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
September 26, 2022

Skowhegan early learning center gets $1.6 million boost

Sam Hight, who heads a committee leading the fundraising effort for the center, announced that it will be built at the new $75 million elementary school for Maine School Administrative District 54, to be constructed at the site of the Margaret Chase Smith School off Heselton Street.
Published
September 23, 2022

Reporting Aside: She found a home for her children in Etna, but struggles remain and winter awaits

Single working parent Kathy Cooper found a house to rent in the Penobscot County town of Etna for her and her four children after she received an eviction notice from her landlord in St. Albans, but the rental price is nearly twice what she paid before and the house needs a lot of attention, Amy Calder writes.
Published
September 22, 2022

Fairfield man arrested on drug charges after his home is searched

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency searched the Hardwood Lane home Thursday, arresting Justin Lacroix, 35, and seizing drugs worth about $65,000.
Published
September 22, 2022

Two injured in Skowhegan motorcycle crash after driver eludes police

A Topsham man with a passenger on his motorcycle fled from a state trooper late Wednesday, racing through downtown Skowhegan and crashing at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Malbons Mills Road, according to police.
Published
September 21, 2022

Skowhegan public safety building still on track, town manager says

Skowhegan’s top administrator, Christine Almand, said Wednesday that officials are discussing ways to negotiate a solution to extra funding needed for the new public safety building.
Published
September 21, 2022

Traffic pattern changed in downtown Skowhegan on trial basis

In an effort to reduce big truck traffic and help improve both traffic and pedestrian safety, changes were made Wednesday on a trial basis at two problematic intersections.
Published
September 20, 2022

Redesign of Castonguay Square in Waterville will not happen as planned

Funding did not work as intended for the redesign, but a Colby College official said Tuesday that ideas from the original plan could be used to move forward with another design in the future.
Published
September 19, 2022

Wind gust causes pickup hauling camper to jackknife on I-95 in Sidney, police say

The crash occurred Sunday afternoon and emergency crews had to close the interstate for about 45 minutes so the truck and camper could be towed from the scene, according to the Maine State Police.
Published
September 18, 2022

Waterville City Council to host third downtown visioning session

The council is also expected Tuesday to consider approving a vacant and abandoned building ordinance.
Published
September 17, 2022

Thorndike Day features a parade, food, crafts and live music

The daylong event organized by the Thorndike Parks & Recreation Committee, is being held until 5 p.m. in Thorndike Village, just off Gordon Hill Road.