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
December 4, 2023

Waterville City Council to consider Park Street church request to raze buildings for more parking

Some city residents are concerned that the First Church of Waterville is looking to demolish buildings at 3 and 5 Park St.
Published
December 4, 2023

$35 million Waterville housing project slated to launch next year

Head of Falls Village is expected to include two buildings with 18 workforce and 45 market-rate apartments on the corner of Front and Temple streets in downtown Waterville.
Published
December 2, 2023

Cat wing at Humane Society Waterville Area closed temporarily due to illness

Officials at the shelter at 100 Webb Road in Waterville said they hope to reopen the cat wing in the next couple of weeks, but the priority is ensuring the well-being and recovery of 11 cats, according to a spokeswoman.
Published
December 1, 2023

Reporting Aside: Group in downtown Waterville gathers to spin a good yarn

Members of the Waterville Wednesday Spinners group meet weekly in the lobby of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and do more than spin: they knit, quilt, weave, crochet, sew and also chat a lot, Amy Calder writes.
Published
November 30, 2023

One hospitalized following 3-vehicle crash in Waterville

The crash occurred just before 10 a.m. Thursday on Kennedy Memorial Drive, near the intersection with Carver Street.
Published
November 28, 2023

Renys plans to open Waterville store in 2025

Owner John Reny confirmed Tuesday that the company plans to launch its Waterville location in 2025, likely at either the JFK Plaza on Kennedy Memorial Drive or Elm Plaza on upper Main Street.
Published
November 28, 2023

Fairfield police seek identity of driver who fled into Benton woods after chase

The chase started in Norridgewock late Sunday and ended on Albion Road in Benton where the driver bailed out of the car and ran, leaving a dog in the reportedly stolen vehicle.
Published
November 27, 2023

Housing project at former Waterville mill moves forward after developer secures financing

North River Co. plans to transform the former Lockwood Mill at 6 Water St. into 65 affordable apartments and some commercial space as part of the $40 million project.
Published
November 24, 2023

Reporting Aside: Bear in mind, Waterville homeless have a Christmas wish list too

A woman who lives adjacent to the Kennebec River in Waterville says sturdier tents, propane heaters, mini generators, bottled water and batteries are among the top needs of her homeless neighbors as winter takes hold, Amy Calder writes.
Published
November 19, 2023

Skowhegan man arrested after woman is run over by vehicle in Bingham, suffering severe injuries

Ryan Paul Mann, 43, was charged with aggravated assault, a Class B offense, and driving to endanger, a Class C offense, related to an incident early Saturday in Bingham where a vehicle drove over a woman, who remains at a Portland hospital with severe injuries, including four fractures to her pelvis.