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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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Waterville seeks help to stamp out browntail moth infestation
Waterville looks to locate browntail moth nests as part of a broad strategy to eliminate the pest.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Waterville intersection getting new look to reduce automobile crashes
At least 10 crashes occurred over a three-year period at the intersection of First Rangeway and Western and Chase avenues. On Monday, it will become a four-way stop for motorists.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2021
Waterville council to consider borrowing $5.3 million, with much of it for improvements to city parks
The bond package would include more than $2 million for parks and recreation, including to pave the way for a new ice arena on North Street.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Body of Pennsylvania man recovered from Sheepscot Pond in Palermo
Akshay Mamidela, 25, of Delaware Water Gap, apparently went onto the water Wednesday night to retrieve a paddleboard that had drifted from shore and his kayak capsized due to rough conditions, officials said.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Bangor man killed in I-95 crash in Palmyra
Michael Foss, 37, died at a hospital Thursday after the minivan he was driving went off the interstate, reentered the roadway and rolled over several times, State Police said.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Amy Calder: Beware the ghosts and goblins on a Halloween far different from years past
Decades ago, costumes and many other things were far simpler in Skowhegan, when children took to the streets with their pillowcases to collect candy, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Former Waterville City Manager Roy to receive Mid-Maine Chamber’s top award
Michael Roy will be given the Distinguished Community Service Award on Thursday during the 58th annual Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Two contested races and a series of proposed charter changes await Waterville voters
Tuesday’s ballot will feature races in Ward 7 for City Council and the Board of Education, and voters across the city will consider three changes to the city charter.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2021
Housing crisis continues, but modest gains seen in Waterville, elsewhere, according to homeless advocates
A virtual forum this week on homelessness was the third and final in a series addressing the intractable issues making homelessness a chronic problem.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2021
Kennebec River in Waterville, Winslow quietly becomes destination spot for anglers, nature lovers
The river, once known for its foul water, has transformed to become a recreational gem just a stone’s throw from downtown Waterville, Maine guides and others say.
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