review a proposal to allow the public to take part in public municipal meetings held online by either submitting written questions and comments before the meetings or calling in during meetings.
Published
May 3, 2020

Athens boy gets parade in Skowhegan for his fourth birthday

Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam organized a parade for Axton Gayne, whose fourth birthday was Saturday but he could not have a party because of social distancing required by the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 3, 2020

At drive-up church service, Waterville pastor urges stability, kindness during pandemic

Centerpoint Community Church on West River Road holds its first drive-up service Sunday, at which the Rev. Craig Riportella asks parishioners to practice compassion and kindness, not division and anger.
Published
May 1, 2020

Amy Calder: Living one day at a time

Being out of work during the coronavirus pandemic is tough for a small Waterville family, but they try to be positive, Amy Calder writes.
Published
April 30, 2020

Central Maine police weigh order requiring face coverings in public

Police throughout the region have discussed treating the matter on a case-by-case basis, with plenty of common sense and an eye toward education.
Published
April 30, 2020

$75.5 million effort in Pittsfield will double coronavirus test swab production

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Cianbro Corp. Chairman Peter Vigue and officials of Puritan Medical Products Co. announced that they are building a new factory to produce about 20 million more swabs and create 150 jobs.