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 9, 2019

Skowhegan apartment fire caused by wind-blown siding hitting utility line, energy surges

Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard said siding from the building at 378 Water St. blew loose April 4, striking a distribution line that energized part of the building, causing fires to start inside.
Published
April 8, 2019

Vassalboro chief: Sunday blaze highlights danger of burning brush too close to buildings

In the wake of a barn fire Sunday that spread to a nearby garage, fire Chief Eric Rowe urges people to obtain a permit for a brush fire and ensure it is at least 100 feet from structures.
Published
April 8, 2019

Amy Calder: Memories of the ’60s balm to the soul

As winter melts away, the sun climbs higher in the sky and the weight of bad news grows heavy, memories of an idyllic childhood in central Maine can warm the soul, writes Amy Calder.
Published
April 4, 2019

Clinton man dies in single-car crash in Benton

Christian Yahnel, 20, of Clinton, was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday on Bangor Road in Benton after the vehicle he was driving struck a tree, according to a Kennebec County sheriff’s lieutenant.
Published
April 4, 2019

Fire rips through Skowhegan apartment building, sending tenants scrambling to rescue pets

Tenants were distraught as they fled the three-story, 11-unit apartment building at 378 Water St., with some reporting they had lost everything in the blaze.
Published
April 3, 2019

Waterville resident requests investigation over alleged illegal council meeting

Rien Finch says four city councilors met at a Waterville restaurant Tuesday night with the mayor and others, which he alleges is a violation of the Maine Freedom of Access Act.
Published
April 2, 2019

Waterville councilor, mayor confer with Alfond Youth Center leaders

The Waterville mayor and one councilor tour the Alfond Youth Center and its programs, as Ken Walsh, the center’s president and CEO, asks what else the center can do to help support the community.
Published
April 1, 2019

Waterville City Council OKs extending plastic bag ban launch to Sept. 1

Councilors, who must take a second vote on the bag issue, also took a final vote to adopt a marijuana ordinance.
Published
April 1, 2019

Two Mexican nationals arrested in Waterville

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents working in Waterville arrested two men, one who had been removed from the U.S. three times previously and another whose visa had expired, according to officials.
Published
April 1, 2019

Waterville to consider extending plastic bag ban launch, adopting marijuana rules

The City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to extend the April 22 deadline for enacting a plastic bag ban while those challenging the bag ban appear before a city appeals board.