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
February 20, 2020

Youths at Waterville South End Teen Center making a difference

Besides receiving academic help, learning life skills and taking part in all sorts of activities, Teen Center members volunteer in community service projects.
Published
February 19, 2020

Four arrested at Waterville motel in drug-related case

Learning that a man and woman who were not supposed to have contact with each other were in a motel room on Kennedy Memorial Drive early Tuesday, police knocked on the door and found them, another man and woman who were not to have contact with each other, and drugs.
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February 19, 2020

Three sentenced for Somerset County crimes

Timmy Smith of Madison pleaded guilty to trafficking in fentanyl; Robert Smith of St. Albans was sentenced for unlawful sexual contact with a child under 12; Robert Tucker pleaded guilty to multiple burglaries and thefts.
Published
February 19, 2020

Workers repair Waterville water main break off Kennedy Memorial Drive

Water service was restored late Tuesday to businesses in Shaw’s Plaza and those on Kennedy Memorial Drive after workers repaired a 12-inch water main break at the entrance to the plaza that was reported around noon.
Published
February 18, 2020

Waterville police Officer Timothy Hinton, dispatchers honored

Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey presented Officer Timothy Hinton with the Police Department’s Medal of Valor on Tuesday for his work during a high-speed chase Dec. 22, 2019, in which Hinton was shot twice.
Published
February 18, 2020

Waterville businesses without water as crews work to fix main break

The water main break at the entrance to Shaw’s Plaza off Kennedy Memorial Drive occurred around noon and crews shut off water service at 4 p.m. and it is expected to be off for at least several hours.
Published
February 16, 2020

Waterville Council to discuss Trafton Road reconstruction

State funding is now available for reconstructing Trafton Road, with the city’s share of the $4.3 million project $500,000, according to City Manager Michael Roy.
Published
February 14, 2020

Amy Calder: The ‘Iceman’ is a role model of the finest kind

Bert Languet has for years volunteered time and funds to develop recreational facilities for children and adults, with the latest being an ice skating rink next to City Hall in Waterville.
Published
February 13, 2020

Memorial services set for 3 youths who died in Clinton crash

In the dark of night Wednesday, battery-operated candles lit a memorial at the pine tree on Hinckley Road where the crash occurred, 6 miles from Route 23 and 2 miles from downtown Clinton.
Published
February 13, 2020

Water main breaks in downtown Waterville

Crews from the Kennebec Water District repaired a break early Thursday in a 12-inch water main on Appleton Street. The break caused erosion, broke up pavement and required the downtown street be closed for several hours.