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
April 28, 2019

About 550 runners, walkers take part in Waterville 5K for sexual assault and crisis support

The One in Five 5K race, to benefit the Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center, started and ended Sunday at Thomas College.
Published
April 27, 2019

Electric cars touted Saturday at Thomas College in Waterville

Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition, Central Maine Motors Auto Group and others host Drive Electric Earth Day to raise awareness and stress the importance of driving electric vehicles and reducing the earth’s carbon footprint.
Published
April 27, 2019

Central Maine April 27 police log

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for April 27, 2019.
Published
April 25, 2019

Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market debuts at Head of Falls

The Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market has come out of its indoor spot at the Chace Forum in the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons to pitch its wares at its new location in the Head of Falls parking lot.
Published
April 24, 2019

Waterville discusses proposed dispatch fee increases

The Waterville Regional Communications Center at the police department dispatches for the city as well as for eight other communities.
Published
April 24, 2019

Skowhegan girl recovering in Boston after cancer surgery

Cierrah French, 12, who underwent a several-hour surgery Tuesday to remove a tumor in her leg and replace her knee, is doing well, according to her grandfather, Wayne Blodgett.
Published
April 23, 2019

Colby College gets ‘remarkable’ naming gift for future downtown Waterville art center

The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at the heart of the city will be named for longtime art collector and Colby benefactor, Paul J. Schupf.
Published
April 23, 2019

Waterville board increases proposed school budget to $24.88 million

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted to add a school bus, a half-time music teacher and a stipend for a garden program instructor to the proposed budget, for a total addition of $59,229; but officials said the numbers could change.
Published
April 22, 2019

Amy Calder: Bravely battling rare form of cancer

Cierrah French, 12, of Skowhegan, has chrondocarcinoma, which is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and will undergo surgery on her right leg Tuesday in Boston.
Published
April 20, 2019

Revitalized Waterville to live long as Mike Roy’s legacy

Over his 14-year tenure in Waterville, Roy has worked on projects including the RiverWalk at Head of Falls, the Quarry Road Recreation Area, the Hathaway Creative Center and downtown revitalization efforts.