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.
Amy Calder
One lucky day for the mice man
Good fortune comes to man whose mice story reflects character, writes Amy Calder.
Reporting Aside: Kennebec Performing Arts Company draws musicians of all kinds
The 40-piece concert band will be performing in several central Maine venues in early December, Amy Calder writes.
A look at Maine through kids’ eyes
A 5- and 10-year old, new to Maine from France, shed new light on how Americans live life.
Reporting Aside: Florida city restricts feeding the homeless in public places
Amy Calder doesn’t buy the city’s arguments, just as she doesn’t buy the argument that baiting bears to shoot them is anything but inhumane.
Reporting Aside: Winslow man gets very real looking fake check
Florentino Santiago called the bank to verify the check, found out it was fake and realized he was the target of a scam, Amy Calder writes.
At home, at peace, at Kennebec River’s edge
A Waterville man finds shelter where he feels at peace and can hope for better in the future, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Club inspires others to become sober
Newly formed Kennebec Club in the basement of The Center in downtown Waterville aims to be a safe, supportive environment for those recovering from addiction, Amy Calder writes.
Reporting Aside: Waterville students ‘very sad’ their onions were stolen
Albert S. Hall School fifth graders were set to harvest 100 onions they grew for the homeless shelter and school, only to find them gone.