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.…

I am writing in strong support of…

A majority of Camden residents don'…

This year’s Select Board election on June 9 could not be more consequential for our small town. While it inevitably boils down to which candidate you support, the real vote is about the trajectory…

On Wednesday, April 22, Healthy Kids teamed up with the Thomaston Library and Chewonki to host an “Owls of Maine” program for Lincoln and Knox County families. Over sixty parents and children of…

It’s a win-win for Prospect Harbor. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has offered to help fund the restoration of the beloved Big Jim statue—if he swaps his sardine can for…

President Trump's early morning e-…

I support Josh Gerritsen for State House representing Camden and Rockport because he offers a progressive agenda backed by a record of experience and accomplishment.

Josh…

Troy Jackson, gubernatorial…

BELFAST – As the Maine landscape begins its seasonal transition, art educators from across the state gathered recently at Belfast Area…

As a former member of the Maine House of Representatives and a professional who spent my career in banking and with nonprofits, I’ve learned one simple truth: Numbers don’t lie. And right…

I'm looking forward to marking Hannah Pingree as my No. 1 choice for governor on June 8! 

I first saw Hannah as a young girl modeling wool sweaters featured in a knitting…

This Easter, members of the Adas Yoshuron Synagogue along with the support of a myriad of dedicated volunteers, had the pleasure to serve about 80 guests as they gathered together at the St. Peter…

In celebration of Volunteer Recognition Day on April 20, …

A gentleman submitted the following letter but wished to remain anonymous. Penobscot Bay Pilot rarely allows unsigned letters to be published; however, there are…

Dear Camden Select Board Members:

Unfortunately, the town was not able to discuss the paid parking petition during the April 7 Select Board meeting. However, it was suggested…

Sarah Thompson deserves a feather in her cap. Her column of April 14th about…

Camden needs a Steve Bowen.

As an activist Rockport citizen who serves on that town's budget committee, Mr. Bowen has given yeoman service to increasing the town's governmental credibility…

For over forty years, community members from Waldo County have met to slowly and carefully create a traditional quilt, a handmade item to last a lifetime.

Over the last…

The latest effort by the C-R Pathways committee is a doozy.

The Warrenton Street Project in Rockport is about to break ground. It is being done with deliberate stealth and arrogance. And…

Recent reports have profiled prayer meetings occurring at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Hegseth utilizes these occasions to pray for unrestrained military “violence for those…

The ink was hardly dry on the…

Once again, Camden's engaged…

Over the past two weeks, a citizen’…

On behalf of the Rockport Select Board, we’re writing to share an important development as we head into this year’s municipal budget vote in June.

After weeks of collaborative work with the…

Every day I am offended by the…

Public lands throughout the country, including Maine’s new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, are being threatened by the Trump Administration’s latest effort to undermine the democratic…