This home where I grew up and continue to live is old. Not by any stretch among the oldest in this little town, and far from the finest, the most opulent. Just an old farmhouse and barn,…

A few nights ago, we took our little black dog Loki, out for a last chance to answer “nature’s calling” before we retired for the evening. We had been…

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…

What a beautiful week we have had in this little town on the coast of Maine. Bright sun, a bit of rain, fog rolling in off the bay in the morning, everything green and growing. Our summer…

There’s no doubt that we birders find a thrill in seeing rare birds—birds from somewhere else that make their way to wherever we are (in our case,…

It was quite a week in the household at Sleepy Hollow. Our daughter’s graduation from Camden Hills Regional High School was a multiple day affair, starting with the baccalaureate on Monday,…

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, …

We wish we had been able to get a photograph of it to show you.

The first crop of baby American robins were out of the nest…

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…

THOMASTON — The Town of Thomaston is pleased to officially welcome Starbucks to the community following a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new location. 

Town…

It catches me off guard every year. The rapidity in which the barren landscape of Maine in Spring explodes, seemingly overnight, into an absolute riot of green, of flowers, and well, of…

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…

Birds that are great at soaring often seem to do so into, what is for them, uncharted territory, especially in spring when they can ride warm,…

The best thing about being self employed is that you get to make your own hours. You decide when you work, no need to ask permission to take time off, to wait for approval. The part no one…

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

I’m a Democrat running to be your next State Representative because I believe a better future is possible—for all. And we need experienced leaders who will fight for…

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…

Over the last month as we’ve walked our little black dog around the neighborhood each morning, we’ve rarely been out of earshot of the trilling songs of either dark-…

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,…

Around noon Friday, during that brief reprieve I have built into my work day, when I go for a quick walk or otherwise get out of the office, I received a text from my daughter, who was up at…

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…