I have been associated with Dave Miramant both personally and professionally for over 15 years. Dave worked part-time for us at Downeast Air in Owls Head where he…
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letter to the editor: Kristen Redman
Dear District 11: Lately my heart is full of fear and uncertainty and I worry about the loss of a world we knew just a few months ago.
I grieve for my neighbors and…
letter to the editor: Margaret Campbell
I am writing in support of Jan Dodge and her reelection to serve in the Maine House District 97 for Belfast, Northport and Waldo. She cares deeply about the citizens…
Letter to the editor: Greg Stanton
I have been a long time fan of your beautiful State of Maine. I, for years led many wilderness hiking and Outward Bound type trips throughout the Mount Katahdin and the Maine Coastal area.
…
Letter to the editor: David Estey
America knows Joe Biden is thoroughly decent and compassionate, steeled by personal tragedy, with 47 years of exemplary public service without becoming rich in the process. America also knows…
Letter to the editor: John Krueger
These are clearly divisive times for American health and environmental initiatives. Just look at how politicized public health is in the face of a pandemic and the approval process of potential…
Letter to the editor: Gary Stimeling
If you live in District 96, you owe it to yourself to vote to reelect S. Paige Zeigler as your representative in Augusta. I’ve known Paige for 20 years and followed his work in the State House for…
Letter to the editor: Rosemary Limmen
I am…
Penobscot Falco
Classic road trips do not begin as classics. It’s not as if two guys look at each other one morning and say, “You in the mood for a classic road run?” And the other guy nods, “Sure, why not?”…
Letter to the editor: Skye Hirst
On Saturday, Sept 19, in Rockland, Maine, in the middle of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, and the day after the death of one of the great voices for human dignity of our time, Ruth Bader…
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Rep. Vicki Doudera spoke in Camden Sept. 18, on the Village Green, during the MIA-POW Recognition Day. Her remarks follow:
We are in a period in which we are experiencing loss on…
Letter to the editor: Jennifer Hill
A recent visit to Waldo County General Hospital has engendered an intense feeling of gratitude for this community institution.
What is the magic ingredient that makes this place so special…
Letter to the editor: Greg Coleman
“Oh The Times They are a Changin.”
As you may recall, Bob Dylan wrote this folk tune in 1964, a time…
Letter to the editor: Gianne Conard
A piece of negative mail was recently sent out against Chip Curry’s opponent in the Waldo County Senate Race. Chip immediately emailed his supporters to say that he neither authorized nor condoned…
Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard
A September 16 salmonbusiness.com article quotes Nordic Aquafarms as saying: “Nordic Aquafarms has made tremendous progress the last years and is entering into a very exciting period with start of…
Letter to the editor: Connie Hayes
Might this be the time to recognize how we are all in this together? A philosophy of figuring it out for yourselves comes with dismissal of caring for those facing deep needs. The collective “we”…
"Sal's Birthday Bash" Fill the Boot and Birthday Parade was a success despite not being able to have the public supper this year. The event raised nearly $3,000 and a good time was had by all who…
Letter to the editor: Maria Libby
I was dismayed to read the comments of Rockport Select Board Chair Debra Hall on Monday regarding the cost sharing issue that has recently been brought to light where she suggested that the…
Letter to the editor: Steve Ryan
The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce wants to thank the many businesses and community groups who supported our very successful annual Chamber Golf Tournament on Friday, Sept. 11. The event was…
Letter to the editor: Phyllis Nikkel
Four years of endless outrageous wickedness by the current president has set my 100-year-old mind into a plunge. I have lived through 25 presidential elections, and this time disbelief has nearly…
Letter to the editor: Beverly Roxby
In the first couple of years after 9/11, more people died from its polluting aftereffects than those who died on that day. Donald Trump may even have…
Letter to the editor: Rep. Vicki Doudera
I had the honor of working with Rep. Stanley Paige Zeigler last session and am writing in support of his candidacy for a third term.
Paige is smart and thoughtful, and…
Letter to the edito: Connie Hayes
If a large number of voters want Rockland workers to have a living wage, they can vote this Fall to begin to make it happen. Would employers with 25 or more employees be affected by this…
Letter to the editor: Inna Bezborodko
I have lived in Rockland and served this community for a quarter of a century. When one of its residents needed bone marrow transplant, there was a block-length line of donors; when a cabdriver…
Letter to the editor: Debra Andreason
Molly Luce is running a political campaign that is a breath of sunshine and hope. Every time I see one of her many cheerful bright yellow campaign signs I smile.
