WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement following the release of the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health…
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AUGUSTA – This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling:
“Today’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, I-Maine, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued an opinion overturning Roe v. Wade:
Today’s decision to…
Maine Governor Janet Mills issued the following June 24 statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade:
“This decision is a…
From the Maine Senate
Soaring gas prices are hitting us and so many of our friends and neighbors hard. The fact is, most of us rely on gas to power our cars, and we rely on our cars to get us where we need to go.…
Poem
For Sandi Hodge
Can you reprimand a messy desk?
it’s difficult with so many new cases
blossoming across the state
you do not want to hurt feelings
but…
Opinion
On behalf of myself and my company, Cranesport LLC, I would like to say thank you to the Town of Camden for consideration of our project, Camden Tannery Park.
As always, this campaign was a…
Letter to the editor
We lost. As one of the appellants in this matter, I attended in person the hearing conducted in Augusta today by the Maine Bureau of…
From the U.S. House of Representatives
Last week, …
It’s great to see the Belfast City Council cutting a ribbon on new electric charging stations. This paired with all the solar arrays they’ve helped to install is the kind of forward vision we need…
On June 17, Governor Mills and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy will headline a climate conference organized by the Maine Climate Council. …
Letter to the editor
So much of the recent debate over the Tannery Property has been commercial versus park. I think it’s time to look at the actual Cranesport proposal. However, this should be considered with the…
Letter to the editor
The disposition of Tannery Park has gone back and forth for many years.
Some people want us to vote No on Articles 15 and 16 in order to save the Farmers’…
opinion
It’s been almost a year since I argued in this blog that we should “Keep Camden Directly Democratic.”…
Letter to the editor
Since 2005 my late partner and I have been frequenting Broad Cove Marine Service as a place to dock our boat, enjoy wonderful fresh seafood and gather with our family and friends. They…
Disrespect for the ideas enshrined in our Constitution can be found in Uvalde, Texas and right here in Thomaston, Maine.
This past week, in an effort to minimize damage from what is being…
Letter to the editor
I strongly support saving the historic Camden, Maine, waterfall and dam.
My husband and I are homeowners of a cottage in downtown Camden and have been loving living here precisely because…
Letter to the editor
Much has been said and written about the Thomaston Green.
The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famous saying, “everyone has the right to their own opinion but they do not have the right…
opinion
June 14, 2022 is an important day for Camden voters. Among other items, we elect two Select Board members, we decide whether to institute Secret Ballots for approving the…
Letter to the editor
I attended the May 25 public hearing in Thomaston and read the coverage of same on the front page of June 2’s Courier-Gazette. I was disappointed four pages later to see a Guest…
Letter to the editor
It is a great honor to serve Rockland as your new Postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and…
letter to the editor
On June 14, Thomaston voters will choose between Articles 3 and 4 on the town warrant. Passage of Article 3 will “allow the Town to determine the future use” of the Thomaston Green. Passage of…
letter to the editor
We ask you to vote for Marc Ratner for Camden Selectboard member.
He has worked on Board for two terms, understands the workings of the Town of Camden intimately, the eccentricities and…
letter to the editor
I am writing in support of Denise Munger for another term on the Rockport Select Board. It has been a pleasure to get to know Denise through her work with the town of Rockport over the past three…
letter to the editor
It is fascinating to begin to become acquainted with some of Lincolnvillle’s town boards and committees. I am impressed with the many individuals who dedicate their time, and I have found it…
letter to the editor
Mail-in ballots are currently available at the Rockport Town Office, and the town election is June 14.
We all have the amazing opportunity to elect Jim Annis to our Select Board, and what…
As a Green Independent Party House of Representatives candidate, I urged Governor Janet Mills to sign the open primary bill passed by this year’s legislature. LD 231 became law without her…
The ballot questions about Thomaston Green have confused many and created doubt in the minds of some. Be assured that the “Green” is NOT in danger of being developed and lost to public enjoyment.…
opinion
You may have heard in the news recently about the upcoming “Residents’ Day” at Maine State Parks. Gov. Janet Mills has waived day use fees for Maine residents at our parks and historic sites on…
Back in December of 2020, I supported Jordan Barnett-Parker running for the Lincolnville Select…
letter to the editor
Spring lost its color
Its softness and its song. Time stopped
Grieving the lives lost
letter to the editor
FACT: You are what you eat.
QUESTION: Why are fish fed corn & soy called salmon?
Jennifer Hill lives in Waldo
Letter to the editor
The work that Denise Munger has done as a Rockport Select Board member has been spectacular. I have known and worked with Denise on important issues for…
Book review
While reading Rapture and Melancholy, the newly published diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay, lightly yet thoughtfully edited by Daniel Mark Epstein and with a foreword by Millay literary…
Lette to the editor
I am writing in support of Denise Munger for the Rockport Select Board. I know Denise through my work on the Rockport Budget Committee and the Library Committee. She listens to comments from…
Letter to the editor
We will cast our ballots to re-elect Jordan Barnett-Parker to the Lincolnville Select Board this month. …
Letter to the editor
On June 14, we residents of Union will vote on the future of the Thompson Community Center. Our options are,…
Letter to the editor
Tannery Park should remain...a park. I don't live in Camden, but I have family there, and they love the open space and the farmers market on this site.
…
letter to the editor
I would like to encourage you all to consider voting for Steve Hand for a position on the Lincolnville Select Board.
I have known Steve for many years. He possesses an ability to reason and…
letter to the editor
What is it that happens to regular people when they are elected to local office? In general, such individuals could have only dreamed of seeing a salary of $97,000 a year, as in the case of the…
Letter to the editor
Senators Collins and King, Representatives Golden and Pingree:
We have a CRISIS of gun violence in our country.
DO SOMETHING!
Complex PROBLEMS require a multitude of…
Counter to the signs recently sprouted in town, I will be voting YES on ARTICLE 16, and encourage you to do so as well…
Letter to the editor
I am writing in support of Denise Munger for Rockport Select Board. I have known and worked with Denise for more than five years and know her to be a…
letter to the editor
Concerning the debate over the proposed pier to be constructed on the shore of Lincolnville within a half-mile of the ferry slip, let me start off by stating that I lean neither to the right or to…
Letter to the editor
Having achieved our primary goals, Friends of Rockport has decided to withdraw from any further litigation related to the Rockport Harbor Hotel.
…
public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 25
In advance of a May 25 public hearing on four Town Meeting warrant articles, the Thomaston Select Board and Community and Economic Development Committee issued the following statement:…
opinion
Should the town of Camden continue to own the Apollo Tannery property along the Megunticook River on Washington Street and keep it for a farmers’ market and park? Or should that property be sold…
opinion: An open letter from Camden Farmers Market
To the Camden Towns people, Select Board, and town staff:
The Camden Farmers Market is a…
