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
September 7, 2015

Waterville fire station open house to feature recovered equipment

An 1884 fire steam engine was found rotting in a Pennsylvania cornfield.
Published
September 6, 2015

Canaan house fire leaves family of 5 homeless

Co-owner David McGregor said he and his wife have no homeowner’s insurance to cover the loss, which the fire chief said was caused by grease that boiled over on a stove.
Published
September 5, 2015

Animals abound at Harmony Free Fair

The event also offered fairgoers a demolition derby, live music, games, rides and traditional fair food.
Published
September 5, 2015

Police, school officials investigating Waterville principal

Lawyer Gregg Frame said neither he nor his client, Waterville Senior High School Principal Don Reiter, know why Reiter is under investigation, but they expect to find out Tuesday.
Published
September 3, 2015

Colby College freshmen create temporary parks in downtown Waterville

The orientation activities brought students, downtown shop owners and pedestrians together for games and conversation.
Published
September 2, 2015

Waterville businessman Bill Mitchell buys two downtown buildings

Common Street buildings, including the former Masonic hall, will be leased to a restaurant and other businesses.
Published
September 1, 2015

Waterville Council votes to sell building to three artists

Required parking spaces for planned usage of building at 10 Temple Court touches off argument.
Published
September 1, 2015

University of Maine at Farmington ranked Maine’s ‘Best Bang for the Buck’

The liberal arts school was also ranked 14 out of 400 in the northeast in Washington Monthly’s annual college guide.
Published
August 31, 2015

Waterville to consider buying truck from Hight Chrysler Dodge Jeep

The bid from the Skowhegan dealer for the utility truck that will help with installing signs and traffic light maintenance was the lowest.
Published
August 30, 2015

Colby College to buy a third downtown Waterville building

The college is under contract for the Main Street building that most recently housed a tattoo parlor, adding to its purchases in July of the former Levine’s building and the Hains building.