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 5, 2023

Masked men rob Big Apple in Madison, police say

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Published
August 5, 2023

Three arrested following Fairfield, Waterville searches

Law enforcement from several agencies assisted Fairfield police in the search warrants, which were conducted at a home in Fairfield, a vehicle at a separate location in that town, and a vehicle in Waterville.
Published
August 5, 2023

Chainsaw artist wows crowds at Skowhegan’s River Fest

Dan Burns, 47, of Augusta, can carve a bear from a block of pine in about 20 minutes, and an owl or cardinal in about 10.
Published
August 4, 2023

Reporting Aside: ‘Hoochy-koochy’ shows may be no more, but the Skowhegan fair endures nonetheless

The Skowhegan State Fair arrives Thursday, bringing with it a reminder that the end of summer is in the not-so-distant future, Amy Calder writes.
Published
August 1, 2023

Waterville house where suspicious fire occurred had history of code violations, unsanitary conditions

The property on County Road, which burned Monday, had 21 tons of trash removed from it in the spring, including discarded household items and hundreds of hypodermic needles.
Published
July 31, 2023

Waterville house fire considered suspicious, chief says

The old, three-story farmhouse at 224 County Road was believed to be uninhabited, but people were apparently staying there, Fire Chief Shawn Esler said Monday.
Published
July 28, 2023

Waterville Republicans set caucus to nominate candidates for office

City Republicans on Tuesday are scheduled to name candidates for mayor, City Council and Board of Education, as well as Kennebec Water District board of trustees.
Published
July 28, 2023

Reporting Aside: Waiting for breakfast and seeking opportunity

A group of homeless people who hang out near the old Waterville Boys and Girls Club on Main Place in Waterville, waiting for the nearby soup kitchen to open, say finding a place to live is difficult, and out of reach financially, Amy Calder writes.
Published
July 27, 2023

Housing projects in downtown Waterville with a total of 84 units set to move forward

The Waterville Planning Board this week gave final approval for Head of Falls Village on Front, Temple and Appleton streets, as well as a housing project for 155 and 165 Main St.
Published
July 27, 2023

Judge to determine whether teen charged in girlfriend’s death to be tried as juvenile or adult

A final day of testimony was heard Thursday in Waterville in the case of Aidan Grant, 16, who’s charged in the stabbing death of 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin in Mount Vernon.