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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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Two teens, 12-year-old killed in Clinton crash
The victims, all from Clinton, died at the scene of the crash at the Hinckley Road, and two others, including the driver, were injured, state police say.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2020
Woman injured in Waterville tubing accident
Tami Paquet of Unity was sliding down a hill at Quarry Road Recreation Area when the inflatable tube she was on apparently struck a bump and she was ejected and taken to a hospital.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
Joseph’s Market in Waterville works to make improvements after hepatitis A scare
The Waterville market has been working with state officials to make improvements to the store since a food service worker with hepatitis A virus infection prepared food there while infectious.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
Hobby Lobby to open in March at Elm Plaza in Waterville
The craft and home decor store, with more than 850 stores in the U.S., will employ between 35 and 50 people, according to the company.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Colby receives ‘major gift’ to support civic engagement
The gift from Colby Trustee Seth Lawry and his wife, Cynthia, will create in perpetuity the position of Lawry Family Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2020
Couple to open restaurant, bar, deli, market in downtown Waterville
The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club owners Andrew and Briana Volk are aiming to open Verna’s All Day at the end of the year in the Colby College-owned Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St. in downtown Waterville.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2020
Waterville explores rules for AirBnb, other short-term rentals
The city has no rules for such businesses, but officials say they are receiving more complaints as the industry grows locally.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Waterville market worker had hepatitis A while preparing food sold to customers
The Maine Center for Disease Control and state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry are warning customers who may have purchased food from Joseph’s Market on Front Street from Dec. 27, 2019 to Jan. 9 this year that they may be at risk of being infected.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Lawsuit alleges Fairfield auctioneer James D. Julia breached contract
James D. Julia, a former Fairfield auction house owner, denies allegations from a Pennsylvania company that bought his business for $7.2 million that Julia breached the contract by referring business to his sister’s auction company in violation of the agreement.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
Firefighters rescue horse from Pattee’s Pond in Winslow
The horse was up to its head in the water near the south shore of the pond, where firefighters, some in dry suits, headed to the scene on a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicles.
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