As I wrote this, I am returning by train and bus from New York City, where I and tens of thousands of others marched in the October 18 worldwide, anti-fascist No Kings Day protests. …
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letter to the editor
The “No Kings Demonstration,” a vast nationwide protest targeting executive overreach, offers a stark paradox: its impressive size and passionate dissent ultimately became an unexpected political…
letter to the editor
After ample debate in Parliament, Greece, the cradle of democracy, introduced in 2024 a well-thought-out system of mail-in ballots for Greek citizens abroad including the many…
Letters
The Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle held it’s Annual Karl’s Kids BBQ/CORNHOLE/DANCE on October 19th at Duck Puddle Campground and it was a huge success. Karl’s Kids helps kids and teens in…
Letters
Rockland's Emergency Warming Center is embarking on its third year of providing a safe and comfortable overnight space for all community members during the worst nights of this…
A Bird's Tale
The distinctive buzz and tiny, high-note sputters of the juncos are now everywhere when we walk the neighborhood. That and the high “seet” notes of the white-throated…
opinion
The Rockport Budget Committee has been actively working with the Rockport Select Board to review and plan the financial plans for the upcoming fiscal year [FY 2026-2027]. A primary concern…
letter to the editor
Political signs along our roadsides say "Secure Elections," and urge a "yes" vote on Question 1. But our elections are already secure. I urge you to vote "no," as the opposing signs say, and…
letter to the editor
When talking with my older grandchildren about how they weigh the truthfulness of facts they read or hear, they all agree that “considering the source” is one of the most important and helpful…
On the holiday Monday, my wife and I set off to purchase a new dishwasher. Ours, only seven years old, had stopped working, defying all Tracee’s attempts to fix it. For the last several…
letters
Riley School hosted prolific author and Midcoast resident Tess Gerritsen at its Theater on Tuesday. Tess has a grandchild who attends Riley and spent…
letter to the editor
I urge Mainers to Vote No on Referendum Question 1. Please say “NO” to this voter suppression effort. But don’t just take it from me. Chris Potholm — an expert on Maine politics and…
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — On September 27, 2025, more than 200 Girl Scouts and families transformed Acadia National Park into an immersive outdoor classroom during Expedition…
letter to the editor
PenBay Pilot recently published a Letter to the Editor urging voters to approve Question 1 on the Nov 4 ballot, in part, because passage would not make it difficult to vote…
A Bird's Tale
Soft powder blue skies extend in all directions. The sea is shades of blue as well. Dark steel blue in the distance flecked with lines of white from barely curling wave…
opinion
As a long-time resident of Waldoboro, I am thrilled to see the recent changes in the town. There is a blossoming of art and community beyond anything in my 20+ years living here. Change of this…
letter to the editor
Voter ID is on the ballot as Question 1 this November, and I am thrilled. One great thing about this issue has emerged; it is nonpartisan. Clearly, we all want safe secure elections.
…
letter to the editor
In 2022, 85% of firearm deaths in Maine were suicides, according to state data.
Given that the vast majority of firearm deaths in Maine are suicides, it only makes sense to allow family…
letter to the editor
Maine has the highest rate of suicide in the Northeast U.S., and most of those tragic losses are by firearm. In 2022, 87% of Maine firearm deaths were suicides and 63% of our suicides were…
In the autumn of 1992, my father and I packed up the car for a trip out of Lincolnville. It was my senior year at Camden-Rockport High School, and I had spent the spring and summer looking…
letter to the editor
We do not need to enact numerous changes (and some not even listed on the ballot question) to Maine election laws. We already have election security through our local town or…
A Bird's Tale
Sometimes we birders can be lulled into thinking that once we’ve figured out that the yellow bird on the backyard feeder is an evening grosbeak, not an American…
Letter to the Editor
Coastal Recovery Community Center thanks the entire community for supporting the 8th Annual Recovery Rally on Sept. 26th with special thanks…
letters
Katie Tarbox has a small office but a big job. She’s the program coordinator for MCH’s Meals on Wheels and has been for over a decade.
If Katie were running a railroad,…
Ma, aka Diane Roesing O’Brien, submitted a piece she wrote in honor of the Lincolnville Historical Society’s Fiftieth Anniversary this week.
Our Historical Society…
Belfast Marine Institute
The Belfast Marine Institute’s Kayak Mondays is in full swing and going well! On a recent Monday BAHS students were able to get out on the water on an absolutely stunning…
A Bird's Tale
We were standing on top of a tall, hill-like jetty near Rockkport, Massachusetts, gazing out at the Gulf of Maine, when we heard a short rattling call from somewhere…
Where It's At
I walked into Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) last Saturday night for its annual ARTinME opening reception and awards. And, wow. Just wow. I’ll say it now (and probably later as well): This…
letter to the editor
I know firsthand how it feels when the very systems meant to protect you instead trap you. Only a year ago, I was caught in endless red tape while trying to secure housing, and now taxpayers…
The late afternoon sun lit up the tops of the trees along the street. Most were still green, but the maple at the corner was already showing bright yellows and reds. A…
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I enjoyed reading your article…
Special Town Meeting Sept. 29
We went to the fair Sunday morning. The only fair I got to this year, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association’s Common Ground Country Fair.
I’ve been attending…
'You gave us hope in the midst of tragedy'
We would like to extend our deepest…
A Bird's Tale
1. The Weather – How can you not love the weather of September in Maine? Mornings start crisp and fresh with dew on the grass as you watch for warblers in the shrubbery. By afternoon, you’re…
Letters: more than 1 in 10 adults in Maine struggle with basic reading, writing, and math skills
From September 15–19, the nation will observe Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the critical importance of literacy in helping individuals,…
My older brother Bill recently moved back to town. He retired from his career as a high school math teacher, purchased a little place up on Masalin Road, and plans to offer tutoring for…
Letters: from Winthrop, Augusta, Woolwich, they called camp home each summer
ROME, Maine — This year, Pine Tree Camp celebrates its significant 80th anniversary milestone. Founded on the heels of the Great…
A Bird's Tale
There are certain birds that really capture the imagination. One of those, for us, and perhaps for many other birders, is the American golden-plover.
The…
It was a blessedly damp Sunday morning. The rain was so very welcome after an extremely dry spell.
I love a rainy weekend morning. The weekend chores…
letter to the editor
Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife. — John Dewey
I am not focusing on the different political choices we…
letters
On Friday August 8, 2025, the Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 119th Annual Alumni Banquet at the Elks…
Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC), along with Knox County Treatment Court, sponsored a fun afternoon of grilling and conversation on the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rockland.…
A Bird's Tale
We saw a photo of a gorgeous juvenile buff-breasted sandpiper taken a few days ago down on the rocky beach at the Timber Point section of Rachel Carson National…
opinion
Most of us who have engaged in foreign relations activities over the past several decades focus on the “hard power” aspects of international affairs. Hard power includes the…
On Saturday, August 30, from 10 to 11 a.m., approximately 80 demonstrators gathered in Port Clyde near the summer home of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, according to…
letter to the editor
At an August 26 event celebrating the end of the long and tortuous Main Street construction in Searsport, Sen. Susan Collins was repeatedly interrupted by protesters who were critical of her votes…
Trigger warning, as this column contains descriptions, sanitized, of life on a small family farm, and the steps that sometimes need to be taken to preserve the livestock…
As some members of the town’s…
