The death of a boy years ago on the Kennebec River in Skowhegan remains a regular reminder of how water can be powerful and unforgiving, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Letter penned by former U.S. Sen. Smith offers reminder of values we must embrace
The letter sent years ago by U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan was a reminder of what she stood for: respect, integrity and the courage to stand up for what is right, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Wrong-way driving elicits angst
As the July 4 holiday week approaches, we’d do well to watch for wrong-way drivers, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Oakland man extends kindness to students from afar
Gil Roy has hosted more than two-dozen foreign exchange students from around the world in the last 14 years and has two more coming this summer, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: One man’s kind gesture has uplifting effect
Debra Brown’s opinion of people changed recently when Manny Price found her wallet in a Waterville parking lot, with a few hundred dollars inside, and took the time to return it to her, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Graduates, want some unsolicited advice? Yes, yes you do.
Work hard but be lazy, earn money but occasionally splurge, sleep long, eat well and spend time with old people, Amy Calder advises high school graduates.
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Reporting Aside: Closing of Waterville grocery store is ‘going to hurt,’ employee says
Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Cafe that’s been a fixture of the Waterville community to close
Jorgensen’s Cafe and Deli owner Theresa Dunn, who has owned the cafe since 2017 and worked for all four of its owners before that, plans to close the business around June 1, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Volunteers who give aid to others hope one day they’ll be ‘completely unnecessary’
A small group of people with the Greater Waterville Area Poverty Action Coalition/Poor People’s Campaign staff a table each Friday in Waterville to provide basic necessities to those in need, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: Inch by inch, row by row, a small group makes community grow
Steven Jones, who owns Fieldstone Gardens in Vassalboro, was joined this week by two of his employees at the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville to bring some color to the garden beds, and to the lives of passersby, Amy Calder writes.