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.

Latest

Published
March 20, 2023

Waterville City Council eyes state grant to demolish buildings and make way for downtown housing

Councilors are scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday on funding earmarked for the project planned for the intersection of Temple and Front streets.
Published
March 19, 2023

Belgrade voters approve $1.67 million budget

In noting, residents elected Peter Rushton to fill the unexpired term of Selectman Rick Damren, who died while in office.
Published
March 18, 2023

Canaan voters approve $1.6 million budget, allow ATVs on secondary roads

The annual Town Meeting was held Saturday morning at Canaan Farmers Hall and the elections will be held 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the Town Office.
Published
March 18, 2023

Departure of Waterville manager remains shrouded in mystery after release of city records

The Morning Sentinel requested, through the state Freedom of Access Act, emails between Steve Daly and city officials for two weeks prior to and two weeks following Daly’s resignation on Dec. 23, but much of that information was redacted or blacked out.
Published
March 17, 2023

Reporting Aside: Rather than investing in ‘stuff,’ Waterville woman says, invest in others

Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 16, 2023

Norridgewock man arrested on a warrant, drug charges

Joshua Wheaton, 37, was arrested Wednesday on three charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
March 16, 2023

Waterville man accused in Colby College gunfire had feuded previously with assailant, police affidavit says

Officials say Andrew Gifford, 24, fired a 9 mm handgun three times in a crowded hallway during a party at the Waterville college after he had been hit in the head with a bottle by a man with whom Gifford had fought years earlier.
Published
March 15, 2023

Rome voters approve road construction work for coming year

Residents met Saturday for the annual Town Meeting and, among other actions, appropriated money to reconstruct Ladd Road and fix other roads and bridges.
Published
March 15, 2023

Utility crews work to restore power in central Maine after nor’easter

The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.
Published
March 14, 2023

$52.8 million Ticonic Bridge replacement project to start this month

The 113-year-old bridge spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow.