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
July 17, 2019

Skowhegan pair charged with arson, theft after fire destroys van

Felicia Lloyd and Richard Thompson Jr. are suspected of stealing a minivan from Napa Auto Parts and setting it on fire, according to police.
Published
July 16, 2019

Waterville council approves selling land that would be re-sold to marijuana grower

The council on Tuesday also voted to approve borrowing $5.6 million for capital improvement projects and accepted money to hire a program director for the Quarry Road Recreation Area.
Published
July 15, 2019

Waterville’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center gets $100,000 gift from Kennebec Savings Bank

Waterville Creates! and Colby College are working to raise $18 million for the art and film center, which will bring together the Maine Film Center, Common Street Arts, Railroad Square Cinema and a gallery of Colby Museum of Art.
Published
July 15, 2019

Leaky Waterville fire station roof among $5.6 million in capital projects City Council considers

The council also will consider creating a tax increment financing district for the two former Lockwood mill buildings on Water Street that would be transformed into apartments, as well as commercial and retail space.
Published
July 15, 2019

Amy Calder: Beware the browntail moth

After having suffered from the browntail moth rash on her summer vacation, Amy Calder advises people to avoid it like the plague.
Published
July 14, 2019

Hilary Brougher honored with MIFF’s Mid-Life Achievement Award

The writer and director, who brought “South Mountain” to the 10-day festival, prefers making small budget, independent films to high budget blockbusters.
Published
July 14, 2019

New Waterville events center planned in former American Legion building

Waterville businessman Bill Mitchell is renovating the building at 21 College Ave., which will open Sept. 7 and host concerts, performance-based events, parties, seminars and more.
Published
July 13, 2019

Hallowell filmmaker brings Cape Verde to Maine in MIFFONEDGE film

Caleb Baker, 34, grew up in Norridgewock, graduated from Skowhegan Area High School and went on to earn psychology and law degrees; but his true passion is filmmaking, and he brings that passion to the Maine International Film Festival.
Published
July 11, 2019

Maine International Film Festival to kick off Friday in Waterville

The 22nd annual festival, which takes place July 12-21 at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, will include films, workshops, receptions and parties for film enthusiasts to interact with writers, directors, producers and actors.
Published
July 9, 2019

Waterville council gives $42.7 million municipal, school budget final approval

The council also took the first of two needed votes to borrow $5.6 million for capital projects.