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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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Reporting Aside: Waterville church offers soup, sandwich and kindness
The Evening Sandwich Program in the basement of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville is a lifeline for Terri Cashman, 42, and her husband, who live in a garage.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Three charged in connection with Fairfield vehicle burglaries after chase
A 14-year-old male also was involved in the early morning capture of suspects Wednesday and is being held in protective custody, according to Fairfield police Chief Tom Gould.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Colby College plans to build residence hall on Waterville campus to house 217 students
The Waterville Planning Board got a look at preliminary plans for The Residence Hall on Mayflower Hill Drive on Tuesday, and Colby College officials are scheduled to return to the board May 14 for final approval.
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Dealership owners Chris and Linanne Gaunce net Waterville-area chamber’s highest award
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s 61st annual awards ceremony will be held Thursday to a sold out audience at the Waterville Elks Banquet Center where eight other awards will be presented.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
In Waterville, Julia Gagnon’s future in-laws are the ‘American Idol’ contestant’s biggest fans
Mike and Doreen Haven of Waterville, whose son, Nate, is engaged to Julia Gagnon, said they were blown away by her singing voice the first time they heard it.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
7-year-old Skowhegan boy severely injured when large boulder crushes his arm
The boy, who suffered a severe injury, was rushed to Redington-Fairview General Hospital and then by LifeFlight to a Portland hospital, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Minor injuries reported in Oakland crash between 2 vehicles
One of the drivers involved was bleeding from the mouth but refused to be taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Reporting Aside: Daughters haunted by mother’s killing in Waterville
Sisters Caitlyn and Kayla Bragg discuss the grief and agony their family has felt since the Dec. 27 killing of their mother, Angela Bragg.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
Waterville police investigate hoax bomb threat at Shaw’s Plaza
While investigators declined to say which business reported the threat, the incident comes as more than 40 Planet Fitness locations across the United States have been targeted by similar hoax threats in the wake of a social media campaign against the company’s trans-inclusive locker room policy.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Waterville City Council approves rezoning for Webb Road solar farm
Property owner Leo St. Peter still needs approval from the Planning Board to build the solar garden.
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