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Published
March 31, 2023

Reporting Aside: Woman’s actions draw ire of online commentators, but family says there’s more to the story

Nichole Nalley-Dickey says her brother's wife, Rebecca Mceachern-Gorman, was suffering from brain damage when she crashed her car into a pole on Main Street in Waterville last week, Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 26, 2023

Ben Bragdon: Washington County and the world’s tallest flagpole

Some Downeast residents are putting hope in the misguided idea that One Big Thing can solve their problems.
Published
March 24, 2023

Reporting Aside: Before wrecking ball arrives, Skowhegan school welcomes spring with popular tradition

North Elementary School will be razed to make way for a new building, but on one day this week the community held fast to its bubbles, Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 17, 2023

Reporting Aside: Rather than investing in ‘stuff,’ Waterville woman says, invest in others

Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.
Published
March 10, 2023

Reporting Aside: Finding calm, and a good conversation, around a spinning wheel

Students in a beginning clay class at the Ticonic Gallery + Studio in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville say creating with their hands is therapeutic and satisfying, Amy Calder writes.

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Published
March 3, 2023

Reporting Aside: As China woman confronts fatal diagnosis, she hopes for a final wish

Juli Brooks Settlemire, who's receiving hospice care, has inspired many in community theater in central Maine and wants to find a home for the Waterville-based Aqua City Actors Theatre, Amy Calder writes.
Published
February 24, 2023

Reporting Aside: Winslow food pantry is ‘uplifting spirits and souls’

As food prices increase and more and more people can't afford to buy their own food, let alone travel to a store, the Winslow Community Cupboard brings it to their neighborhoods, Amy Calder writes.
Published
February 17, 2023

Reporting Aside: Portly feline disrupts the best-laid feeding plans of cats and men

It's a balancing act, owning a fat cat that needs to lose weight and a skinny one who needs to gain, especially when it comes to meal time, Amy Calder writes.
Published
February 10, 2023

Reporting Aside: Waterville infant born with fragile heart seen as ‘precious gift’ to family

Liliana Ann Greene was born Jan. 11 in Boston with a rare heart condition that required surgery the day after her birth, Amy Calder writes.
Published
February 3, 2023

Reporting Aside: If there’s any lesson you fall for it’s this — beware the wretched ice

Wearing proper foot gear this time of year can mean the difference between a safe trek to the mailbox and a painful ride to the hospital, Amy Calder writes.