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
March 27, 2019

Boy injured when colliding with car in Winslow

Police said witnesses reported the youth tried to run across Bay Street to Clinton Avenue from the Ticonic Bridge just before 4 p.m. Wednesday when the traffic light turned green and he collided with a car.
Published
March 26, 2019

Students converge on 25th annual Jobs for Maine’s Graduates conference in Waterville

About 650 juniors and seniors from 65 high schools across the state attended the conference, held Tuesday at Thomas College.
Published
March 25, 2019

Waterville schools send out flu flyers to parents, students, staff

Influenza is still out there, so it is important to take care and stay out of school if you have it, the team nurse leader for Waterville, Winslow and Vassalboro school nurses says.
Published
March 25, 2019

Skowhegan man summoned after motorcycle crash in Norridgewock

John Kresage was driving an unregistered motorcycle Sunday on Madison Road when it struck a pot hole and crashed into a guardrail, according to Somerset County sheriff’s Chief Deputy James F. Ross.
Published
March 25, 2019

Amy Calder: In 48 years, hotel worker did 774 tons of laundry

Rome woman who retired from Waterville hotel is an ‘anomaly,’ her former boss said: “What are the odds that any of us would be in the same job for 48 years?”
Published
March 22, 2019

Waterville American Legion struggles to maintain active members, holds fundraiser

While still the largest American Legion group in the state, Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post 5 has a hard time getting younger members to remain active, attend meetings and help with fundraising events such as the one being hosted Sunday in Vassalboro, featuring an Elvis Presley tribute artist.
Published
March 21, 2019

Waterville plastic bag ban opponents file more specific argument in appeal

Hearings for 75 people whose votes are being challenged will be scheduled, as opponents of the plastic bag ban referendum result have filed a letter stating a more specific basis to throw out ballots.
Published
March 21, 2019

Unity voters to consider increased trash bag sticker, tipping fees

If residents approve all 58 warrant articles Saturday at Town Meeting, the municipal budget will be $1.19 million.
Published
March 20, 2019

Waterville council takes first vote to adopt marijuana ordinance

The ordinance would require adult use and medical marijuana facilities to be licensed, and it would stipulate where they can be located in the city, among other requirements.
Published
March 20, 2019

Waterville City Council certifies results of plastic bag referendum

What comes next depends on whether an appeal is made by those who challenged the votes of 75 people, mostly those of Colby College students.