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…

My family was deeply worried to hear about the potential closure of the birthing center at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital…

The New York Times June 4 Glueck/Lerer last-minute…

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…

NORTHEAST HARBOR — Since 2006, island writers and artists have come together to share their work in The Island Reader, …

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 —…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. 

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…

To all the voters in Camden and Rockport:  this endorsement comes from up in Lincolnville. But it’s as heartfelt and…

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…

When Rockport residents head to the polls in a few weeks they will find an opportunity there to potentially transform their town. 

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…

I’m writing to urge Camden and Rockport primary voters to vote for Josh Gerritsen for State House on Tuesday, June 9. 

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,…

I’m glad Maine has ranked-choice voting this year. Know who fought hard for this citizen-initiative back in 2017? Hannah Pingree.

I’ve known the Pingree family since the…

On June 9, Camden residents have an important opportunity: to elect new members to our Select Board and to reflect, as a community, on how we want our town to be governed.

We are proud to…

I wish to thank the many people in and around Camden for their support of a Rotary International project…

Healthcare is often discussed in terms of hospitals, clinics, insurance systems, and policy, but at its heart, community health is built through people working together.

Recently, the Knox…

May 15, 2026 is the 78th “anniversary” of NAKBA — translated it means “The Catastrophe”.

On that day, 750,00 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and their land, never…

Last week, I sat in a room with Bobbi Oxton Blake, a lifelong Camden resident, who wants to be elected to the Camden Select Board. She’s running on a two-pronged platform of transparency and…

Maine State Senator Pinny Beebe-Center announced today her endorsement of Rhiannon Hampson in the race for Maine House District 43, citing Hampson’s deep commitment to public service, her…

I am happy to endorse an experienced organic farmer seeking to represent local towns in the State Legislature. Her name is Rhiannon Hampson, a Mainer with a passion for public service who is…

My young family and I moved to…

I have posted this to the Maine Public Utilities Commission site and I suggest that everyone in our area take the time to do the same. Strength in numbers.  Aren't our bills from Maine Water…

Ever since Senator Angus King publicly questioned whether Donald Trump had the right temperament to be president, I’ve been taking a close look at candidates’ temperaments.…

At a time when our communities need thoughtful, steady leadership, Marcus stands out as exactly the kind of representative we want advocating for us in Augusta.

Marcus…

I am a Maine woman who grew up in Palermo, where we had a single Kindergarten through eighth grade school.

Growing up, I participated in multiple school sports, such as soccer, softball,…

I am urging voters to join with me to support Josh Gerritsen to represent Camden and Rockport as our representative in Augusta.

Josh grew up here and has a long record of serving the people…

Nobody knows how the Iran War will be resolved, particularly Trump.

Now that we have multiple prediction sites (Trump will have one soon as there is money to be had…

Fifty-two years ago, in July 1974, freshman Maine Congressman Bill Cohen voted to advance articles of impeachment against then President Richard Nixon out of the House Judiciary Committee, on…

The argument that the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was never intended to regulate redistricting rests on the specific legal definitions and administrative focus of the original text. At its…

As small rural schools, like ours in Hope, present their budgets to the voters we must choose to cutback the temporary staffing and support systems that Covid dollars funded or to continue to pass…

I have known Marcus Mrowka for number of years and found him to be a compassionate and knowledgeable person who is extremely well-suited and equipped to serve as our state representative.…