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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PublishedApril 25, 2013
A loss in profits has Waterville recycling center shifting gears
Skills Recycling, of Waterville, is losing so much money that it plans to stop taking paper, plastic, cans and glass starting July 1, but will continue recycling computers and electronics.
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PublishedApril 24, 2013
Colby students, staff reflect on Boston bombings, pray for victims
The Colby College community gathered Wednesday to honor the victims of last week’s bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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PublishedApril 23, 2013
Waterville mayor, council want additional police officer
Waterville Mayor Karen Heck and some city councilors on Tuesday argued that the city needs at least one more police officer.
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PublishedApril 21, 2013
Winslow heart transplant candidate urges organ donations
Rosemarie Gilbert is not afraid to die, but she’s not ready to go either. There are lots of things she wants to do first.
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PublishedApril 16, 2013
Waterville council OKs $127K for new police department furniture
Waterville city councilors on Tuesday voted 5-1 to spend $127,431 for furniture, fixtures and equipment for a new $3.3 million police station being built on Colby Street.
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PublishedApril 15, 2013
No charges for marijuana use at Skowhegan protest Monday
Donald Christen ate marijuana cookies Monday and produced a quart-sized Mason jar of the aromatic weed as he stood on the steps of the Somerset County Superior courthouse, but was not charged with a crime, as he has a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana.
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PublishedApril 15, 2013
Central Mainers grateful for safety after Boston Marathon explosions
Central Maine residents near the scene of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions, and their family members, say they’re safe and grateful for that safety.
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PublishedApril 15, 2013
Two found dead in Farmington Monday; police mum on cause
Larry Decker, of Farmington, and a 20-something female houseguest were found dead at Decker’s 202 Maple Ave. home early Monday, according to police and a neighbor.
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PublishedApril 14, 2013
Colby Cares Day to aid 30 causes on Saturday
More than 300 Colby College students, staff members, administrators and faculty members will go to 30 sites in Waterville and beyond on Saturday to help organize food and clothes for the needy; clean up museums, playgrounds, parks and trails; and devise art projects for children.
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PublishedApril 14, 2013
Violence breeds violence
Call me old-fashioned, but I believe the more fictional violence is produced on TV, online and in the movies, the more it gets embedded in our psyches and more violent incidents occur.
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