When our pets become injured or sick, we feel as bad as if they are human, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder
Amy Calder: Every day was father’s day
Her father taught her many things, but one of the most important was how to plant, tend and harvest a vegetable garden, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Nature and her nasty tricks
We’ve got ticks, coronavirus, browntail moths and now, a weird substance on Maine beaches that cause our feet to turn black, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Bossov Ballet Theatre a treasure
If ever there were a more deserving recipient of a new performing arts center, it is the Bossov Ballet Theatre at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Beautiful lives, cut short
Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee was a valued and well-loved colleague whose life ended too soon when she and her granddaughter and best friend were killed while walking along a road in Augusta, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: A life-changing journey
Jonathan McGonagle, 36, of Portland and fellow cyclist Nick Grisi, 40, of New Jersey stopped Tuesday to visit a longtime family friend in Waterville after bicycling from California to Florida and then up the East Coast to Maine.
Amy Calder: Victims of a tight housing market
Isreal and Desiree Mosley and their two children have been looking to move into a better apartment in Waterville, but they are being priced out of a tight housing market, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: An extraordinary letter and a gift
A recent letter from a generous, unidentified reader resulted in a donation to charity, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Her whole life ahead of her
Meghan Linehan, 26, a reader, writer, lover of horror, Gothic horror and the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville, is an engaging conversationalist, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: A little bit of trail magic
Those who walk the Winslow-Benton trail along the Kennebec River may discover hand-carved owls placed in strategic spots by their creator, Jerry Boutin of Winslow.