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 12, 2022

Waterville Planning Board debates plans for 24-lot subdivision that would require ordinance changes

Developer Kevin Violette tells board that for his project to work, some modifications would have to be made to a city ordinance regarding subdivisions.
Published
July 11, 2022

Waterville Planning Board to review several subdivision plans

Board is scheduled Tuesday night to consider projects proposed for Eight Rod Road, Webb Road, City View Drive and elsewhere in the city.
Published
July 11, 2022

Waterville police investigate death of man found on apartment house steps

Body was discovered early Monday at 13 Oak St., where tenants said he lived.
Published
July 11, 2022

Peter Hallen named assistant superintendent for Waterville Public Schools

Peter Hallen, 50, the director of the Mid-Maine Technical Center for the last 10 years, was appointed to his new position by the Board of Education on Monday.
Published
July 1, 2022

Reporting Aside: No task is too tall or pie in the sky for these two civic-minded stalwarts

Peter Garrett of Winslow and Nancy Williams of Waterville have been working for about a year to develop plans for a scenic gravel trail that would meander through Waterville’s South End along the Kennebec River and include a park adjacent to the water, Amy Calder writes.
Published
June 29, 2022

Waterville Board of Education finalizes $28.4 million budget

The Waterville Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday and took a second, final vote to approve a budget that gives salary increases to teachers and educational technicians.
Published
June 29, 2022

Acquisition of Hampden recycling and waste-to-energy plant expected within two weeks

The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, plans to buy the plant and updated the public Wednesday on the progress of the purchase.
Published
June 28, 2022

Waterville City Council approves $51.6 million city and school budget

Spending increases boost city’s property tax rate by 35 cents per $1,000 worth of assessed valuation, instead of the planned 50 cents.
Published
June 27, 2022

Eight have applied for the Waterville assistant superintendent job

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday got an update on the search from Superintendent Eric Haley.
Published
June 27, 2022

Waterville council to consider proposed $51.7 million budget

The special City Council meeting will be held Tuesday and councilors are expected to vote on a $23.3 million budget for the city and another $28.4 million for schools.