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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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Waterville City Council gives preliminary approval to $56.34 million municipal and school budget
The combined budget for 2023-24 represents an increase of $4.8 million from the spending plan approved last year, driven largely by bumps in salaries and rising costs for electricity, fuel and liability insurance.
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PublishedJune 4, 2023
Skowhegan Area High School graduates 144
The graduation, held Sunday at the school on West Front Street, drew more than 1,500 family, friends and faculty members to the gymnasium and auditorium.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Reporting Aside: Graduates, want some unsolicited advice? Yes, yes you do.
Work hard but be lazy, earn money but occasionally splurge, sleep long, eat well and spend time with old people, Amy Calder advises high school graduates.
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PublishedJune 1, 2023
Two dozen earn ‘success card,’ and brighter future, after graduating from adult education program
A graduation ceremony was held Thursday outside Waterville Senior High School for students who were part of the Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education program.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Improper disposal of smoking material caused fatal Waterville fire, officials say
Smoking is not allowed on the Elm Towers property at 60 Elm St., where a fire May 22 caused the death of Ronald Kennerson, 65, in whose apartment the fire began, investigators said.
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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Kennebec Messalonskee Trails to celebrate 20 years
A full day of activities is planned for Saturday at Head of Falls in Waterville to celebrate the anniversary of the organization’s founding.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Reporting Aside: Closing of Waterville grocery store is ‘going to hurt,’ employee says
Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Waterville looks to improve public notification system during emergencies
The City Council heard complaints this week that the city can do better in notifying residents of emergencies, such as when a contaminant entered the public drinking water supply Monday during a fire at an Elm Street apartment building.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Waterville native proposes major housing development
The City Council voted Tuesday night to refer to the Planning Board for hearing and recommendation a proposal to change the zoning at 15 Washington St. so a condominium complex — with the potential for 96 units — can be built there.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Waterville senior living complex where fire killed 1, displaced 48 didn’t have sprinkler system
Ronald Kennerson, 65, died in the fire and there is no indication or evidence of foul play, according to Lt. Thomas Pickering of Maine State Police.
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