It’s amazing what we can learn about birds if we just take the time to watch and listen, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder
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.
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Two police officials injured, father and son arrested after high speed chase on I-95 in Pittsfield
Joseph Chambers, 46, was charged Thursday with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, operating under the influence, eluding an officer, and refusing to submit to arrest, and his son, Devin Chambers, 25, was charged with two counts of assault on a police officer and violation of probation.
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Educare in Waterville celebrates 50th anniversary of Week of the Young Child
Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho read aloud a proclamation Wednesday at Educare Central Maine, recognizing the Week of the Young Child and recalling his own experiences as the parent of a child enrolled in the early childhood education program.
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Fire destroys outbuilding on Bigelow Hill Road in Skowhegan
Firefighters from three departments responded to the fire at 440 Bigelow Hill Road which Skowhegan fire Chief Shawn Howard deemed accidental.
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Controversy prompts Waterville school board to take first vote on new hiring policy
In a surprise announcement at the start of the meeting, Carole Gilley, the principal at Waterville Junior High School, told the board she will also retire this year.
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Most Waterville city councilors support buying body cameras for police
“It might be beneficial for future investigations for the department to pursue the purchase of body cameras..,” an Incident Review Team concluded.
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Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville to begin building renovations
The museum at 7 Eustis Parkway has delayed opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A date for that opening has yet to be set.
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New Waterville center ‘could be a model — the idea of the arts bringing downtown back to life’
Susan T. Rodriguez, the lead architect for the $18 million art center in downtown Waterville, discusses the building’s design process.
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Amy Calder: For the love of animals, and meat consumption
It’s interesting that we humans can be repulsed by the sight of animals being slaughtered yet we love to consume the meat they provide.
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Skowhegan High’s speech club wins states while 3 Waterville High students will compete in nationals
Skowhegan team goes undefeated, while Waterville team, revived in 2017 through a donation honoring donor’s brother, will send three underclassmen virtually to the national competition in June.