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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March 23, 2021

Benton annual Town Meeting on Saturday will be by secret ballot

Residents are scheduled to vote on warrant articles, as well as candidates for selectman and road commissioner.
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March 22, 2021

Waterville schools administrative shuffle prompts outcry

Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley made four administrative transfers after George J. Mitchell Principal Allan Martin announced he was leaving, but members of the Waterville Board of Education said they believe the positions should have been advertised.
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March 22, 2021

Earth moves and trees fall as street work begins in downtown Waterville

Workers from Crooker Construction Inc. of Topsham took down trees on a traffic island near Front Street on Monday morning and planned to remove curbing and put gravel on the site.
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March 19, 2021

Amy Calder: Helping those in need

The Waterville Area Essentials Closet provides free necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo to those in need — items not typically given out at food pantries.
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March 18, 2021

Waterville mayor promises to veto river resolution, then changes his mind

Mayor Jay Coelho issues statement Thursday that vetoing a City Council vote to support the state’s river management plan amendment would be an exercise in futility.
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March 18, 2021

Water pipe breaks at Winslow Elementary School

The pipe broke during the night, dumping water into a second-floor hallway and then onto the first floor, forcing school officials to cancel in-person classes Thursday.
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March 17, 2021

Burnham annual Town Meeting set for Saturday

Voters will consider approving a proposed $660,295 budget as part of the 60-article warrant.
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March 17, 2021

Waterville council approves tax district, supports packaging resolution

The City Council on Tuesday also voted to establish a city manager evaluation committee to include Council Chairman Erik Thomas, D-Ward 7, and councilors Rebecca Green, D-Ward 4, and Thomas Klepach, D-Ward 3.
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March 17, 2021

Detroit voters to consider $449,000 budget at Town Meeting

The Detroit annual Town Meeting will be held Saturday, March 20, at the town hall, with elections to be held the day before, also at the town hall.
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March 16, 2021

Waterville council votes to support amendment to state’s plan for Kennebec River

Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho said after Tuesday’s meeting that he planned to veto the City Council’s vote to support the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ proposed amendment to its Kennebec River Management Plan.