Amy Calder – Page 54 – The Portland Press Herald

Staff Writer

Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Sundays 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, 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.

Local & State

LePage denies pardon for Waterville resident deported to Haiti

by Amy Calder November 20, 2018November 20, 2018

The pardon of Lexius Saint Martin’s underlying trafficking conviction would have helped to bring him back to the U.S. and his family, advocates say.

Local & State

Waterville-area fire units struggle with lack of staff

by Amy Calder November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

Many chiefs worry about resident and firefighter safety and are looking for innovative solutions.

Business, Local & State

Camden National Bank open for business in new Colby building in downtown Waterville

by Amy Calder November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

The bank, which moved recently from lower Main Street in Waterville to the new Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons, held a ribbon-cutting Monday morning, a week after it opened.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

State fire officials seek help in identifying Benton arson suspect

by Amy Calder October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

Surveillance camera shows images of the suspect Monday at the scene of a self-storage building fire on Neck Road.

Local & State

Waterville man taken to hospital after fall from window

by Amy Calder October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

Police Chief Joseph Massey said the man fell about 30 feet after he apparently lost his balance while talking to a friend who was on the ground below the apartment building at the corner of College Avenue and Highwood Street.

Local & State

Winslow woman in critical condition from Friday crash on China Road

by Amy Calder October 15, 2018October 16, 2018

Police Chief Shawn O’Leary says he recommends a rumble strip be installed in the center of China Road in Winslow to help reduce the number of crashes along the road.

Local & State

Four injured in destructive two-vehicle crash on China Road in Winslow

by Amy Calder October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

In a dramatic rescue, emergency crews extricated two people and two dogs from a pickup truck and a woman from a car at the intersection of North and South Reynolds roads.