1966 alum Norbert W. Young Jr. urges grads to draw on their strong MCI foundation in the future.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, โReporting Aside,โ 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.
Rafting company: York man who died in rafting accident may have had health problem
Richard Sanders, 67, of York, died after being ejected from the raft Saturday in West Forks Plantation while on a commercial trip with North Country Rivers.
Hikers see bald eagles, other wildlife in Benton, Winslow as part of National Trails Day walk
The Kennebec Messalonskee Trails group hosted a guided hike Saturday along the Kennebec River.
Skowhegan police investigating discovery of body in woods
The police chief said the person who died is presumed to be someone who had been reported missing and potentially suicidal, but his department called in state police investigators to help.
Waterville board to consider final plan for $200 million athletic complex at Colby College
The 350,000-square-foot building would include the first Olympic-sized swimming pool in Maine.
Waterville Area Habitat for Humanity to build its fifth affordable house
The nonprofit organization has expanded its ReStore hours and continues to help those in need with weatherization projects and donations of household items.
Adult education student overcomes anxiety, depression, earns diploma
Bianca Curtis was among 32 who graduated Tuesday from Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education.
Family of missing Waterville child Ayla Reynolds has September hearing for death declaration
More than five years after disappearing from her home, Ayla may be declared dead by a probate judge as the girl’s maternal family eyes a wrongful death lawsuit against the father, Justin DiPietro.
Georgia man tells Waterville students of life after causing death
Waterville Senior High School students headed into prom weekend were moved by Chris Sandy’s story about how his life was turned upside down when he killed an elderly couple while driving drunk.
Downtown revitalization efforts in Waterville going smoothly
Officials announce an upcoming street closure on Appleton Street and a temporary water main shutoff on Main Street as part of the work.