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 5, 2013

Waterville councilors OK KMD, Carver Street lots rezoning request

Waterville city councilors voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve rezoning two lots on Kennedy Memorial Drive and Carver Street to allow certain businesses,fter a long discussion between the lot owner’s daughter, neighbors and councilors about what types of business would be allowed on the lots.
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March 5, 2013

$100K community center roof job the big issue before Rome voters Saturday

Rome voters will be asked to approve a $100,000 fix to the community center roof, and authorize a property tax cut, at Saturday’s town meeting.
Published
March 4, 2013

Troy family loses home, pets in fire Monday

Fire on Monday destroyed a house at 3 Alley Lane in Troy, leaving three people homeless in that Waldo County town.
Published
March 4, 2013

Waterville councilors consider suspending stormwater payments on Tuesday

Waterville councilors Tuesday will consider withholding payment of stormwater treatment fees to the Waterville Sewerage District.
Published
March 3, 2013

Thomas College student pushing Waterville skateboarding park upgrade

David Dutil, a Thomas College sophomore, is trying to raise $5,000 for improvements to the Waterville skateboard park off Green Street.
Published
March 3, 2013

Waterville volunteer’s generosity, good humor needed from soup kitchen supporters, too

Don Reny, 76, runs the Notre Dame soup kitchen in Waterville on a shoestring, a prayer and with good humor, but donations and fundraiser support are needed, too.
Published
February 28, 2013

The winter storm that wasn’t

The storm that was predicted to drop several inches to a foot of snow on central Maine Wednesday was, well, kind of a flop.
Published
February 28, 2013

Storm dumps less snow than predicted

The storm that was predicted to drop several inches to a foot of snow over central Maine Wednesday was, well, kind of a flop.
Published
February 28, 2013

Waterville police log, Feb. 27 and 28

Shoplifting, theft, criminal mischief
Published
February 27, 2013

Schools, highway workers, CMP prepare for storm

Some schools in central Maine didn’t open Wednesday, others closed early, highway workers were rested and ready, and Central Maine Power Co. was on watch as a late winter storm approached.