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
March 27, 2020

Amy Calder: Coronavirus outbreak brings new reality of living in fear

While journalists may be fearful during times like this, it’s the first responders who really are on the front lines and facing the greatest danger, columnist Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 26, 2020

Waterville council votes to disband COVID-19 panel

The City Council on Thursday also voted to allow the mayor, or the council chairman, in the absence of the mayor, to call council meetings with 24-hour notice.
Published
March 26, 2020

Coronavirus testing site operating in Waterville

Northern Light Inland Hospital operates its Medical Screening Site in the parking lot of Faith Evangelical Free Church from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday this week, with hours to possibly change next week.
Published
March 25, 2020

Waterville council to consider dissolving coronavirus committee after legal hiccups

The City Council at a special meeting Thursday will consider disbanding a subcommittee that had been meeting illegally and instead authorize the city manager to spend up to $150,000 on coronavirus-related emergency needs.
Published
March 25, 2020

Older and at-risk Hannaford shoppers take advantage of early hours in Waterville

Hannaford stores are open from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the coronavirus pandemic as a service to shoppers 60 and older, as well as those identified by the Centers for Disease Control as at-risk.
Published
March 24, 2020

Central Maine family making face masks for those in need during pandemic

Three women in the Lachance family create face masks to help protect those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
March 24, 2020

Waterville insurance agency raising money for local nonprofits

GHM Insurance on Main Street is putting the word out that, for every person asking for an insurance quote, it will donate $10 to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, Humane Society Waterville Area, Spectrum Meals on Wheels or the Boys & Girls Club meals program, with the caller designating which charity the money will go to.
Published
March 24, 2020

Waterville schools to stay closed until at least April 27

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted 6-1 to extend school closure to April 27.
Published
March 23, 2020

Waterville scrambles to meet public meeting laws

The COVID-19 subcommittee met again Monday and discussed how to move forward in light of the fact that the city has no provision in its charter to allow for it to make big decisions in emergencies.
Published
March 23, 2020

Waterville Emergency Operations Center in full swing

Waterville is responding to the coronavirus pandemic in an organized way, following the model of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Incident Management System.