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 4, 2020

Joseph’s Market in Waterville works to make improvements after hepatitis A scare

The Waterville market has been working with state officials to make improvements to the store since a food service worker with hepatitis A virus infection prepared food there while infectious.
Published
February 3, 2020

Waterville City Council to consider amendments to marijuana ordinances

City councilors on Tuesday also will consider a recommendation by Mayor Nick Isgro to appoint Tom DePre to the Planning Board.
Published
February 1, 2020

Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro networks at White House mayors conference

Nick Isgro traveled to Washington, D.C., and attended the United States Conference of Mayors on Jan. 24 where he networked with mayors and other officials and discussed economic development.
Published
January 31, 2020

Amy Calder: If MOMA doesn’t want it, we’ll take it

“Christina’s World,” the Andrew Wyeth painting the Museum of Modern Art in New York City placed in storage, ought to be in Maine, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 30, 2020

Hobby Lobby to open in March at Elm Plaza in Waterville

The craft and home decor store, with more than 850 stores in the U.S., will employ between 35 and 50 people, according to the company.
Published
January 29, 2020

Colby receives ‘major gift’ to support civic engagement

The gift from Colby Trustee Seth Lawry and his wife, Cynthia, will create in perpetuity the position of Lawry Family Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships.
Published
January 28, 2020

Waterville Charter Commission to continue discussion on ward system

The panel also decided Tuesday to postpone discussion about whether it is a conflict of interest for school employees to serve on the City Council until lawsuits related to that same topic are resolved.
Published
January 28, 2020

Waterville planners reelect Paul Lussier chairman

The Waterville Planning Board on Monday night also voted to approve, with a condition, a request by the Alfond Youth Center to reconfigure vehicle and pedestrian access to its building on North Street.
Published
January 27, 2020

Couple to open restaurant, bar, deli, market in downtown Waterville

The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club owners Andrew and Briana Volk are aiming to open Verna’s All Day at the end of the year in the Colby College-owned Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St. in downtown Waterville.
Published
January 26, 2020

Waterville explores rules for short-term rentals

Waterville has no rules for such businesses, such as Airbnb rentals, but city officials say they are receiving complaints as the short-term rental industry grows locally.