I don’t like wearing a mask. It was fun when I was playing cowboy, a long time ago. I wore masks when my Uncle Sam was paying me : masks for gas, masks…
Talk
The following is a transcript of a Friday, June 26 radio address given by Governor Janet Mills:
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and our gradual reopening process, the Maine CDC…
Letter to the editor: Elphie Owen
The Board of the Stewardship Education Alliance (S.E.A) thanks everyone involved in Poetry on Windows …
Letter to the editor: Denise Pendleton
I am writing to express my support for Chip Curry to represent Waldo County in the Maine State Senate.
I first met Chip when he advised on challenges and opportunities with the AmeriCorps…
going the extra mile to support kids and families through this time
Alongside doctors, nurses, and other essential personnel, school nutrition professionals have emerged as local heroes during the COVID-19 crisis. Day after day, they arrive in parking lots,…
Letter to the editor: Haunani Wallace
On Friday, June 19, two other volunteers and I were working, planting new flowers in the traffic triangle at Pascal Ave. and Route 1.
This was our third day, having prepped the bed, shopped…
opinion
As were most people in this world, I was overcome with disbelief and shock on May 25 when I saw another black…
The following letter was distributed June 20 by the administrative team at Islesboro Central School.
Dear Community,
Islesboro Central School’s Administration and…
The following is a transcript of a Friday, June 19 radio address given by Governor Janet Mills.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and during our gradual reopening process, the…
Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard
The state Board of Environmental Protection has wrapped up its hearings, testimony and evidence-gathering in Nordic Aquafarms' application to daily discharge 7.7 million gallons of industrial fish…
Don’t be disappointed in your kids
I guess that since I write here and I’ve written other places and written a book, that makes me a writer. I’ve never considered myself one.…
opinion
Our Governor assumed full control of our state economy in the face of the coronavirus. The Governor’s stated purpose was to prevent the virus from spiraling out of control and overwhelming our…
Letter to the editor: Samantha Seavey
July 14th is an important date for Waldo County- it will be time to vote for the primaries. While there are three Democratic candidates for the state Senate, my vote will be going to Robyn…
Letter to the editor: Connie Hayes
If lots of people shop from home and work from home more than ever, why does Rockland’s Main Street matter anymore? Oh, I remember now, we humans are a social species and interaction benefits our…
Letter to the editor: Bill Pluecker
The Black Lives Matter protests across the nation are calling on us to listen, to deeply listen, to the life stories of Black people and to give witness to the reality of their lives. It…
opinion
Have those of you who are getting on in years, as I am, thought lately about how much we elders owe to the younger people who have sacrificed so much to save us from the dreaded virus? And about…
Opinion
Black Lives Matter.
The phrase uttered on the lips of nearly every American now carries an extra weight of urgency and meaning. White people like myself are moving beyond thinking that just…
The following is a Friday, June 12 radio address transcript presented by Governor Janet Mills:
This week my Administration unveiled the "Keep Maine Healthy" plan to protect the…
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today on the hospitality and tourism industry’s proposed economic recovery plan:
“COVID-19 has hit Maine’s tourism industry hard…
graduation 2020 speech
The Penobscot Bay Pilot has invited the Class of 2020 valedictorians and salutatorians to submit their graduation speeches for publishing on our site.
Below is the speech…
the calculus has changed
Life, we know, is full of risk. The challenge is to find a risk-benefit balance that produces the best outcome. So it is with COVID-19.
During the early days of the pandemic, the risk of…
ICS graduation went off without a hitch, as the saying goes.
