The Lincolnville special election for the vacancy on the Select Board is December 15. I am supporting Jordan Barnett-Parker.

Having recently served on the Lincolnville Broadband Committee…

At this time of year, Camden Rotary Club members usually spend our weekends selling delicious holiday nuts for people to enjoy with their families and friends.

Our annual sale is a…

In light of the negativity and misinformation directed in recent weeks at our Superintendent Maria Libby, the board would like to take this opportunity to make clear our full support for…

I am supporting Jordan Barnett-Parker for our Lincolnville selectmen in the December 15 election.

I chatted with a friend recently that folks complain that we don’t have any new and younger…

Pause to Thrive

Pause to welcome the day.

Pause during your day to gain clarity.

The Town of Lincolnville may be my favorite place in the world. After living in three countries and four states, there was no doubt when it came time for me to decide where home was. It has one of…

Thank you, election poll workers, Democrats, Independents, Green Party, Libertarians, and Republicans for risking your lives to COVID-19 and in some places, also to the threats of violence for…

In life and in death, MaineHealth hospitals Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Maine Medical Center (MMC) offered faithful support on behalf of me and my late husband Bill.…

The Union Select Board has circulated its first newsletter since the Nov. 3 elections. The Board of Selectmen Sidelines was circulated November 25.

Reconnecting with family and friends around the table sharing a good meal and expressing our gratitude for the gifts we’ve been given — all of that is at the heart of Thanksgiving. It’s also one…

A taste for bitter coffee

the…

The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills: 

Many of us read the appalling…

For Kitty Fassett, My Writing Partner

I was invited to climb Mount Katadin (KADDN)

the holy spot

for Maine’s red paint people

where their God Glooskap dwells…

As we mark Veterans Day, I am reminded of the many veterans who served our country in war and peace and now serve as care team members at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital…

November 11th is designated as Veterans Day, a federal holiday to honor the 19.6 million men and women who have served in the military. (Memorial Day, celebrated at the end of May, honors service…

The town of Camden has for more than a decade been debating how best to use the property it owns at the old Apollo Tannery site on Washington Street, running alongside the Megunticook River and…

As we enter the eighth month of this pandemic, fears that cool weather would accompany a surge in the pandemic have proven well-placed. Cases of COVID-19 have increased significantly in our…

In a divisive and scary time, Midcoast Maine came together in a beautiful way to break the silence of domestic abuse in October with a survivor/…

This would be a great time to ask the Rank Choice Voting originators and supporters to:  "Tell us again the RCV advantages, and tell us, just how many people…

The Game Loft/I Know ME Programs would like to thank Hannaford Supermarket of Belfast for their donation of Halloween candy. This year COVID-19 made it impossible for many kids to enjoy the annual…

On one day alone this week, Maine recorded 183 new cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day increase since the beginning of the pandemic. Our positivity rate, while significantly lower than other…

The contract to renovate the Mary E. Taylor building was recently awarded to the low bidder, Ledgewood Construction, who was also the contractor for the new Camden Rockport Middle School. This…

To the Community of Rockland and Owls Head:

How do I ever thank a community for placing their trust in me? For all the people who voted for me, I thank you. For all the people that vouched…

I write this letter to congratulate Senator David Miramant on his reelection on Tuesday.

It has been my sincere honor to run for the office of Maine State Senate District 12. The support I…

This letter is penned in response to the article published in today's Pen Bay Pilot written by Louis Bettcher regarding the plans of the Rockport Select Board to formulate an ordinance change…

In the most unusual of years, we have one of the most unusual campaign seasons.  Across Maine and the nation, candidates have struggled with whether it is safe to go door-to-door and tried a…

Courage, compromise, and the ability to solve problems -- these are the qualities I look for in our elected leaders, and the values I have seen demonstrated by candidate for U.S. Senate Sara…

Coretta Scott King reminds us, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”  In a year when…

I was just a kid when the Starfire Skate Park was built in Camden. I can still recall the grand opening, more so in its essence than specific details. Andy Macdonald (one of the most…

It feels like I’m in an emotionally abusive relationship with yet another disingenuous Republican real estate developer who doesn’t know who he’s messing with. No, I’m not talking about Donald…

At the end of September, all four of Maine’s congressional members voted to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.

As a part of this continuing resolution, several…

Save Rockland Business is an informal Alliance of businesses and organizations who share concern about the minimum wage referendum question on the Rockland ballot.  The Alliance encourages…

We are writing in support of Adam Lachman for Rockland's City Council. Adam is a candidate who possesses the experience, commitment and integrity that we should all want to see in our elected…

Remember the kid in your class who was always messing up so that the whole class had to stay in for recess or miss the field trip? The congregation of the Brooks Pentecostal Church, Lighthouse…

Last month marked the hottest September ever recorded since the U.S. government began tracking temperatures in 1880.

As the local effects of climate change knock on our door here in Maine,…

I started volunteering for Chip Curry after asking him some tough questions about the negative impact of internet “deserts” — the lack of access to reliable high-speed internet in much of Waldo…

As a candidate for State Senate I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with hundreds of people…

I write to urge my fellow citizens to elect Chip Curry to the Maine State Senate for District 11.

Knowing Chip as I do, I would support him under any circumstances.

But sending him…

Following feedback from dozens of Rockland businesses and organizations regarding the minimum wage referendum currently on the Rockland ballot, the Board of Directors of the Penobscot Bay Regional…

I’ve known Senator Dave Miramant since way back when he was a selectman in Camden, and he has always been very accessible, stopping by my business, Village Variety…

As a missionary pastor serving in Hope, back in the late 1980s, my family and I developed a true love for the people, the culture, and the unique natural beauty of this amazing community.

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Finding middle ground is one of the most important parts of being a good teammate. Athletes on winning sports teams understand that they must set aside their differences in order to win. Striking…

“The right to vote is of the essence of a democratic society and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government”, stated Justice Rehnquist, in a 1974 case…

I am writing in support of Gordon Page as candidate to represent District 12 in the Maine Senate.   I have known Gordon for five years while interacting with him at many different levels and…

As an independent-thinking Maine citizen who comes from a family dedicated to public service, I value non-partisanship, candor and getting things done. Maine’s challenges are great, and we need to…

If signs could vote and the election was today Molly Luce would be our next state representative. Driving around the area its clear Molly has so much local support. After all, she was born and…