Reporting Aside: Who needs Halloween when we have the nightly news?

People used to watch horror movies to get frightened, but now all they need do is watch national news broadcasts, Amy Calder writes.

Backyard Naturalist: The beautiful, reviled shag

Cormorants vibrate some living thread between here and boyhood as they fish local waters, Dana Wilde writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: All the best cities have statues

On the Edge: Where are the statues?

Waterville is looking more and more like a bustling city, but it's lacking statues of iconic local personalities, J.P. Devine writes.

Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’

During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer's estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.

‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ season 3 kicks off in Calabria

Thinking Things Through: Sitcoms reflect endless possibilities

Watching an episode of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' reminds Liz Soares of being 14 years old and realizing what is possible in a changing world.

J.P. Devine Podcast: My history with coffee, and cardboard

On the Edge: Coffee in a cardboard cup

Pondering his relationship with coffee, J.P. Devine recalls the changing faces of those who serve and are now known as baristas.

Reporting Aside: With missteps defining his past, man pursues sobriety, living day by day

William Moody visits the riverfront in Waterville as often as he can in his efforts to control his anxiety and work on getting sober, Amy Calder writes.