AUGUSTA — A federal district court granted a preliminary injunction Monday against changes made by the United States Postal Service (USPS), according to a news release issued by the Maine Attorney…

I am writing to ask you to support and vote for Valli Geiger for State Representative for Rockland and Owls Head. As many of you know, I am not running for a fourth term; I have asked Valli to run…

It’s hard to grow up in the United States without learning about our nation’s painful history of racial disparities. We know about the legacy of slavery and the work of abolitionists, like Maine’s…

I met Sarah several years ago and noticed how keenly she paid attention to what makes Rockland tick. She recognized deep concerns for income and housing, struggles around harbor and marine issues…

We entrust our elected officials with certain obligations and decisions, and we vote for those whose values and commitment to our community align with our own,…

Boy, it sure doesn’t feel like two years have gone by since I wrote my last Letter to the Editor, but it has.  Paige Zeigler has been your Representative now for two terms (the last four years)…

I have known Chip and his family for the 16 years I have lived in Belfast.  I look up to him for reasons that have zero to do with politics.  I consider him a decent and caring person, dedicated…

We are all getting tired of the large amount of written, viewed and audible noise surrounding the upcoming election.  In truth, I hesitate to add my…

I’m writing to support the reelection of S. Paige Zeigler as District 96 state representative.

As a teacher in Northport, I like the fact that Mr. Zeigler…

ROCKLAND — Adam Lachman has announced his candidacy for Rockland City Council, through a news release, with elections scheduled for Nov. 3.

A resident of Main Street, Lachman has spent his…

For Lisa Savage, Candidate

I was alive

when the first bomb went off

you probably were not

being 78 as I am

does not allow enough energy

to run…

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…

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…

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.

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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…

Representative Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, has been endorsed by the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine.

Evangelos earned an A+ rating from the group for his commitment to Maine's outdoor…

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…

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…

  “Oh The Times They are a Changin.”

 As you may recall, Bob Dylan wrote this folk tune in 1964, a time…

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”…

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…

BELFAST — A video featuring the Belfast City Clerk addresses a number of…

ROCKLAND — The November 3 election ballot for Rockland residents will include a question regarding a possible minimum wage increase for businesses with 25 or more employees. Pending voter approval…

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 “…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

I have found representative Bill Pluecker to be affable and willing to take questions and answer or find answers to  them. Consequently, I became…

MIDCOAST — With less than three months until the 2020 General Election, officials from both the Democratic and Republican parties are ramping up efforts to register new voters across the nation,…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday she has signed an Executive Order to protect the health and safety of Maine voters, poll workers, and election officials and to facilitate access…

With the November general election rapidly approaching, two local candidates challenging incumbents for their seats in the Maine State Legislature withdrew from their respective races earlier this…

ISLESBORO — The Town of Islesboro will be holding its annual town meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25. 

Voting will take place at the town office meeting room from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Absentee…

ROCKLAND — Standing at the edge on a former quarry, now filled with water and happily frequented by waterfowl, Rockland resident Michael Mullins told a group of supporters, and the larger public,…

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…

AUGUSTA — The citizens'-initiated resolve “To Reject the New England Clean Energy Connect Transmission Project” will not appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced…

ROCKLAND — Rockland Mayor Lisa Westkaemper announced this week that she will not be running for reelection to City Council.

Her seat is one of two seats to be filled on the five-member…

APPLETON — The Appleton Select Board has determined, and announced through a Friday press release, that a programming error in the ballot machine resulted in a miscount of the votes for the two…

Watching the virtual Democratic National Convention as it announces the first-ever woman of color VP candidate running on a major…

ST. GEORGE — The Town of St. George held municipal elections August 17 and annual town meeting August 18. 

Below are the results from both days. 

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BELFAST — Votes on the Regional School Unit 71 school budget have finally been cast after a month delay.

RSU 71 includes the communities of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville…