Amy Calder says DaPonte String Quartet’s performance at the Waterville Opera House reminded her of why music is so important.

Shakespeare super-fan Emily Rowden Fournier is throwing a birthday bash for the Bard April 23 at Selah Tea Cafe in downtown Waterville.

George Coleman, 80, has appeared in everything from ‘Camelot’ to ‘Gigi’ and is still going strong.

Amy Calder talks to some Waterville area bowlers who are still knocking them down seven or more decades along.

Amy Calder recalls the different kinds of glasses she wore, and the startling responses others had to them.

Amy Calder writes that St. Patrick’s Day isn’t for her, but it stirs memories of her paternal grandmother, Isabella Shields Calder, who was Scottish.

When Shirley Beaver, of Pittsfield, and Thelma Maxwell, of Oakland, were pronounced dead by the SSA, the very much alive women took action, and it paid off.

After columnist Amy Calder reported that Shirley Beaver received notice that benefits would cease because she was dead, others came forward with similar problems.

Amy Calder interviews a salt-of-the-earth Mainer and finds her very much alive with a lot more living to do.

Amy Calder’s cat Bitsy loves to watch TV, no matter what’s on.