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
May 18, 2021

Late-night gatherings raise concerns over proposed events center at former Waterville church

Jennifer Bergeron wants to open an events center at the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church, but some neighbors say they are concerned about noise, alcohol consumption and events, ending late at night.
Published
May 17, 2021

Waterville council to consider approving Lockwood Mills tax district request

The City Council on Tuesday also will consider adopting an ordinance dealing with the use of facial recognition technology in the city.
Published
May 17, 2021

Goodale arraignment delayed in 1987 Janet Brochu murder case

Officials said Monday the indictment against Gerald Goodale was ready seven months ago, but the grand jury did not take it up until recently because of judicial delays caused by the pandemic.
Published
May 16, 2021

Veterans’ to be remembered at ceremonies across central Maine on Memorial Day

Veterans’ organizations plan services in Starks, Madison, Anson and East Madison, and at three locations in Waterville.
Published
May 14, 2021

Man arrested in connection with 1987 murder of Winslow woman

Gerald Goodale, who in 1989 was sentenced to 75 years for the murder of Geraldine Finn of Skowhegan, has been indicted on charges that he killed Janet Brochu in 1987.
Published
May 14, 2021

Prospective buyer of Waterville church complex seeks zone change to turn it into events center

The Waterville Planning Board on Monday will consider recommending to the City Council that the Sacred Heart Catholic Church property be rezoned so that it may be turned into an events center.
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May 14, 2021

Amy Calder: Victims of a tight housing market

Isreal and Desiree Mosley and their two children have been looking to move into a better apartment in Waterville, but they are being priced out of a tight housing market, Amy Calder writes.
Published
May 13, 2021

Waterville’s $4 million Alfond Municipal Pool project nearing home stretch

Matt Skehan, director of both the Waterville Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments, said the pool facility is expected to open for the season June 19.
Published
May 13, 2021

Poet Richard Blanco to speak at Colby College’s 200th commencement

The graduation ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 23, but the event is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 13, 2021

Colby College officials still deciding whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations for fall semester

Administrators at other Maine colleges — including Bowdoin College, Bates College, St. Joseph’s College and College of the Atlantic — have announced they will require full vaccinations prior to the fall semester.