I write this letter to sound a warning about our school system. From 2020-2022 the percent of 11th graders meeting the English and Writing benchmark on the PSAT declined from 81% to 75%. Even…
Talk
I am writing about a concern over the Harbor, specifically the town's contract with Nate Pickering. I understand the negotiation over his contract started last fall so he could plan for his…
letter to the editor
I'm writing in support of fair treatment for Skyhook LLC operations in Rockport Harbor. They have been extremely considerate of the factors involved to be good stewards of the Harbor facilities…
A Bird’s Tale
Looking across the valley during a noontime dog walk around our neighborhood a few weeks ago, there among the drab, gray trunks and limbs of yet-to-leaf-out maples and oaks was a burst of yellow.…
Abden brings experience to the table. I was extremely pleased that Abden Simmons received the Republican nod to be our candidate in the special election in June.
While both candidates…
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue in Rockland has sponsored an Easter Day Community Dinner for 31 years, served at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. We’d like to thank several local businesses for…
Who am I and why I am running. I am currently on the Budget Committee for the town of Camden. I have witnessed the pattern of accepting every proposed increase by the town office representing an…
Just when you thought we were safe for a few months, Gov. Janet Mills has called a special election for June. As you likely noticed, Clint Collamore has resigned his…
Letter to the editor
Abden Simmons for state representative is the right choice. I believe he has the right experience and background to represent us in Augusta. I trust he will…
A Bird’s Tale
Mistakes happen. Even in the bird world. Take for example the osprey that recently tried repeatedly to place sticks atop a tall light pole, high above the Bates College athletic field in Lewiston…
New Hope Midcoast
Denying someone the right to work or have equal access to money is not only mean and unfair, it’s a form of domestic abuse. Economic abuse is usually minimized and misunderstood because talking…
From the Maine Senate
The recent legal challenges surrounding the abortion medication mifepristone have cast a shadow over reproductive rights, not just in Maine, but across the country. While the legal battles…
Letter to the editor
On April 13, the Maine Department of Environmental…
letter to the editor
The Knox Clinic is excited to propose the creation of a Community Health Center on a portion of the Thomaston Green adjacent to Route 1.
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A Bird’s Tale
For much of last week, we were fortunate that our backyard was blessed with the presence of one of our largest and brightest colored sparrows, the fox sparrow. While there are a number of…
Exiro Minerals, out of Toronto and Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, wants to prospect for nickel, copper, and cobalt in 30 square miles of the Georges River Watershed,…
Letter to the editor
Thomaston’s Community and Economic Committee and Knox Clinic could "do the right thing" and purchase the five-plus acre prime location on Route 1 offered for $79,000.…
On March 7, the Town of Camden Select Board met to consider a request by the Harbor Committee to initiate a feasibility…
Opinion
There are many ways for a town to communicate today, but a gentle reminder as you drive by in your car is one of the most effective. The Union Fire Department and Union Ambulance knew this when…
Letter to the editor
I wish to thank all the people who attended our recent Republican caucus March 29 in Waldoboro. Having 190 people show…
Letter to the editor
Most Camden residents recognize and treasure the Montgomery Dam and waterfall in the heart of Camden and at the head of our harbor. Those who have…
A Bird’s Tale
Called the “snowbird” by many people, the species officially known as the dark-eyed junco is a common and widespread winter visitor to much of the U.S. Here in Maine, flocks of juncos from Canada’…
Where It’s At
Opening night for the first annual Maine Photographers Showcase drew artists and photography fans to Boothbay Region Art Foundation in Boothbay Harbor April 1. This outstanding collection of work…
The numbers are in and 2022 was a doozy. While total reported scams to the Federal Trade Commission dropped by 1 million, the total reported amount lost grew by $2 billion for a total of $8.8…
opinion
I didn’t know how exceptional it was. I’d passed the lot hundreds of times, on foot, in car, by bicycle. It’s in Camden, on the corner of…
Letter to the editor
On March 21, opponents of the $450 million Nordic Aquafarms industrial fish farm filed suit against Nordic and the City of Belfast. The suit seeks to enforce restrictions the State of Maine placed…
A Bird’s Tale
Maine is famous for its blueberries. Those small, deep-blue spheres have a sweet, rich, and earthy taste that seems to somehow capture the deep history of where they come from: barren lands taken…
Letter to the editor
I have just submitted my paperwork and signatures to run as a candidate for the Camden Select Board, which will be voted on June 13, 2023.
As many may know I served on the Camden Select…
Letter to the editor
Spring is in the air and that means that many in the area will be ready to get their bicycles out…
A Bird’s Tale
In April of 2010, the unthinkable happened. An oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana exploded. The operation, called Deepwater Horizon and operated by international corporate…
‘we pledge to make right the master of might’
Milton J. Foreman was a distinguished general, a WW I hero and a founder of The American Legion. In 1921, Foreman provided a roadmap for service and national unity in an Armistice address at the…
Letter to the editor
Canadian company Exiro Minerals recently acquired the right to explore property in a residential area of Warren for heavy metals and, after acquiring those rights, met last month with the Select…
Bill Packard Commentary
The lobster gig was good, but I wanted to haul trailers. My license would only let me drive a straight truck and there were no truck driving schools…
letter to the editor
Recently the assessors for Rockland, Camden and Rockport proposed revaluations for all three towns. This is despite…
Last Friday, a friend told us that he had heard his first American woodcock of the year the night before. Woodcock are birds that are more often heard then seen, at least by most people. Those who…
I was happy to see news reporting on the Camden Post Office where I have been renting a box for years. One reason for keeping a box in Camden is because of chronic mail box bashing in rural areas…
Opinion: ‘We did it ourselves’
Most people in our rural area favor competition as the best method of ensuring fair prices and high levels of service, so it took some time for many of us to come around…
“we are small, but we continue to do good things”
The COVID-19 pandemic, along with retirements, took a toll in many areas of our society. One of those was membership in service clubs that had volunteerism as its foundation. Our number of members…
letter to the editor
The recent announcement that the Maine Department of Transportation will receive $33 million in…
A Bird’s Tale
A recent Maine-based magazine ran a feature about winter surfing in Maine. That article was highlighting people who enjoy the thrill of grabbing their boards and catching waves in the middle of …
These warm days of late, even if interspersed with colder, more seasonal temperatures and occasional snow, have predictably made many of us humans think of spring. Birds seem to be feeling it, too…
letter to the editor
The following letter is addressed to the Thomaston Town Manager and Select Board:
Hello…
OPINION
In light of past and present rumors and statements that the Thomaston Select Board is considering building a new fire station on the…
While we are joyful and take great satisfaction with the ruling of the Maine Law Court (our Supreme Court) that favored our position that the rightful owners of what is the…
letter to the editor
On January 28, 2023, hundreds of people enjoyed Camden's annual Winterfest by gathering in Camden’s Amphitheatre and Harbor Park to create their own ice sculptures and watch the carvers at work,…
A Bird’s Tale
It was winter the way we expect it here in Maine. The sun was shining and the sky blue, but the morning cold was intense, making the slightest breeze feel sharp and painful on any uncovered part…
opinion
I am hoisted high above the snowy ground moving beneath me: 25 feet aloft in some places; 50 to 75 in others. My ride is quiet and smooth, barely faster than I could walk. White swaths of snowy…
All crimes that seek to steal money or sensitive information through deception are loathsome. But perhaps the most pernicious involve crimes of the heart. Online romance fraud is rampant and…
A Bird’s Tale
The Steller’s sea-eagle is back! We have to assume that, unless you live under a rock, you well remember the flurry of excitement last winter when one of the largest flying birds in the world made…
