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Amy Calder
  • Published
    June 11, 2021

    Amy Calder: Nature and her nasty tricks

    We've got ticks, coronavirus, browntail moths and now, a weird substance on Maine beaches that cause our feet to turn black, Amy Calder writes.

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    June 4, 2021

    Amy Calder: Bossov Ballet Theatre a treasure

    If ever there were a more deserving recipient of a new performing arts center, it is the Bossov Ballet Theatre at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Amy Calder writes.

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    May 28, 2021

    Amy Calder: Beautiful lives, cut short

    Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee was a valued and well-loved colleague whose life ended too soon when she and her granddaughter and best friend were killed while walking along a road in Augusta, Amy Calder writes.

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    May 21, 2021

    Amy Calder: A life-changing journey

    Jonathan McGonagle, 36, of Portland and fellow cyclist Nick Grisi, 40, of New Jersey stopped Tuesday to visit a longtime family friend in Waterville after bicycling from California to Florida and then up the East Coast to Maine.

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    May 14, 2021

    Amy Calder: Victims of a tight housing market

    Isreal and Desiree Mosley and their two children have been looking to move into a better apartment in Waterville, but they are being priced out of a tight housing market, Amy Calder writes.

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    May 7, 2021

    Amy Calder: An extraordinary letter and a gift

    A recent letter from a generous, unidentified reader resulted in a donation to charity, Amy Calder writes.

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    April 30, 2021

    Amy Calder: Her whole life ahead of her

    Meghan Linehan, 26, a reader, writer, lover of horror, Gothic horror and the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville, is an engaging conversationalist, Amy Calder writes.

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    April 23, 2021

    Amy Calder: A little bit of trail magic

    Those who walk the Winslow-Benton trail along the Kennebec River may discover hand-carved owls placed in strategic spots by their creator, Jerry Boutin of Winslow.

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    April 16, 2021

    Amy Calder: Why is the robin behaving like that?

    It's amazing what we can learn about birds if we just take the time to watch and listen, Amy Calder writes.

  • Published
    April 9, 2021

    Amy Calder: For the love of animals, and meat consumption

    It's interesting that we humans can be repulsed by the sight of animals being slaughtered yet we love to consume the meat they provide.