Four Waterville residents have come to know the construction workers who have been putting up the building from the start, writes Amy Calder.
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The technological know-how needed for shoelaces
Be careful of the parts, make sure you have pliers and screwdriver, and watch the instructions on YouTube, writes Amy Calder.
Wanted: Volunteer trail builders
With an Americorps team unexpectedly diverted to help out with hurricane cleanup, the effort to expand the Waterville area’s trail system may have to be homegrown, writes Amy Calder.
16 years ago today: September 11, 2001
Recalling where we were and what we witnessed reminds us of what we need to do to survive, writes Amy Calder.
Education starts on the school bus
Whether checking out what kids wore, the facts of life according to a farm girl, the tragedy of a president’s death, or the memory of a friend lost too soon, education began on the bus, Amy Calder writes.
Roots run deep in central Maine for descendants of Nigerian prince
Ahmad Adeyemi Aloya has vacationed in Belgrade most summers over the last 30 years and continues to discover new information about his grandfather, John J. McAuley, writes Amy Calder.
Senior Gathering beats loneliness
Seniors find friends at events held by UMaine Cooperative Extension in Skowhegan, Canaan, Smithfield and Madison, Amy Calder writes.
‘It’s a great thing to do,’ says China Lake loon counter
Norval and Karen Garnett and their grandson, Calder Amoroso, 2, take part in Maine Audubon’s annual Loon Count.
Death of a classmate long remembered
A Skowhegan resident recalls memories of a friend awakened by tragedy on the high seas, Amy Calder writes.
At Waterville riverfront park, painful pasts drive hope for better times
Patrick Lavoie and others say they look out for each other and the tranquility of the Waterville park, Amy Calder writes.