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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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville raises $3.3 million for renovation, other needs
Several upgrades are nearing completion as the synagogue, which opened in 1958 at 291 Main St., is set to begin a new chapter serving the region’s Jewish community.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Oakland town manager says her suspension involves employee complaint
Town Manager Ella Bowman said she was notified Friday in a letter sent by Town Council Chairman Michael Perkins that she was placed on administrative leave earlier this week because of a complaint filed by municipal worker.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Reporting Aside: ‘Good-hearted’ Monmouth man known for helping others now needs a hand himself
Born with only one kidney that is now failing, Mike Snow, 60, is asking folks to get screened to see if they can be a living donor, not only for himself but for others waiting for an organ transplant, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Oakland council places town manager on administrative leave with no explanation
Town Manager Ella Bowman was placed on leave Wednesday after an executive session that was not publicized on the Town Council agenda, and she says she was given no explanation for the move.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Waterville man charged in May shooting that occurred outside downtown restaurant
Christopher Manigat, 21, was taken into custody over the weekend and is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Authorities continue to investigate Madison store robbery
The robbery occurred Aug. 5 at the Big Apple store on Old Point Avenue in Madison.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Tractor-trailer driver in Skowhegan trapped temporarily in truck after utility pole falls onto cab
A 48-year-old Canaan man who was driving the tractor-trailer for New Balance was not injured when the pole fell onto the truck’s cab, pulling with it another pole that was damaged in a crash more than a week earlier, according to police.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Waterville Planning Board to consider plans for self-storage units, solar farm
The board is expected to hear details of the projects when it convenes Tuesday evening.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
Reporting Aside: A lifelong love of horses for one Canaan woman
At Anam Cara Farm in Canaan, Pamela Rickenbach takes in and cares for disabled, retired and homeless working horses, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Stolen truck hauling portable toilets investigated by Oakland, Fairfield police
A Casella truck with a flatbed on which were mounted four portable toilets was stolen early Thursday in Fairfield and ended up in a ditch in Oakland, prompting police from both towns to investigate.
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