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
April 30, 2013

Waterville officials grapple with municipal, school budgets

Despite unknown revenue from the state, Waterville officials presented its proposed $37.3 million budget Tuesday.
Published
April 30, 2013

Instructor, Colby students reflect on visit to Cuba at global forum

Students and a professor from a Colby College comparative law class who traveled to Cuba in January recounted what they learned about the economic and judicial system in the communist country at a Global Forum Tuesday.
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April 29, 2013

Benton man, 82, loses home to fire

Clyde Berry, 82, of Benton, lost his Benton Avenue home and everything he owned in a fire early Monday.
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April 25, 2013

A loss in profits has Waterville recycling center shifting gears

Skills Recycling, of Waterville, is losing so much money that it plans to stop taking paper, plastic, cans and glass starting July 1, but will continue recycling computers and electronics.
Published
April 24, 2013

Colby students, staff reflect on Boston bombings, pray for victims

The Colby College community gathered Wednesday to honor the victims of last week’s bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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April 23, 2013

Waterville mayor, council want additional police officer

Waterville Mayor Karen Heck and some city councilors on Tuesday argued that the city needs at least one more police officer.
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April 21, 2013

Winslow heart transplant candidate urges organ donations

Rosemarie Gilbert is not afraid to die, but she’s not ready to go either. There are lots of things she wants to do first.
Published
April 16, 2013

Waterville council OKs $127K for new police department furniture

Waterville city councilors on Tuesday voted 5-1 to spend $127,431 for furniture, fixtures and equipment for a new $3.3 million police station being built on Colby Street.
Published
April 15, 2013

No charges for marijuana use at Skowhegan protest Monday

Donald Christen ate marijuana cookies Monday and produced a quart-sized Mason jar of the aromatic weed as he stood on the steps of the Somerset County Superior courthouse, but was not charged with a crime, as he has a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana.
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April 15, 2013

Central Mainers grateful for safety after Boston Marathon explosions

Central Maine residents near the scene of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions, and their family members, say they’re safe and grateful for that safety.