To those who did not attend the Hope Select Board Meeting Sept 9, the agenda item concerning FY taxes revealed a very significant error in determining the property tax…
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Senator Collins depicts herself as a moderate Republican. Analysis does not bear that out.…
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Knox County Girl Scouts Sister Troops 1451 and 191 went for a few adventures this summer! Troops planned each day carefully, thinking about their budgets, their…
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Troy Jackson and Susan Collins both come from northern Maine. The similarities end there.
Troy's family earned their living cutting lumber; Susan's family earned their money…
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Bobby Charles will put Maine families, Maine workers and Maine communities first—not Augusta insiders, not special interests, and not political fashion.
Bobby Charles…
'What fresh hell is this' is an expression attributed to Dorothy Parker whenever she heard the doorbell or the telephone. These days a similar…
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I am an unenrolled voter with no party affiliation. I do not ascribe to the Vote Blue No Matter Who admonishment as being the solution to…
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I am writing in support of Shawn Saindon who is running for State Representative as an Independent to represent House District 44, serving the towns of Hope, Union, and Warren.
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I wrote a letter to the editor two years ago when Mike Ray first ran for the State House, he won, and he proved my faith in him. The work he did in preparation and the work he did in his committee…
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G. K. Chesterton wrote: "the poor sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed …
A Timely Conversation About Returning to the Earth
In an age of mounting environmental concerns and disconnection from natural cycles, Midcoast Maine Green Burial sponsors the following…
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I am writing to thank Hannah Pingree and her daughter for coming to the Maine Lobster Festival this year. I was King Neptune at the Lobster Festival and Hannah who is the democratic…
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Waldo County has been served well by State Senator Chip Curry and this November 3, I hope you’ll join me in voting to send him back to Augusta to continue being our champion. …
Northportpalooza scheduled for Sunday, September 20
This summer the Town of Northport hosted two fundraisers to benefit its capital campaign for a new Community Center, Town Office, and Fire Station. The events represent the first fruits of a…
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Chip Curry epitomizes the axiom “Think Globally, Act Locally.” He knows that issues of education, emergency services, housing are relevant and important throughout our country, and,…
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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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On July 23, the MaineHealth/Lincoln Hospital Board voted to close Miles Hospital's Labor and Delivery unit. The vote now moves to the regional board, and then the MaineHealth Board…
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As a local stonemason, I have had the privilege of working on multiple projects for the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. The first was leading Phase I of the historic …
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On Sunday July 19, Knox County Democrats participated in a statewide process to select delegates whose sole job is to choose our next Democratic candidate for US Senate to replace…
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They say it takes a village,…
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Someone recently commented to me that Camden feels more like Camden, Incorporated rather than Camden, “where the mountains meet the sea.”
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I would like to thank the students and their teachers from Troy Howard’s Eighth Grade Class for their beautiful and timely art work…
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My family was deeply worried to hear about the potential closure of the birthing center at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital…
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As they head to the polls next week, Rockport residents hold in their hands the opportunity to transform their town.
First, they have the opportunity to arrest the…
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I am writing in support of Sara Skrivanich for the Camden Select Board.
I served with Sara on the Camden Budget Committee, where she has chaired the last two budget cycles.…
I served with Sara on the Camden Budget Committee, where she has chaired the last two budget cycles.…
submissions welcomed July 1 to Jan. 15, 2027 for “If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It” edition
NORTHEAST HARBOR — Since 2006, island writers and artists have come together to share their work in The Island Reader, …
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It has been an eternity since we have had a parent of a middle schooler serving on the Rockport Select Board, a resident who is willing and able to devote herself to this demanding and all-…
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Over the last few days, in reading about issues Graham Platner brought to the first couple of years of his marriage, something felt immediately familiar to me —…
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As Camden voters prepare to elect two Select Board members, I hope they will consider not only the candidates’ positions on individual issues, but also the character, judgment, and values…
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Cayla Miller is running to represent the towns of Brooks, Frankfort, Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Swanville, Thorndike, Unity, and Waldo in the Maine House. I know that she will advocate strongly…
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Geoff worked for me at Hurricane Island Outward Bound School in the 1990s for seven years as part of my senior management team. He did an excellent job as Marketing Director …
I’m writing in support of Madison Cook for Maine State Representative. I’ve known Madison since her high school days when our families shared carpools. We’ve followed Madison’s education in…
The Rockport Opera House is noncompliant with The Americans with Disability Act of 1990 (ADA). I will not go into the many deficiencies of the Opera House. I urge the Town…
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Geoff Scott has the kind of long-term perspective of Camden that I want in a Select Board member, having raised children here, developed a career here, and now retired here. He…
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My name is Terry Abrams, and I am a candidate for the Rockport Budget Committee in the June 9 election.
While I am a relatively new full-time resident of Rockport…
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"I am delighted to support my former United States History student, Josh Gerritsen, to represent Camden and Rockport in the State legislature. He will serve us well." — Faith Vautour, U…
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The June 9 election in Rockport offers our residents seven candidates who appeared Tuesday evening at the Rockport Opera House at a meeting for all candidates for the Select Board organized by…
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If I am reading correctly, the $1.8 billion set aside for Jan. 6 rioters will be spent by giving them a payout. I wrote to Susan Collins asking where she stood on the issue and what…
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As an older voter, I am supporting the election of Madison Cook for Maine State House District 39 (Belfast, Belmont, and Northport). Our retiring Representative, Jan Dodge, leaves shoes that…
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It is critical that Camden’s voters turn out on Tuesday, June 9, to vote in the contest to fill two seats on the Select Board.
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On June 9, the Residents and Taxpayers of Camden face important decisions about the future of their community. At its heart is a simple choice: Do you want to be an owner, or a…
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I am writing to urge voters to vote for Geoff Scott for Select Board in Camden. I’ve known Geoff for over 20 years, and during this time, I’ve consistently been impressed by his…
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To all the voters in Camden and Rockport: this endorsement comes from up in Lincolnville. But it’s as heartfelt and…
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We are at a crossroads with our town government. Should we retain our local Camden Police Department with a full-time Chief? I say definitely yes. I do not want to cede control and…
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When Rockport residents head to the polls in a few weeks they will find an opportunity there to potentially transform their town.
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Wow! Can you say , "reset?" After attending the candidates' meeting for Camden Select Board, I strongly recommend Chris Nolan and Bobbi Oxton.
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I am very thankful to all those who are willing to be on the Camden Select Board. The position is known as a thankless, unpaid, challenging position, so hats off…
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I’m writing to urge Camden and Rockport primary voters to vote for Josh Gerritsen for State House on Tuesday, June 9.
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Marcus Mrowka and I have served together for the last six years on the Five Town CSD and Camden-Rockport Schools school boards. We have served through COVID, major facilities projects,…
