As our current elected officials foster immoral acts, engage in and promote violence against those in opposition, are blatantly corrupt, impulsively start foreign wars and admire…
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Change is needed.
Maine has BIG problems; high property taxes and electric bills, low education ratings, boys in girls…
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Election day is approaching fast. Voters in Waldo County and Belfast have two exciting new candidates for State office who bring a fresh look to the challenges facing Maine. They…
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I’m writing to support Madison Cook for Maine State House District 39 (Belfast, Belmont, and Northport). I was lucky enough to purchase a home in Maine before the pandemic that didn’t break…
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Voters in our area can send two powerful new voices to the State House this November. Madison Cook and Rhiannon Hampson both have the knowledge and know-how to fight for…
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I had the pleasure of meeting a few days ago a young woman I would like to endorse for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives District 39. Her name is Madison Cook of Belfast.…
I’d like to share some of my Rockport history with you, citizens of Rockport. Vic and I settled here in 1973 on what neighbors called the “outhouse on the beach”. Our family grew…
Families gathered outside Bangor’s Crosspoint Church last Saturday for a fall festival featuring food trucks, a ball pit, live music and Republican…
With soaring energy prices and another Maine winter close on the horizon, heating assistance has become a prominent issue in the state’s ongoing U.S.…
on the issues
PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to Midcoast Senate and House of Representative candidates seeking election to serve in the Maine Legislature. As candidates…
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As Rockport homeowners for over 35 years, we urge our fellowresidents to Vote NO on Articles 2 and 3.
We raised our kids here, volunteered on many town committees, and…
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At a time when partisan politics too often dictate how our elected officials think and act, Shawn Saindon offers a refreshing alternative for the people of District 44, representing…
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Chip Curry has been our State Senator from Waldo County for many years. He is an experienced, respected Senator that has learned how to navigate legislation, committees…
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I’m writing to encourage all my District 1 neighbors to vote for Breanna Pinkham Bebb for Waldo County Commissioner.
I heard about Bre about 15 years ago, when she was…
on the issues
PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to Midcoast Senate and House of Representative candidates seeking election to serve in the Maine Legislature. As candidates return their…
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In 2019 the residents of Rockport voted against the arbitrary and capricious attempt by the Select Board to regulate short-term rentals. The margin of victory for those voting against the…
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Chip Curry has been so good for Waldo County and Maine. I am excited to vote for his re-election this coming November!
In his time representing us in Augusta Chip has…
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I am writing in support of Breanna Pinkham Bebb as County Commissioner for District 1, which includes Belfast, Belmont, Islesboro, Lincolnville, Northport, and Waldo.…
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Maine is a bastion of independent thinkers and doers. Always has been, always will be.
Yet during this election cycle there is a Star Wars cantina of billionaire…
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My name is Josh Gerritsen and I’m running to represent Camden and Rockport in the State House. I moved to Camden when I was six years old and I’m proud to have attended our public schools, from…
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On Oct. 17, the national No Kings mobilization focused on early voting (where allowed), and guarding against election interference.
As you likely know, early voting is…
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Dear Rockport Voters: Based on my experience in Camden over the last few years, Rockport town government will likely use similar tactics to push forward proposed Article 3 (Rental…
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They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
This is about to happen if we elect democrats to state offices. This state has a $1.3 billion…
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A story about voting.
First, a story about my father, born in 1926. This relevant as it is about party politics. WW2 was starting to wind down after he…
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Dark money ads are flooding our airwaves and social media feeds endlessly saying we should reelect Susan Collins because she does so much for Maine, serving as Chair of the U.S.…
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In these extremely divisive times, like many, I’m searching for ways to be inclusive and accepting, especially of those I disagree with. One thing I have in common with our…
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Chip Curry is running for reelection to the State Senate in District 11. I strongly encourage voters to return him for another term.
I got to know Chip…
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The people of Union, Hope, and Warren are so lucky that Shawn Saindon has stepped up to run to represent us in the State House in Augusta. He speaks with conviction about…
I live away, due to earning a living away; but, we’ve had the Pascal Ave house for 50-plus years and I go back many many generations in Rockport. So, while I live away, I was a resident…
The three candidates for governor all lamented the decline of standardized test scores among Maine children but shared differing ideas for how the state…
Policy experts have warned that Mainers are facing a cliff in affordable, accessible health care. About 31,000 Maine residents could lose…
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Mike Ray is running for re-election as representative for district 40, representing Appleton, Islesboro, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Searsmont.…
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I am writing in support of the adoption of the amendments to the Rockport Land Use Ordinance, Article 2 and Article 3.
As a property owner of an apartment adjacent to…
At his Reichstag address on December 12, 1941, Adolph Hitler announced that his Axis victory would pull down the "Anglo-Saxon-Jewish-Capitalist world so that a better New Order in the world" might…
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I’m writing to support electing Madison Cook to represent the towns of District 39: Belfast, Northport and Belmont, for one simple reason: we need change. Beyond her incredible…
Public hearing for municipal warrant articles on Nov. 3 ballot
On Tuesday October 13, at 6 p.m at the Rockport Opera House, the Rockport Select Board has on its regularly scheduled meeting agenda a hearing to provide the community with the…
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Here we go again! Vote NO on Articles 2 and 3, Rockport’s second attempt to permanently restrict our property rights.
Article 3’s rental unit ordinance is a…
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I am voting for Madison Cook for Representative to the Maine State House of Representatives in District 39 (Belfast, Northport and Belmont).
I have known Madison since…
When it comes to securing Maine’s future, few issues are spoken about with more urgency than making housing more available and affordable.
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When we vote for City Council members, we are selecting people who are tasked with making hard decisions about how Belfast's resources are spent. For me, one of the most important…
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It has been my great privilege to serve the people of Belfast on the City Council, representing Ward 2. During my time on the Council, we have seen a great deal of progress.
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Mainers started early voting on Oct. 5 ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. And the state’s unique use of ranked-choice voting will once again factor into some…
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I’ve known Chip Curry since I was a young kid; from Church, to local theater, he was always a prominent member of my community. There is no doubt Chip is the man for the Senate…
on the issues
PenBayPilot.com has circulated questions to Midcoast Senate and House of Representative candidates seeking election to serve in the Maine Legislature. As candidates return their responses, we are…
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Rockport Articles 2 and 3 are a severe infringement upon private property rights and need to be overwhelming rejected by Rockport voters.
Example: Article 2 says, "…
As Mainers prepare to choose a new governor in November, climate and energy issues may not be top of mind for every voter — but they are having big effects…
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Here is what I know about Josh Gerritsen: He listens. He cares deeply about our community. He works hard. He is collaborative. He is bright. He is compassionate and he is kind.
I…
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I am writing in support of Josh Gerritsen for the State House for District 41, Camden and Rockport.
Any true public servant in the midcoast area is serving…
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I’m writing to share my enthusiastic endorsement of Breanna Pinkham Bebb for election to the office of Waldo County Commissioner this November.
For more than 10…
