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
August 26, 2013

Suspicious fire damages vacant Waterville house

Officials are investigating the cause of a suspicious fire that heavily damaged a house at 5 Elm Court in Waterville early Sunday.
Published
August 25, 2013

Owls Head car auction a perfect touch of Maine summers past and present

The 36th annual New England Auto Auction at Owls Head Transportation Museum was an eye-opener, an education.
Published
August 21, 2013

Waterville business neighbors support Cancun restaurant owner Fuentes

On Wednesday, restaurant owner Hector Fuentes’ Waterville supporters were relieved to learn that a federal judge ordered a new trial and that Fuentes will be given another chance.
Published
August 20, 2013

Waterville humane society looks ahead under new president, director

The Humane Society Waterville Area is in transition — the executive director was fired last month, a new board president and executive director are in place and there are four open positions at the Webb Road animal shelter.
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August 19, 2013

Old police headquarters renovation on tonight’s Waterville council agenda

When it meets tonight, the Waterville City Council will consider spending up to $85,000 to repair and renovate the former police station in the basement of City Hall.
Published
August 18, 2013

Home is where the wild things are

Critters of all sorts also are battening down the hatches — often, in our houses.
Published
August 11, 2013

Grizzly bear wows crowd at Skowhegan State Fair

“A Grizzly Experience” at Skowhegan State Fair offers the public a chance to see an Alaska grizzly bear up close.
Published
August 11, 2013

Skowhegan fair made fairer still by grandniece’s joy

Amy Calder’s grandniece, Mina, loves the U.S. and she’s sure part of the reason for that is the Skowhegan State Fair.
Published
August 11, 2013

Couple faces off on Waterville ballot to stoke interest in local offices

David Johnson, a Republican, and Jennifer Johnson, a Democrat, are running against each other for the city’s Ward 1 warden position in the Nov. 6 election.
Published
August 11, 2013

Vassalboro woman escapes injury in China crash

Vassalboro resident Linda Nutt amazingly escaped injury when her car became airborne and crashed between a tree and telephone pole on Route 137 in China on Sunday.