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
February 24, 2021

Longtime Waterville store, Beverly’s Card & Gift, closing at Elm Plaza

In business 38 years, Paul Lessard, owner of Beverly’s Card & Gift, also had stores at JFK Mall and on The Concourse over the years.
Published
February 24, 2021

China Primary School reports 1 COVID-19 case

China Primary School, located on Lakeview Drive in China, enrolls about 250 students in prekindergarten through grade four.
Published
February 22, 2021

Kennebec Savings Bank, Kennebec Federal Savings merger imminent

The banks will become Kennebec Savings Bank when the merger is completed at 5:01 p.m. on March 5.
Published
February 21, 2021

Fishing derby in Canaan kicks off weeklong Somerset SnowFest

SnowFest includes a series of activities, including the only equestrian skijoring race in the Northeast which involves a horse and rider pulling a snowboarder or an Alpine skier down a 1,000-foot track of gates and jumps.
Published
February 20, 2021

‘Improper passing’ led to head-on Fairfield crash, police say

A husband and wife from Madison were taken to the hospital Friday night after their van collided head-on with a car that apparently was trying to improperly pass other vehicles on Middle Road in Fairfield.
Published
February 19, 2021

Amy Calder: Celebrating national pet day during the pandemic

The world would be a sadder and lonelier place without our pets, and celebrating National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday gives us a chance to honor and pamper them, Amy Calder writes.
Published
February 18, 2021

Pennsylvania man dies from apparent heart attack while snowmobiling on Pleasant Pond

Mark Schaub, 62, was riding a snowmobile with his wife on the pond in the Somerset County town of Caratunk when he apparently suffered a cardiac issue and fell off the snowmobile.
Published
February 17, 2021

Special committee to review fatal Waterville police shooting of Hartland man

Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey is convening a special committee to review the fatal shooting of a Hartland man last week by a police officer.
Published
February 17, 2021

Waterville council postpones voting on proposed change in Kennebec River management plan

The council voted to postpone indefinitely making a decision about an amendment to update the Kennebec River management plan, developed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
Published
February 14, 2021

Waterville City Council to consider final vote on downtown tax district request

The meeting, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, will be accessible to the public through a link at the city’s website — waterville-me.gov. Those wanting to take part in the meeting must contact the city clerk’s office for credentials to log in.