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
March 24, 2013

From homeless and hopeless to vital link in the food pantry chain

Ken Stevens, 68, runs a little-known but hugely important operation at 18 Lithgow St. in Winslow called the North East Dream Center, a hub for food collection and distribution to about 32 food pantries and soup kitchens in Somerset and northern Kennebec counties.
Published
March 23, 2013

Committee seeks farmers’ help to set agriculture-friendly tone in Winslow

A special committee in Winslow is exploring how to help promote farming, preserve farmland and support those who produce milk, vegetables, fruit, hay and other agricultural goods.
Published
March 22, 2013

School bus runs over Messalonskee Middle School student’s foot

A Messalonskee Middle School student was taken by ambulance to a Waterville hospital early Friday after a bus reportedly ran over his foot.
Published
March 20, 2013

Electrical problem blamed for Fairfield home fire Wednesday

Firefighters from four towns battled a blaze at a home at 567 Norridgewock Road on Wednesday.
Published
March 18, 2013

Waterville council to consider $10,000 natural gas feasibility study

Waterville city councilors on Tuesday will consider spending $10,000 to help fund a study to explore the viability and options for having natural gas in Waterville
Published
March 18, 2013

Firefighters’ quick response helps save Oakland business

A large tree branch fell on wires attached to the building at 85 Water St. and caused an electrical fire Sunday at Oakland Redemption & Discount Beverage.
Published
March 17, 2013

As snow melts, the urge to tidy up grows

The spring cleaning bug has struck staff writer Amy Calder early.
Published
March 16, 2013

Waterville’s Mirakuya Steak House puts flair into dining out

Expect to hear lots of squeals and laughter if you dine at Mirakuya Steak House at JFK Plaza off Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.
Published
March 14, 2013

Committee gives new life to Old 470 steam locomotive restoration

A Waterville special city committee will submit a proposal to a foundation that has expressed interest in helping the city restore the Old 470 steam locomotive.
Published
March 13, 2013

Catholic community praises choice of Argentine as new pope

Excitement spread among the area’s Catholic community Wednesday as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was named Pope Francis.