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
June 29, 2013

Calvary Temple plans new multiuse church building in Waterville

Calvary Temple’s plans for a multiuse building on West River Road in Waterville goes before the Planning Board at 7 p.m. Monday.
Published
June 29, 2013

Waterville’s Head of Falls marketing efforts in limbo

Efforts to draw businesses to the city’s waterfront apparently are in limbo, as Mayor Karen Heck and other city officials are focusing instead on filling vacant buildings and supporting existing businesses.
Published
June 28, 2013

Maine International Film Festival stirs anticipation as previews start to roll

The Maine International Film Festival, which begins July 12, is expected to draw thousands of film enthusiasts from around the world gather at both Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House to view 100 independent American and foreign films.
Published
June 25, 2013

Tuesday thunderstorms wreck trees, power lines across central Maine

Thunderstorms with high wind and lightning ripped through central Maine late Tuesday afternoon and early evening, causing power outages, knocking down trees and wires and sending emergency crews scrambling.
Published
June 23, 2013

Dexter woman heeds God’s call to aid bone marrow transplant candidate

Liz Steele, 50, of Dexter, is helping the family of Kayla Veilleux, 14, who needs a bone marrow transplant to treat aplastic anemia.
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June 22, 2013

Incubated Waterville businesses ready to leave Main Street program’s nest

Barrels Community Market and Common Street Arts, two downtown enterprises launched by the Waterville Main Street program, are spinning off on their own to become independent entities.
Published
June 21, 2013

Waterville airport renovations should spur economic growth, officials say

Waterville’s Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport is positioned for growth, now that the area around it has received foreign trade zone status, the terminal has been renovated, equipment bought and the crosswind runway paved, officials said.
Published
June 20, 2013

Waterville city councilors agree to change appointment process

Waterville city councilors this week voted to change the city’s administrative ordinance to say that all terms for those boards will expire at the same time, in December.
Published
June 19, 2013

3 arrested in Waterville drug bust

Waterville police arrested three people Wednesday, seizing drugs including cocaine, heroin and pills.
Published
June 17, 2013

Leaner Waterville schools, city budget faces final votes Tuesday

Waterville city councilors will consider final votes on a proposed $36.4 million municipal and school budget for 2013-14, cut down last week from $37.7 million.