Why does the Town of Camden really want to destroy the historic Montgomery Dam and wonderful waterfall cascading into Camden Harbor?
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Letter to the editor
A group of 21 Senators in Washington, including our own Senators Collins and King, have made significant progress to reach an agreement on a bipartisan infrastructure plan. This deal includes…
I’ve been intimately involved in dam removal in one Maine river (the Penobscot- with two removals and one natural by-pass) and installing hydropower in another (Sandy Stream in Freedom).…
Letter to the editor
Select Board members intend to do only good (even great) things. They have the best of intentions.
The best of intentions also can result in unintended consequences and can at times be…
Letter to the editor
On behalf of the General Henry Knox Museum, a sincere thank you to all who supported the museum’s major fundraising event of the year – our 19th Annual Knox Night – held on August 12th …
Letter to the editor
Are we OK with our town officials deciding to destroy a treasured property that belongs to the people of Camden?
NO.
As voting citizens of Camden we need to open our eyes and…
Letter to the editor
\The Town of Camden Select members announced that they will be meeting soon with the Camden Public Library Board of Trustees to solicit input on their proposed removal of the Montgomery Dam and…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills.
Earlier this week, I was pleased…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Maine’s “Rainy Day” Fund, otherwise known as the Budget Stabilization Fund, is our state’s…
Letter to the editor: Sally Brophy
The Belfast City Council claims that the money Nordic will bring to the city is crucial for fixing infrastructure and helping with taxes - all very important goals. So isn’t it also crucial to…
Letter to the editor: Thierry H. Bonneville
To members of the anti-Nordic Aquafarms group who disagree with the unanimous decision made by the Belfast City Council on Tuesday, please be kind. Don't insult, misquote or worse, threaten your…
Letter to the editor: Mark Salwasser
Perhaps we should consider altering our support for the planned fish farm? As a new resident of…
Letter to the editor: Mike Thibodeau
With the support of Senator Susan Collins, this could be a big year for infrastructure in Searsport. Recently, Senator Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, submitted…
opinion
So why should you bother with investing? For centuries, investing in businesses has been the primary driver of wealth for individuals and families.
Investing is a tool to help individuals…
Letter to the editor: Jennifer Healy
Thomas Paine wrote “Such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks and all it wants,…
Letter to the editor: Lawerence Reichard
In a July 17 letter to the editor I calculated that the park Belfast Mayor Eric Sanders and the Belfast City Council want to create with land from Nordic Aquafarms would be awash in 107.8 million…
Letter to the editor: Debra Stokes and Susan Reider
On Thursday, July 15, the Camden Garden Club hosted its 73rd annual Garden Tour, which included five lovely Camden gardens and the historic Conway House. Our club members, including five Master…
Letter to the editor: Conny Hatch
I have been following the news about negotiations between the City of Belfast and Nordic Aquafarms, Inc. to acquire, through the process of eminent domain, the personal properties owned by a…
Letter to the editor: Loren Clark
I am new to Friendship, Maine. We just moved here and became “official” Maine residents on January 1, 2021.
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
The US CDC recently reported that more than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses nationwide…
Georges River Land Trust
Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) reports another successful year running its annual Gardens in the Watershed tour.
Helmed by an 11-person committee of gardeners and community members, this…
opinion
A citizens’ group of Camden residents held its first meeting July 21 to gather information on how best to preserve Montgomery Dam and the waterfall at the head of Camden Harbor.
The…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
The Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan — which is modeled on the advice of experts and is backed by…
opinion
On July 19, the Legislature failed to override Governor Mills’ veto of “…
opinion
In Defense of Animals is condemning the sentencing of former Rockland Police Officers Mike Rolerson and Addison Cox, who beat porcupines…
Letter to the editor: Jim Merkel
As the Belfast City council attempts to seize land through eminent domain to build a fish factory, council members should take note that these untested land-based Concentrated Aquatic Feeding…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills.
Earlier this week, the Appropriations and Financial…
Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard
The Bangor Daily News and The Free Press recently reported that Nordic Aquafarms had purchased the Belfast waterfront property of Janet and Richard Eckrote, and had given the…
opinion
Direct democracy is not efficient. Anyone who has tried to get things done with open public participation -- even at small-town level -- knows that. Turning the responsibility over to legislators…
The Midcoast Maine Reparations Collective is pleased to report that our recent event, Jams for Justice, was a resounding success. Thanks to everyone who supported and attended the event, we were…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Every person in our state should be able to send their child to a good school, regardless of…
Heath and Well-being
When we feel secure in our environment, we have a sense of steadiness and security. But when surrounded with misinformation, fear and anxiety, we can feel the earth trembling under our feet.…
The Town of Camden has, at its heart, a treasure and a legacy and beauty that every townsperson and every visitor has admired for generations: the waterfall at the head of the harbor and the…
Building a fish ladder for alewives at the Camden Harbor Falls is a great idea. Destroying the existing dam and the Harbor Park sea wall is a terrible idea.
For some reason, town…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills.
This week, I announced the end of the State of Civil Emergency for Maine which I first declared…
Letter to the editor: Clare Tully
A recent article in The Camden Herald quoted Tyler Smith, a principal in the Rockport Harbor Hotel project, as…
Letter to the editor: Connie Hayes
What caused our Senators, elected by us to represent our interests, to block us from deciding which PUBLIC should own a public utility? Pine Tree Power, "Our Power," did not die when two senators…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Not a week goes by but what I…
Letter to the editor: Lynn St-Laurent
The following letter is in response to a previous letter, …
Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard
In extraordinary June 23 testimony in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast, Nordic Aquafarms Chief Financial Officer Brenda Chandler stated that Nordic Aquafarms' position is that ownership of…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
4th of July – Independence Day – is rapidly approaching. A day dedicated to celebrating our…
opinion
I do not know anyone who put off gathering their day-to-day essentials during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills.
Classroom learning is critical for the social and mental and academic development of our kids.…
Letter to the editor
The CMP Corridor proposal is a 142- mile-long corridor stretching through much of Maine’s North Woods.
Fifty three miles of this is unbroken forest, while the other 92…
Letter to the editor: Kate and Davis Lee
Article 4 is intended to garner support for placing an already drafted Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance on the next ballot. Before you vote, we urge you to go to the Town of Rockport website and…
Letter to the editor: Doc Wallace
This is the last chance for Rockport voters to do the right thing and protect their fellow citizens. The vote on Short Term Regulations (STRs) is NOT a Republican or Democratic issue. It IS a…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
By keeping our rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths down and keeping our rate…
opinion
Outside corporate, political interests making false claims about Midcoast Internet Development Corp.
The vote on June 8 in Rockport, Camden, and Thomaston can move Midcoast Internet forward as a nonprofit regional municipal utility and create its legal entity, the Midcoast Internet Development…
Letter to the editor: Paul G. Charbonneau
Property rights are a touchy subject, made even touchier when confronted with proposed municipal ordinances regulating those rights.
If memory serves…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
This Memorial Day weekend, we pause to remember the challenges our state and our nation have…