Each senior had up to three guests. Families came forward and presented seniors with their diploma on the front steps of the…
‘Strengthen Our Social Contract as Engaged Citizens Affirm our Bond as Moral Beings’
The following letter was distributed by William M. Galloway, the Head of School at the Watershed School in Camden:
Dear Watershed Students, Families, Faculty, and Board,
…
The following letter was distributed June 4 and signed by Five Town CSD Superintendent Maria Lbiby, Five Town CSD School Board Chairperson Becky Flanagan and Camden-Rockport School Board…
opinion
Martha Johnston-Nash and William “Bill” Lombardi will be seeking election to two selectman seats in the town of Union. Both have collected signatures and have been certified to be on the ballot,…
it is time to stand up for equality, acceptance, and justice in our community
RSU 71, comprising the public schools of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont, and Swanville, has issued the following statement on the death of George Floyd:
RSU 71 is saddened…
Haven’t heard from me in a while. Some people are probably cheering and others might have missed me. To tell…
Opinion: Molly Mulhern
The folks who organized the protest against the current administration in a huge fenced field near the Bangor Airport on Friday really did have good intentions. And for the first hour and a half,…
‘I have spent the better part of my career listening to loud men talk tough to disguise their weakness’
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to the President’s visit to Maine:
…
Letter to the editor: Good Shepherd Food Bank
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we (Good Shepherd Food Bank) have been channeling all of our efforts to be a stable and reliable resource for our great state of Maine. The Food Bank is…
Often the first to respond in times of respiratory distress
A letter from Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hosptial:
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, we continue to hear about ventilators, the machines that deliver…
AUGUSTA — The Maine criminal justice community, which includes the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, the Maine Sheriffs…
The following is a transcript of a Friday, May 29 radio address given by Governor Janet Mills.
Throughout this COVID-19 pandemic and our gradual reopening of the economy, the…
Opinion
One of the most cherished local high school graduation traditions is the annual march through town that is associated with baccalaureate.
Business owners, families, and community members…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
At a virtual celebration hosted by state education officials on Thursday, May 14, it was announced that Alison Babb-Brott — 2nd grade…
Like many, I’ve been spending most of my time for the past couple of months at home. Between Zoom meetings and baking cookies, I’ve tried to get outside as much as possible, even if that means…
opinion
COVID-19 has brought public health out of the shadows. Many may be shocked to learn that early successes in infectious diseases, food safety, maternal…
The following is a transcript of a Friday, May 22 radio address given by Governor Janet Mills:
This weekend is Memorial Day. I want us to pause this weekend and remember the good…
essay: ‘What you love most may not last but it’s worth fighting for anyway’
What if the email alarm on my computer this morning is true?
“brutal news. IT’S OVER. usps” It goes on. Calling me by my first name. “Lucinda, if…
Mid-April the Arizona news outlets began speculating about when states would re-open and people…
‘vaccines have helped us overcome disease to live safer and healthier lives’
People often call the COVID-19 pandemic unprecedented. I assure you it is not.
The Plague, measles, polio, the flu and HIV/AIDS – human history has been punctuated with outbreaks of…
Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard
There are many problems with Mike Hurley's May 10 letter to the editor regarding the industrial fish factory Nordic Aquafarms has proposed for Belfast, but the worst of them is hurling accusations…
Happy birthday, Barbie D.!
There used to be a story for children about Little Toot. It has been a long time since I heard it, but I believe it was about a little train trying to make a big hill. So it…
The following is a transcript of a radio address given Friday, May 15 by Governor Janet Mills:
I am the daughter of a Maine public school teacher, so I know firsthand how important…
Commentary
I thought an introduction to current testing available for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the virus that causes COVID-19 disease) might help shed some light and eliminate some confusion (and maybe save…
‘We will keep our distance and she can care for her family in peace’
In its day, it was a sturdy looking one-room post and beam cabin, similar to the looks of Henry Thoreau’s cottage on Walden Pond, Massachusetts. Years have gone by and tenants have come and gone.…
Letter to the editor: Stephanie Laite Summers
I wanted to comment on the article about the good morning calls in Camden. I cannot say enough about Jeff Sukeforth and his efforts to reach older citizens in the Camden area.
I have…
Some people in our lovely community know that I have spent many years in the middle school building. I moved to Maine for the start of fifth grade, which was then housed in the Andrews Wing. I…
Letter to the editor: Michael Hurley
In the midst of a health and economic crisis it’s been disheartening to continue to hear from salmon farm opponents. While people are dying, while the entire world is locked down, while people…
One of the fun things I have found about being in local government of a small town is that sometimes historical questions come up and it is relatively easy to get a handle on the answers.
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