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
July 21, 2022

Municipal Review Committee negotiating with Dallas investor in purchase, operation of Hampden plant

Committee votes Thursday to discuss partnering with Revere Capital as the committee moves toward acquiring the Coastal Resources of Maine recycling and waste-to-energy plant in Hampden.
Published
July 21, 2022

With dozens of openings, Waterville schools face staffing shortage

Waterville Public Schools has 38 job openings for teachers, educational technicians, administrators, coaches and other positions.
Published
July 20, 2022

Maine Office of Cannabis Policy holds listening session in Waterville

Held on Wednesday night at the Best Western in Waterville, the session draws about 70 people, including cultivators, retailers of medical and recreational cannabis, legislators and health care workers.
Published
July 19, 2022

Waterville City Council votes to declare vacancies in Wards 1 and 5

Special election set for Nov. 8 to fill vacancies created when Councilor Mike Morris, D-Ward 1, resigned because he has moved out of the ward, and because Councilor Rick Foss, R-Ward 5, is moving to Winslow.
Published
July 18, 2022

Maine International Film Festival in Waterville went ‘so, so tremendously well,’ organizers say

The 25th annual festival, known as MIFF, drew filmmakers from as far as California, Mexico and the United Kingdom and moviegoers from all over the world, according to festival director.
Published
July 15, 2022

Old Navy the latest store to confirm plans to open in Waterville plaza

The national retailer is scheduled to open in JFK Plaza in early November, around the same time that Ulta Beauty will open there.
Published
July 15, 2022

Reporting Aside: Waterville officer stood tall in protecting city, and now others will stand for him

Police Officer Timothy Hinton, who retired Thursday, stands out as a dedicated public servant whose work set an example for others, Amy Calder writes.
Published
July 14, 2022

Skowhegan fire chief to retire after 8 years leading fire operations

Chief Shawn Howard has served with the Skowhegan Fire Department for more than a quarter century, having joined fresh out of high school.
Published
July 14, 2022

Weekend event to recognize store that was downtown Waterville landmark

Plaque to be unveiled Sunday at the new Levine’s Park, adjacent to the Lockwood Hotel at 9 Main St., to celebrate the former Levine’s clothing store that operated for more than a century before closing in the 1990s.
Published
July 13, 2022

Death of man whose body found outside Waterville apartment building not suspicious, police say

Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey identified the man found dead on the steps of an Oak Street apartment building early Monday as Ivory Shoulders, 36.