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It’s a straight-forward problem with a complex solution.
Maine spends more than $4.5 billion a year on out-of-state fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. The fix is to power our economy with electricity from local, renewable energy sources.
The latest Maine Energy Plan sums it up: “While the electrification shift will increase Maine’s overall electricity use over time, total energy costs will decrease as Maine people spend significantly less on costly fossil fuels and swap traditional combustion technologies for more efficient electric options.”
But this solution, referred to as

Volunteer Maine, the state commission for community service, received notification from the AmeriCorps federal agency late last week regarding the termination of all federal AmeriCorps grant programs under its administration. This unexpected action impacts over 100 communities across Maine and jeopardizes vital service efforts already underway.
Volunteer Maine is deeply concerned by the abrupt nature of this termination notice, which impacts eight commission-supported AmeriCorps programs, an estimated $2.5 million in annual program funding, and puts at risk the service of more than 120

Camden voters undecided about the Article 7 dam removal vote in June have a golden opportunity to learn more this weekend, which will also be a chance for passionately decided voters to rally for their cause and become volunteers.
On Friday, the Megunticook River Keepers (MRK) are holding an informal Free The River Happy Hour from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room on the Public Landing level of the 16 Bay View hotel.
On Sunday, the Save the Dam Falls Committee will hold their second Community Conversation at 2 p.m. in a rented room at the Camden Public Library. Both events are free and open






Approximately one dozen or so Islesboro residents joined millions of U.S. citizens and others around the globe Saturday to express their deep concern about President Trump and his chief advisor Elon Musk’s dictatorial attempt to demolish democracy.
The Islesboro protest was part of the global “Hands Off” rejection of Trump’s authoritarian power grab coordinated by a national group called Indivisible and that supports several local teams in Maine.
Locally organized by Shar Piper and Sally Mitchell, the group walked from the Islesboro Town Office to the Boardman Cottage, past the Post Office
