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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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
At least 2 people, dog rescued after breaking through ice in Fairfield
The rescue took place on a small pond off Middle Road in Fairfield around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday where a dog is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Waterville man charged by FBI over online threats to kill President Biden, immigrants
Benjamin Brown was arrested Monday on a warrant charging transmitting a threatening interstate communication and his Spring Street apartment was searched, according to a U.S. District Court official.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Naples man found dead in Waterville school bus died of self-inflicted gunshot, police say
Anthony Engelhardt, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to an autopsy.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Waterville to use federal grant to study economic impact of outdoor recreation
Businesses, organizations and municipal officials said Monday the results of the research are expected to benefit the city.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Discovery of a body prompts closure Monday of all Waterville schools
Police say the body was found early Monday in the driver’s seat of a school bus parked at Waterville Junior High School at 100 West River Road; foul play is not suspected.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Winslow man, 22, identified by police as victim in fatal Waterville shooting
An autopsy performed Tuesday found that Justin Iraola died from multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2024
Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
Annual Central Maine Chocolate Festival draws those with sweet tooths, other interests to Fairfield
Vendors were selling chocolate treats, crafts, toys and other items Sunday at the Fairfield Community Center, all to benefit the Central Maine Fourth of July Celebration in Clinton.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Colby College receives $50 million gift to be used for financial aid
The gift from the Lunder Foundation will support the college’s ongoing efforts to enroll and graduate talented students from all backgrounds, according to college officials.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2024
Man charged with murder in Waterville slaying due back in Maine next month
Spridal Hubiak, accused of killing Angela Bragg, 52, of Waterville, is expected to return to Maine from Missouri the second week of February.