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Amy Calder
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    May 21, 2021

    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.

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    May 14, 2021

    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.

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    May 7, 2021

    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.

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    April 30, 2021

    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.

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    April 23, 2021

    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.

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    April 16, 2021

    Amy Calder: Why is the robin behaving like that?

    It's amazing what we can learn about birds if we just take the time to watch and listen, Amy Calder writes.

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    April 9, 2021

    Amy Calder: For the love of animals, and meat consumption

    It's interesting that we humans can be repulsed by the sight of animals being slaughtered yet we love to consume the meat they provide.

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    April 2, 2021

    Amy Calder: With Easter comes hope

    Easter in the 1950s and '60s meant donning pastel-colored dresses, patent leather shoes and bonnets and listening to mysterious sermons in church, Amy Calder writes.

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    March 26, 2021

    Amy Calder: Helping to beautify the world

    Claire Prontnicki, 64, of Waterville does her part by collecting trash along the streets, volunteering at the library and training to be a hospice volunteer.

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    March 19, 2021

    Amy Calder: Helping those in need

    The Waterville Area Essentials Closet provides free necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo to those in need — items not typically given out at food pantries.