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 18, 2023

Waterville City Council approves rectory rezoning, street closures for outdoor dining

Councilors also voted Tuesday to refer to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to reduce the size of parking stalls for the proposed Head of Falls Village housing complex.
Published
April 17, 2023

Waterville City Council to consider final vote on rezoning rectory for building supply company

Councilors are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to review proposed department budgets, and at 7 p.m. are expected to take a final vote on rezoning the former church rectory site at 74 Pleasant St.
Published
April 16, 2023

Hundreds run, climb, crawl through mud at Thomas College

School hosts Dirty Dog Mud Run, a 5K race with obstacles, at Waterville campus.
Published
April 15, 2023

Train carrying hazardous chemicals derails north of Rockwood

A photo of the train derailment posted on Facebook by Rockwood Fire & Rescue shows a fiery scene near a curve on the railroad track, with several cars off the track.
Published
April 15, 2023

Two youths charged with terrorizing after school threat

Interim Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said Saturday that the youths will have a court date but will first see a juvenile community corrections officer.
Published
April 15, 2023

Oakland’s Bowman 1 of 9 to receive chamber awards

Town Manager Ella Bowman will receive the 2022 Municipal Employee of the Year Award at the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s 60th annual awards ceremony to be held April 27 at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.
Published
April 14, 2023

Reporting Aside: With a shoestring budget and plenty of elbow grease, group looks to make Waterville shine

Volunteers turned out recently to help the nonprofit Waterville Community Land Trust erect a gazebo at the park and community garden it built on Water Street in the city’s South End, Amy Calder writes.
Published
April 12, 2023

Colby College Woodsmen team competes with Dartmouth, UVM

The team took part Saturday in a variety of events including pulp toss, cross-cut saw, log decking and axe throw.
Published
April 12, 2023

Ticonic Bridge to close for a night next week to prepare for construction project

The Ticonic Bridge, which spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow, will be replaced as part of a nearly $53 million project.
Published
April 11, 2023

Waterville Planning Board cites benefits of multimillion-dollar housing project

Head of Falls Village would include two buildings with a total of 63 housing units at the corner of Temple and Front streets.