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Staff Writer

Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Sundays in 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, she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work at the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has received numerous of awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association and is author of the book, "Comfort is an Old Barn," a collection of curated columns published by Islandport Press. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.

Amy Calder, Columns, Maine

Amy Calder: Thankful for the hospital

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

One might think a hospital is a dangerous place to be during the pandemic, but it actually is one of the safest, Amy Calder writes.

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Gov. Mills addresses pandemic, Maine’s economic recovery at Waterville chamber breakfast

by Amy Calder January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce based in Waterville hosted the January Business Breakfast at the Best Western Plus Grand Hotel.

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Waterville board approves $15.8 million Kennebec Water District complex plans

by Amy Calder January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

The new 20,000-square-foot building on Drummond Avenue would house Kennebec Water District’s business office, which currently is on Cool Street, and its operations center, which now is on South Street.

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Smithfield man arrested after making threat, brandishing firearm at Skowhegan store, police say

by Amy Calder January 9, 2022January 10, 2022

A Smithfield man faces multiple charges after brandishing a firearm at a Skowhegan store early Sunday and then fleeing in a vehicle, before being arrested.

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Waterville survey seeks browntail moth information from residents

by Amy Calder January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

Notices mailed over the weekend ask city residents to complete online survey about the invasive species to identify and try to mitigate problem areas.

Maine, Morning Sentinel

Waterville Planning Board to consider additions to school, water district building

by Amy Calder January 9, 2022January 10, 2022

Officials are expected to request a final plan review for a 5,000-square-foot classroom addition to George J. Mitchell School.

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Skowhegan man charged with eluding an officer, other charges after foot chase

by Amy Calder January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

Derek Knowles, 41, of Skowhegan, refused to stop for an officer and eventually left the vehicle he was driving and took off on foot, jumping over a fence and running until he was caught, according to police.

Amy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel

Amy Calder: School crimes and misdemeanors, and the punishment that ensued

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

In the old days, some teachers would physically hit kids, a transgression that today would get them fired and charged with assault, Amy Calder writes.