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.
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Amy Calder: As grip of addiction loosens, search begins for a home
One of three homeless men sitting this week on the riverbank in Waterville said being without a home in summer is OK, but in winter ‘it’s rough and it’s cold,’ Amy Calder writes.
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Amy Calder: A hot meal brings fellowship and a sense that ‘there’s still good in the world’
Stone Soup Cafe, a free, sit-down meal program in Winslow operated by Starfish Village, feeds not only the stomach but also the spirit, Amy Calder writes.
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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.
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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.
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Amy Calder: A day with Skowhegan’s Class of 1947 is a journey through time
A small group that graduated 75 years ago from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy gather monthly to play cards, have lunch and reminisce, Amy Calder writes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Amy Calder: Woman who grew up in shadow of crumbling mill now works to save it
Samantha Lessard volunteers 20 to 30 hours a week at the old mill in Vassalboro to help raise money for roof and other needed repairs, not expecting a dime in return, Amy Calder writes.