WATERVILLE — Karen Black doesn’t have much use for films that rely on loud special effects and computer-generated images to grab a viewer’s attention.
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.
Karen Black talks career, love of Maine
WATERVILLE — Karen Black doesn’t have much use for films that rely on loud special effects and computer generated images to grab a viewer’s attention.
Waterville area police; Franklin and Somerset logs
Thefts, vehicle accidents, mischief
AMY CALDER: The late, great ‘Empire Falls’ grill
You know you are getting old when you start talking about something that happened nearly 10 years ago and a young person just gives you a blank stare.
Film fans pack Opera House, cheer festival opening
WATERVILLE — The 15th annual Maine International Film Festival opened Friday night to enthusiastic applause from about 500 people who packed the newly renovated Waterville Opera House.
Movie fans excited by opening night at film festival
WATERVILLE — The 15th annual Maine International Film Festival opened Friday night to enthusiastic applause from about 500 people who packed the newly renovated Waterville Opera House.
Showtime: ‘VacationLand’ will kick off 10-day Maine International Film Festival
WATERVILLE — The Maine International Film Festival opens today with Academy Award nominee Karen Black bringing her Maine-made film, “Vacationland,” to the Waterville Opera House.
Haines to leave executive director post at Waterville Main Street
WATERVILLE — Shannon Haines plans to resign in the fall as executive director of Waterville Main Street after nine years on the job.