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 22, 2020

Large churches use technology to connect with parishioners

Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville offers virtual Sunday services and other livestreamed events during the week so parishioners and others may still feel connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
March 21, 2020

Waterville city councilor stuck in Cape Verde Islands

Councilor Flavia Oliveira, D-Ward 2, went to the island of Sal on March 3 to visit her family and was planning to stay 10 days, but was prohibited from returning to the U.S. because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
March 21, 2020

Portland Pie in Waterville offering takeout, delivery

Owner Patrick Mulligan said he had to lay off workers, but those who remain are grateful for customers who order takeout and delivery.
Published
March 20, 2020

Waterville council wants to keep coronavirus-response panel’s meetings secret, barred from public

The City Council voted 5-1 to amend the number of councilors on the subcommittee and make it an advisory-only panel, as a way of circumventing Maine’s open meetings law and barring the public.
Published
March 20, 2020

Amy Calder: The ‘new normal’: Working from home

Being confined to a home office has its challenges, but in the long run, it presents opportunities, Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 19, 2020

City Solicitor: Waterville coronavirus panel illegally met in secret, made unlawful decisions

City Solicitor William A. Lee III issued a memo to city officials Thursday saying holding subcommittee coronavirus meetings in private is illegal, and the panel does not have the authority to make certain decisions.
Published
March 19, 2020

Second suspect arrested in Waterville child shooting case

Jeremiah Gamblin was arrested Friday on a warrant, but charged Monday with elevated aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting Feb. 28 that injured Emahleeah Frost, 7, of Waterville.
Published
March 18, 2020

Waterville to lease space to skydiving venture

The City Council decided to lease space to Vacation Skydiving at Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport, but a lease has not yet been reviewed or signed.
Published
March 17, 2020

Waterville creates emergency committee after attorney says restaurant, bar shutdown illegal

An opinion issued by Waterville City Solicitor William A. Lee III says any action to close bars and restaurants or place restrictions on them can be done only by the City Council with the passage of an ordinance.
Published
March 17, 2020

Waterville task force: Eateries and bars may offer takeout and delivery

The Waterville COVID-19 Task Force on Tuesday issued a press release saying it recommends the City Council allocate up to $150,000 for expenses that may arise because of the pandemic.