Her campaign slogan is “…
Letter to the editor: Cheryl Morin
I attended Chip Curry’s campaign announcement on a blustery day in Belfast on March 7. It was freezing cold outside, but the energy in the room was running high with his spirited, genuine…
Letter to the editor: Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce
With picture-perfect weather, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber Golf Tournament on Friday, September 11th.
Eleven teams competed for a range of prizes,…
Letter to the editor: Tim Hughes
I am dismayed that Senator Collins refuses to comment on Trump’s documented disrespect to America’s fallen heroes and his admitted lying to the American people about the dangers of the Coronavirus…
Letter to the editor: Bernice Nadler
The only Waldo County senate candidate that did not recently become a resident of the area is Chip Curry. This is just one of the important reasons that I'm supporting him. Having…
Letter to the editor: Maggie Goscinski
I first met Chip nearly 10 years ago, volunteering together in Belfast’s local theater community. He was there not because of his passion for the stage, but because he saw a need and his instinct…
Letter to the editor: Jayne Crosby Giles
I am writing to support Duncan Milne of Liberty for Waldo County State Senate. Duncan is an excellent choice with 25 years of service as a US Marine,…
Letter to the editor: Morgan Hynd
In his two years as State Representative for House District 95, Bill Pluecker has proven to be a thoughtful, well-informed leader who takes the time and makes the effort to listen to his…
Letter to the editor: Meredith Bruskin
Mainers are lucky this November, we have the chance to vote for someone running for U.S. Senate who truly represents people, not corporate profits. Lisa…
Letter to the editor: Edward Becker
Toward the end of an otherwise run-of-the-mill article about folks from…
Letter to the editor: Corliss and Rick Davis
This November, we will both be enthusiastically voting to send Jan Dodge back to the State House to represent Belfast, Belmont, and Lincolnville for a second term. We first met Jan when she was…
Opinion: Maine residents squeezed out while apartment, house hunting
“Maine offers a quality of life that appeals to those living in highly populated and more congested areas of the U.S.”
This quote from a…
Two years ago, in 2018, I was in a movie. I thought the film would be for the memory of my dead father Marshall Green, for my need to have the world see the truth of who he had been, what he had…
Letter to the editor: Michael Hall
Over the last four years we have been transparent as we have worked with the Citizens of Thomaston, Village Cemetery Trustees, Select Board, and Planning Board to lease land in the Village…
‘It was very successful thanks to the hard work of all of you’
The following letter was distributed Friday, Sept. 4 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean:
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff and School Board,
Congratulations…
Letter to the editor: Mark F. Waltz
I have found representative Bill Pluecker to be affable and willing to take questions and answer or find answers to them. Consequently, I became…
Letter to the editor: Linda Buckmaster
On August 17, 28 cases of Covid infection were reported in people who had attended the E. Millinocket wedding just 10 days earlier. As the science tells us, Covid can show up within two weeks of…
Letter to the editor: Mj Crowe
Full disclosure, I've known Jan Dodge as a neighbor and friend for over a decade. You may have seen Jan this summer,…
The following letter was distributed Aug. 28 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean.
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board and Community Members,
…
The following letter was distributed by RSU 13 to families Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Dear Families of Our RSU 13…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills.
Thanks to the efforts of Maine people, all of you who have largely abided by public health…
The Penobscot Falcon
“Dude, come on, we’ll mop up,” said Steve Black with his signature smile.
“I’m not so sure.”—my only sensible words.
Steve Black was a burly, friendly local pool hustler and con…
Letter to the editor: Amie Hutchison
With the summer coming to an end and our 26th program year starting next week, I look back on this summer’s fundraising efforts, grateful for the community’s support. Thank you for being a part of…
‘Panther Nation: We are all part of the solution!’
Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease distributed the following letter Friday, Aug. 21:
Dear Students and Families,
We are looking forward to seeing students in…
Letter to the editor: Doc Wallace
As Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local.” And in that frame, the Rockport voters last Tuesday decided not to re-elect Doug Cole. I have no issue with the will of the electorate, but I need to…
Letter to the editor: Sadie Faucher
Watching the virtual Democratic National Convention as it announces the first-ever woman of color VP candidate running on a major…
