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
April 11, 2020

Central Mainers still dealing with no power

Sam and Alan Sanborn, of Canaan, and Joan Phillips-Sandy, of Waterville, found creative ways to make do, as by Saturday afternoon, they had been without power since Thursday night.
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April 10, 2020

Vassalboro family organizing virtual Easter ‘egg’ hunt for kids

Lisa and Donald Breton and their daughter, Jessica, have collected baskets full of treats to give out as prizes, and they have donated an equal number themselves.
Published
April 10, 2020

Amy Calder: Finding peace in a pandemic

Being patient and humble in this time of uncertainty and having a little bit of faith are what will see us through, Amy Calder writes.
Published
April 9, 2020

Northern Light Health offers voluntary furloughs, but will not lay off workers

Many employees have been reassigned to other jobs within the health care system as elective procedures and appointments have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
April 8, 2020

Police investigate apparent accidental death of Oakland man

Robert Wade, 25, was found dead Tuesday night in his apartment on Heath Street in Oakland, police say.
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April 7, 2020

Waterville council OKs agreement to build Main Street turn lane

The Waterville City Council on Tuesday also took the first of two votes needed to amend the public safety ordinance to add a fee schedule for emergency medical care and ambulance transport.
Published
April 7, 2020

Former commercial garage in Detroit destroyed by fire

Firefighters late Monday were able to prevent the garage fire at 443 Troy Road from spreading to a nearby house.
Published
April 7, 2020

Winslow considers buying two used ambulances

The Winslow Town Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to consider authorizing the town manager to buy two used ambulances and necessary equipment to transport patients to hospitals.
Published
April 6, 2020

Waterville school board approves social worker positions, hiring driver’s ed instructor

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday night voted to add a driver’s education teacher and two half-time social worker positions into the proposed $25.8 million school budget for 2020-21.
Published
April 6, 2020

‘Distance learning’ a work in progress for Waterville

Schools Superintendent Eric Haley said administrators on Tuesday will meet to discuss how all schools can be more consistent in developing remote learning plans while he commended staff for their work distributing thousands of meals.