35-year semi-resident says Maine has had a huge influence on him.
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.
Carry in, carry out policy working at Waterville parks
By removing trash cans, local officials aren’t stuck with vermin and cleaning up the mess of others.
Waterville entertains Russian guests
A group from the sister city of Kotlas spends the day at City Hall and touring the city.
Norridgewock man still hospitalized after Friday crash
After a three-vehicle pileup on Route 139 in Norridgewock, Michael Heath was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Kids’ summer meals program starts Monday in Maine
A new van is ready to deliver free meals to 15 sites in Waterville, Winslow and Vassalboro.
Waterville woman arrested after car crashes into house
Heidi Everson, 42, had her toddler in the car when it crashed into a house on Oak Street and later assaulted a nurse at Inland Hospital, police said.
Speeding pickup crashes in Farmington
A Eustis teenager was taken to the hospital after nearly hitting a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle head-on and crashing into three parked cars.
Five underage visitors to Colby summoned for allegedly drinking
The group got into a fight with students, police say, but no injuries are reported and no students are arrested.
Waterville regains a long-forgotten but historic bridge plaque
It honored a Depression-era mayor and might have been stolen from a local bridge.
Author pays tribute to Unity College
Speaker Terry Tempest Williams salutes Unity as the first American college to divest from fossil fuels.