City recreation director says more and more people are coming to events, and those people are also shopping and staying in Waterville.
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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Alfond Foundation gives $600,000 to Jobs for Maine’s Graduates
The grant will help the program, which prepares middle and high school students to prepare for continued education, expand and open new programs in Fairfield and Dexter.
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Mitchell to Maine Legislature: It’s possible to work together
Official portrait of former U.S. senator from Waterville is unveiled at the State House.
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Pair of accidents follow freezing rain in Waterville
An SUV hits a pole off Oak Street, while another accident is reported on Interstate 95.
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Ayla Reynolds protest draws 35 to Waterville police station
Group demands criminal charges be filed against the last people to see Ayla.
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Waterville justice protest planned for Ayla Reynolds
A group demanding action on the missing toddler’s case plans to meet Saturday at the police department on Colby Street.
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Waterville Mayor Heck blasts state aid cut
In remarks to councilors Heck also channels her predecessor, Paul LePage, and shows video of him as mayor in 2009.
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Waterville burglars break glass door, steal tobacco
Police say the value of the broken door is greater than what was stolen in overnight burglary.
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Waterville council struggles to get damaged buildings upgraded
Councilors questioned whether one Main Street site is insured properly.
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Civil rights activist Cotton recalls King
Cotton asks Colby College crowd to envision the world they want to live in and ask if their actions further that vision.