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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PublishedFebruary 13, 2016
Chocolate lovers flock to annual Fairfield festival
Fudge, candy and cakes were among the Valentine’s Day gifts purchased.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2016
Authorities warn central Maine residents about IRS phone scam
Police departments received dozens of calls from central Maine residents targeted by scam calls, part of a statewide fraud reported this week.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2016
Maine hungers for art and culture, Maine Arts Commission director tells Waterville audience
Julie Richard said the commission is pushing for more funding for arts programs, and many of its initiatives mesh with recent Waterville efforts.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
Waterville Civil Air Patrol cadets take off
Once a fizzling organization, the local squadron recently was recognized for its growth, but the life boost for its members is the real success story.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
As Waterville Creates! enters second year, vision emerges
The organization is working to help revitalize downtown and create public places, and it has joined a national study measuring the economic effect of nonprofit arts and culture.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2016
Waterville council gives initial OK for zone change for Taco Bell
The fast-food company wants to build a 1,700-square-foot restaurant at 345 Main St.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2016
Waterville council votes 7-0 to sell part of Concourse to Colby for dorm
Some downtown business owners urged a delay; others said now is the time to seize the opportunity.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Waterville, other communities to hear trash disposal alternative as PERC contracts near end
Representatives from Fiberight, a waste to energy plant in Hampden, will speak to Waterville and Augusta-area officials about an option for municipal garbage disposal.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Waterville downtown traffic study kicks off
The city, Colby College and the state Department of Transportation say the study, due to be completed by the end of June, is needed because of the ongoing downtown revitalization effort.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Waterville to consider adopting moratorium on marijuana-related businesses
City Councilors will take a first vote Tuesday on banning pot operations for 180 days while the city decides where such businesses would be located and how they would be regulated.
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