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
May 22, 2015

Report of jumper prompts Waterville, Winslow rescue effort

A caller said a man on Donald V. Carter Memorial Bridge was there one moment and gone the next, but searchers found nothing in the Kennebec River.
Published
May 21, 2015

Waterville to close streets for Colby graduation, Memorial Day parade

Police don’t anticipate many problems when Mayflower Hill Drive through the campus is closed for four hours Sunday and Front and Main streets are closed for Monday’s parade.
Published
May 20, 2015

Waterville residents critical of pay-as-you-throw trash program

Officials responded to previous concerns as Mayor Nick Isgro urged people to talk to their councilors.
Published
May 19, 2015

Councilor warns Waterville Council that tax rate too high

Sydney Mayhew says people will move out, while Dana Bushee argues that living in a city is more expensive because more services are rendered.
Published
May 19, 2015

Motorcyclist hurt in collision on Waterville’s Grove Street

The collision tossed the motorcyclist out of his boots and about 50 feet down the road, witnesses said.
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May 18, 2015

Waterville forum to readdress pay-as-you-throw trash questions

City officials say they’re working on a plan to have Sullivan’s Disposal Service of Thorndike pick up recyclables at the curb every other week.
Published
May 18, 2015

Waterville council may create solid waste panel

City councilors will consider appointing a solid waste committee to explore options for trash disposal after its contract with Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. in Orrington ends.
Published
May 17, 2015

Humane Society Waterville Area shelter has new manager, programs

Lisa Smith says her focus is on rebuilding trust with the shelter and delivering good customer service.
Published
May 14, 2015

Thayer family revels in new attention to 1930s Waterville mayor

Sudden interest in the life and times of Lorenzo Eugene Thayer, who died in office in 1934, provides comfort to descendants facing a personal loss.
Published
May 12, 2015

Waterville Thayer Memorial Bridge plaque mystery unravels

Jim Goodwin, owner of a Benton moving business, found the plaque while cleaning out a home in Waterville a decade ago and dropped it off at the Public Works Department last week.