Backyard Naturalist: Spiders weaving durable webs

A whole other world of construction is glinting in the late summer woods, Dana Wilde writes.

J.P. Devine Podcast: These two towers have fallen

On the Edge: Requiem for 2 strangers

The lasting image of a man and woman holding hands as they stepped off into space as the World Trade Center collapsed around them is a reminder of what we lost on 9/11 and our capacity to be dreamers, J.P. Devine writes.

Reporting Aside: For three Waterville women, it’s time to face the music

Rebecca Green, Sue Barre and Teresa McKinney are launching a pilot program to gauge interest in whether people want a music school serving the greater Waterville area, Amy Calder writes.

‘For the People’ has best ‘action’ writing since ‘West Wing’

Thinking Things Through: Lessons from a pear tree

Liz Soares ruminates on an old pear tree in the backyard and what it means to be grateful.

J.P. Devine Podcast: There seems to be no end in sight with the Hollywood strikes

On the Edge: Blue-collar Hollywood

Ordinary folks, but specialists in the industry, are out there on the streets risking their necks to put paychecks in their pockets, J.P. Devine writes.

Reporting Aside: Eviction notice means uncertain future for Waterville man

Kevin Horton, 64, who is physically and intellectually disabled, has lived in his apartment 25 years and has always paid his rent on time, but he got a notice 30 days ago that he has to leave, Amy Calder writes.

Lingnau has all the right moves going and keeps a few cards hidden under her billowing skirts in ‘The Empress,’ J.P. Devine writes