Waterville 91-year-old knits shawls for patients at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder
Big hearts help little Troy Union Church
The community has banded together to help save the 175-year-old church which is closed because of structural problems, Amy Calder writes.
Better eating through kale
After a winter of sugar and salt, the road back to nutritious eating can be an uphill trek, writes Amy Calder.
A full life is but a memory
After years as a police officer, special education teacher and private investigator, Danny Karter spends his days in a Waterville nursing rehabilitation center as physical ailments rob him of his busy life.
Optician has eye for good health
Ash Hekmat walks four to six miles a day and finds walking in the winter not only exhilarating, but liberating, writes Amy Calder.
How high is the snow on your roof?
A hardly used $63 roof rake will take care of it if you have a mind to make the climb, Amy Calder writes.
Snowy, cold and proud
A winter jaunt to warmer climate is nice, but Maine’s varying seasons give us character, Amy Calder writes.
Oakland couple credits family for 71 years of bliss
Bud and Josephine King met on a blind date in 1940, and say marriage is a give and take proposition.
Experience teaches future firefighters
Mid-Maine Tech students learn first hand from seasoned firefighting veterans, including a survivor of the horrors of the World Trade Center attack, Amy Calder writes.
One lucky day for the mice man
Good fortune comes to man whose mice story reflects character, writes Amy Calder.