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 10, 2013

Officials close investigation into downtown Waterville fire, but continue to look at code violations

State fire officials have closed their investigation into a fire that heavily damaged a downtown building a week ago, but they continue to look at whether any building or life safety codes were violated.
Published
May 9, 2013

Low-income senior citizen housing to replace St. Francis church

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, its rectory and its parish hall will be razed this month and replaced with low-income housing for seniors.
Published
May 8, 2013

Waterville school budget referendum set for June 11

Voters will go to the polls June 11 to decide the fate of a proposed $20.1 million Waterville school budget for the coming school year.
Published
May 8, 2013

Recent fire in Waterville prompt city councilors to form fire safety panel

Waterville’s Fire Chief David LaFountain’s announcement Tuesday that four downtown buildings do not have functioning sprinkler systems and a fire on May 3, prompted councilors to form a panel to study downtown fire safety issues.
Published
May 6, 2013

Waterville Board of Education cuts $130,831 from proposed budget by 7-0 vote

The Board of Education on Monday night voted 7-0 to trim the proposed $20.2 million school budget for 2013-14 by $130,831. The cuts came about a month after the board voted to cut $644,481 from an earlier proposed $20.8 million school budget.
Published
May 5, 2013

The comfort of an old barn

There’s something exquisite about an old barn standing there in a field, a remnant of a time when farmers tossed hay into wagons with pitchforks on a hot summer day, the scent of fresh hay wafting through the air.
Published
May 3, 2013

Winslow Family Fourth celebration’s new chairman promises surprises

WINSLOW — The 23rd annual Winslow Family 4th of July Celebration will feature humorist Tim Sample, a giant parade, fireworks and new events including a children’s day in Halifax Park. The event will be under the direction of new chairman Kevin Douglas.
Published
May 3, 2013

Fire hits upper floors of Waterville Main Street building

Fire tore through the upper floors of a Waterville Main Street building Friday, damaging two shops on the first floor and leaving three apartment tenants homeless. There were no reports of injuries.
Published
May 2, 2013

Waterville Police ticketing for unreasonably loud exhausts

Waterville police are ticketing people whose loud exhaust systems are causing disturbances.
Published
May 2, 2013

Neighbors rally for fire victim, 82

Family and friends of the Benton man that lost his home to a fire this week searched through the rubble for anything salvageable.