The Waterville Chess Club and Spectrum Generations invite people of all ages to play chess at Spectrum's Muskie Community Center in Waterville and at other venues as well, Amy Calder writes.

Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he's seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.

Robin Bartholf operates Ephphatha Community Farm where the horses and other animals can have a therapeutic effect on people with physical, developmental or emotional challenges, Amy Calder writes.

Rebecca Green, Sue Barre and Teresa McKinney are launching a pilot program to gauge interest in whether people want a music school serving the greater Waterville area, Amy Calder writes.

Kevin Horton, 64, who is physically and intellectually disabled, has lived in his apartment 25 years and has always paid his rent on time, but he got a notice 30 days ago that he has to leave, Amy Calder writes.

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.

At Anam Cara Farm in Canaan, Pamela Rickenbach takes in and cares for disabled, retired and homeless working horses, Amy Calder writes.

The Skowhegan State Fair arrives Thursday, bringing with it a reminder that the end of summer is in the not-so-distant future, Amy Calder writes.

A group of homeless people who hang out near the old Waterville Boys and Girls Club on Main Place in Waterville, waiting for the nearby soup kitchen to open, say finding a place to live is difficult, and out of reach financially, Amy Calder writes.

The death of a boy years ago on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan remains a regular reminder of how water can be powerful and unforgiving, Amy Calder writes.

The letter sent years ago by U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan was a reminder of what she stood for: respect, integrity and the courage to stand up for what is right, Amy Calder writes.

As the July 4 holiday week approaches, we'd do well to watch for wrong-way drivers, Amy Calder writes.

Gil Roy has hosted more than two-dozen foreign exchange students from around the world in the last 14 years and has two more coming this summer, Amy Calder writes.

Work hard but be lazy, earn money but occasionally splurge, sleep long, eat well and spend time with old people, Amy Calder advises high school graduates.

Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.

Jorgensen's Cafe and Deli owner Theresa Dunn, who has owned the cafe since 2017 and worked for all four of its owners before that, plans to close the business around June 1, Amy Calder writes.

A small group of people with the Greater Waterville Area Poverty Action Coalition/Poor People's Campaign staff a table each Friday in Waterville to provide basic necessities to those in need, Amy Calder writes.

Steven Jones, who owns Fieldstone Gardens in Vassalboro, was joined this week by two of his employees at the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville to bring some color to the garden beds, and to the lives of passersby, Amy Calder writes.

The city of Waterville, with help from Colby College professor and city Councilor Thomas Klepach, is working hard to alleviate the impact of browntail moths, Amy Calder writes.

Kate Orso, 68, is frantically searching for her possessions that were sold, unbeknownst to her, from the storage unit she rented, Amy Calder writes.

Volunteers turned out recently to help the nonprofit Waterville Community Land Trust erect a gazebo at the park and community garden it built on Water Street in the city's South End, Amy Calder writes.

As Robert Frost penned in his poem "Two Tramps in Mud Time," April has a habit of taking us a step into summer and then two back into winter, Amy Calder writes.

North Elementary School will be razed to make way for a new building, but on one day this week the community held fast to its bubbles, Amy Calder writes.

Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.

It's a balancing act, owning a fat cat that needs to lose weight and a skinny one who needs to gain, especially when it comes to meal time, Amy Calder writes.