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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Amy Calder: Vaccination day was like Christmas
It’s no exaggeration to say that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is a life-affirming experience, Amy Calder writes.
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Maine Voices: Ocean preserve needs protection
The nation’s only undewater national monument lies 130 miles off the coast of Maine, and it’s under threat.
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Amy Calder: ‘Brother, can you spare a …?’
Back in the 1950s and ’60s you could buy a lot more for a dime than you can now, Amy Calder writes.
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Maine Voices: Hospitals deliver better care when nurses unionize
Nurses put patients first, and should have more say in hospital policies than they get without a union.
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Amy Calder: Seeking answers to her daughter’s last days from 3,000 miles away
Judy Schwartz of California was notified by police in January that her daughter, who had been missing for a year, was found dead in Waterville, Maine, sending Schwartz on a mission to find out everything she could about her daughter’s last year of life.
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Amy Calder: Remembering the genesis of a gem
If not for a pair of dogged and determined women, the beautiful Lake George Regional Park in Skowhegan and Canaan would not exist, Amy Calder writes.
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Amy Calder: Discovering what really matters
Living in a pandemic has taught us about the things that are important in our lives, Amy Calder writes.
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Amy Calder: A letter of apology
Youth should not have to be experiencing the ills we have created, including allowing a pandemic to get out of control, restricting how they live their lives, Amy Calder writes.
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Amy Calder: Reveling in winter snow and ice
Memories of winter activities in the ’60s and ’70s will serve to bring smiles, well into old age, Amy Calder writes.