The former legislator and state GOP chairman will replace Fred Hardy, who died last month, in District 2, which includes Farmington, New Sharon and Chesterville.
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.
Cyrway recovering from heart attack
Benton state senator was stricken on a flight from Louisiana late Friday night
Waterville City Council to consider razing Airport Road building
The former Greyhound bus terminal is deteriorating and considered an eyesore.
Taste of Waterville to feature local artists
The daylong downtown food festival Wednesday also will display local art on Castonguay Square.
Waterville apartment fire cause still unknown
The Wednesday fire started in a second-floor apartment and a state fire marshal’s investigator said his office still has more people to talk to before the investigation is complete.
More animals seized from Sidney farm
Malnourished, sick goats, calves and a chicken were taken from Mark Gould’s Drummond Avenue farm, which has a history of animal problems.
Waterville’s Festival at the Falls might still be alive
Business owner Kevin Joseph has pitched in $1,000 and is urging other businesses to do the same.
Cause of Waterville apartment fire under investigation
The 48 Silver St. blaze, battled by about 30 firefighters from Waterville, Winslow and Oakland, started shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor.
Waterville Ward 1 Democratic caucus organizer says no candidate emerged
The lone resident of the ward, aside from City Council hopefuls Fred Stubbert and Steve Soule, said she didn’t want to be the one to pick.
Festival at the Falls off for lack of funding
Waterville city budget cuts included $4,500 that paid for the one-day multi-ethnic event.