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 25, 2024
Psychological examination requested for Waterville man arrested by FBI over online threats to kill Biden, immigrants
The lawyer for Benjamin Brown, 45, said he is concerned Brown might not be competent to undergo initial proceedings, stand trial or assist in his defense.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Waterville to launch program to help maintain, replenish neighborhood street trees
A task force is expected to inventory existing trees on streets in city neighborhoods and work to maintain and replenish those that have been lost, including elm trees, which were ravaged in the 1950s and 1960s by Dutch elm disease.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Waterville man arrested by FBI over online threats suffers from mental illness, family says
Benjamin Brown, 45, was arrested March 11 by the FBI over online threats to gun down President Biden, other politicians and immigrants and is being held pending further appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
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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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