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A December storm washed out a road in rural central Maine, making it impassable for months. When it reopened this week, residents got together for a celebration, Amy Calder writes.

Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell goes above and beyond to help those in need, even posting his personal cellphone number on social media after two residents took their own lives, urging people to call him if they want to talk.

The Evening Sandwich Program in the basement of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville is a lifeline for Terri Cashman, 42, and her husband, who live in a garage.

Sisters Caitlyn and Kayla Bragg discuss the grief and agony their family has felt since the Dec. 27 killing of their mother, Angela Bragg.

We may think of birds and other wildlife as separate from us humans, but we really are all a symbiotic part of this Earth we call home, Amy Calder writes.

Two men in their 70s who met three years ago ride their bicycles from their homes in Waterville and Fairfield every day to talk, share stories and watch the world go by.

Children from 32 central Maine schools are exhibiting their works at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and Greene Block + Studios through Sunday as part of Youth Art Month, Amy Calder writes.

As a family pet approaches the end of its life, it is wiser to focus on the present rather than dwell on what is to come, Amy Calder writes.

The 50 years since we graduated have flown by, just like everyone told us they would, Amy Calder writes.

When appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday bomb, it can mean only one thing: the cook has little interest in football, Amy Calder writes.