Billy Demo and Harold Haskins, longtime Skowhegan neighbors and Vietnam veterans, died within two weeks of each other, with more experiences in common than their families knew, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder
Amy Calder: Opening a door to Waterville’s South End
Colby College seniors Charlie Jodka and Quinn Burke filmed a documentary of Waterville’s South End after becoming fascinated with the neighborhood and its people when they volunteered there during a cleanup day last year, writes Amy Calder.
Reporting Aside: Never a bad day on the Kennebec River
Willie Grenier, 75, of Waterville, loves to fish for shad in the river and teach people about fishing and river ecology, Amy Calder writes.
Reporting Aside: Thomas College student charts path that shows he’s wise beyond his years
Luke Witham will graduate next week from the college with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education, but what is atypical is that he has already been teaching high school for all four years of his college experience, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: The joys of life come with expectation
Having the ability to experience anticipation, no matter how small or simple the wish or want, should be something everyone regularly enjoys, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Embrace the blessings that birthdays bring
Besides generating presents, sweets and good company, birthdays mark the passage into another year of life, the best gift of all, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Young Waterville-area swimmers head to nationals
The Waterville Area YMCA’s Mid-Maine Dolphins team will go to Florida next month to compete against others from across the country, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Decades after suffering abuse, Waterville man offers a message and a warning
The man, who is on palliative care, tells his story about having been sexually abused as a child in an effort to spread awareness, warn parents to pay attention to their children and let children know it’s OK to tell someone when abuse occurs, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: A little thank you can go a long way
Volunteers at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Waterville have been making bag lunches for school staff and bus drivers as a way to thank them for their work during the pandemic, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Wishing away the virus won’t make it so
Now, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus seems to be waning, is the worst time to shed our masks, Amy Calder writes.