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
January 30, 2022

Waterville City Council to consider remote-only meetings

Councilors are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave. Members of the public can view or take part in the meeting virtually via links on the city’s website — www.waterville-me.gov.
Published
January 28, 2022

Amy Calder: Too many online orders and packages have you feeling boxed in?

Boxes, once scarce for wrapping gifts and sending packages, now are everywhere, sending delivery people and mail carriers scurrying up and down streets every day, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 27, 2022

Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching

David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
January 26, 2022

After failed efforts to find a buyer, panel seeks new path toward reopening Hampden waste-to-energy plant

The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, is struggling to find a qualified buyer, in part because of the complex ownership structure of the Hampden site.
Published
January 26, 2022

Waterville man randomly shot pedestrian in eye with BB gun, police say

Cody Dutton, 21, was arrested Tuesday and charged with elevated aggravated assault and also is accused of criminal mischief for shooting out windows last week, Waterville police said.
Published
January 25, 2022

Waterville seeks assistant superintendent who would move into top position

The Waterville Board of Education plans to hold a public meeting Feb. 7 to discuss the hiring of an assistant superintendent.
Published
January 25, 2022

Waterville student’s letter prompts COVID-19 safety talks

Waterville Junior High School Principal Don Roux told the Waterville Board of Education on Monday that a letter to the Morning Sentinel editor written by a seventh grader prompted him to launch discussions with the student leadership team.
Published
January 23, 2022

Waterville, Winslow officials urge DOT to close Ticonic Bridge during construction

The $40.5 million project to replace the bridge over the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow on U.S. Route 201 is scheduled to start this fall or in the spring of next year.
Published
January 21, 2022

Amy Calder: For one young Waterville couple, there’s no place like a home

Anna Zinkovitch and Kevyn Warren, homeless for several months, finally have an apartment in Waterville, thanks to help from Starfish Village Ministry and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 19, 2022

Waterville addresses increasing COVID-19 numbers among city staff

From September through November, about one in 18 city employees who took COVID-19 tests was positive for the virus, according to officials.