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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 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.
Actress, model Lauren Hutton to receive Maine International Film Festival award
20th annual Waterville festival kicks off July 14 at Opera House, Railroad Square Cinema.
Cianbro lands $215 million port contract in New York
The company will help modernize and expand facilities at the U.S. Land Port of Entry in Alexandria Bay.
Waterville councilors to consider overriding veto of recyclables pickup decision
The council on June 6 approved a move to city collection once the contract with the current disposal service expires this month.
Film shot on Monhegan opens Maine International Film Festival
‘The Sounding,’ a mystery directed by Catherine Eaton, begins a 10-day run that will include over 100 American and foreign films screened at the Opera House and the Railroad Square Cinema.
Funding for Waterville Main Street in ‘precarious situation’
The board president says the nonprofit organization will not make a pitch to the City Council for funding in light of municipal and school budget problems.
Longtime employee buys Jorgensen’s Cafe in Waterville
Theresa Dunn says she is excited about downtown revitalization and welcomes the future influx of students, workers in the heart of the city.
Waterville boy, 11, injured when bicycle crashes into car
The driver and a witness say the car was stopped at the end of a driveway on Western Avenue when the bike struck the car’s left rear tail light.
Waterville board OKs plans for new Colby athletic complex
An Olympic-size pool and a hockey arena will be part of the complex, which is expected to open in 2020.
Rafting company suspects York man may have suffered health problem
The Maine Warden Service continues to investigate the Saturday rafting death of Richard Sanders, 67.