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
October 23, 2019

Missing Waterville woman’s boyfriend threatened to kill her, boss says

Waterville and State police removed a body from the missing woman’s residence Wednesday night.
Published
October 22, 2019

Waterville siblings purchase another building downtown

Tom and Tracy Nale buy 99 Main St., the former Al Corey music building adjacent to the Arnold Block that the siblings bought in spring 2018.
Published
October 22, 2019

Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties

A monthslong investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies has landed one person in prison. Two others have been indicted, and the investigation is expected to result in charges against more people, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster. Money, drugs, firearms, tools, a gun safe, checks and other items were recovered […]
Published
October 22, 2019

Waterville mayor vetoes council vote to buy two used ambulances

Mayor Nick Isgro on Tuesday vetoed a vote councilors took last week to buy two used ambulances for $131,000 with an eye toward allowing the Waterville Fire Department to transport patients to hospitals.
Published
October 21, 2019

Amy Calder: Fall prompts warm memories

Amy Calder recalls the inimitable apple pies her mother baked many years ago in her Skowhegan kitchen.
Published
October 18, 2019

Waterville mayor claims council conspired with resident against him

A letter Mayor Nick Isgro posted on his personal Facebook page says that councilors, blinded by hatred, took part in a ‘preconceived plot’ to attack him Tuesday, when resident Bob Vear criticized the mayor.
Published
October 16, 2019

Waterville council OKs funding for two used ambulances

Councilors decided Tuesday night to spend up to $131,000 for the ambulances as a first step in a Fire Department plan to transport patients to hospitals.
Published
October 16, 2019

Waterville Council approves equipment purchases

The City Council also voted Tuesday to refer to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to rezone 68 Western Ave. so People’s Salon & Spa can move there.
Published
October 15, 2019

Waterville mayor, resident clash over Columbus Day proclamation

After the City Council voted Tuesday to follow the state’s lead in naming holidays, resident Bob Vear and Mayor Nick Isgro got into a shouting match and Isgro declared the meeting over and walked out of the room.
Published
October 15, 2019

Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results

Independent analysis of the economic impact from the college’s investments, both on campus and in the city, shows that from 2014 to 2018, the output was $1.1 billion in greater Waterville.