Thank you to all the voters who came out last Tuesday and elected me to serve on the Thomaston Select Board. I am deeply humbled and…
#2023-November-ballot
UNION – A large majority of voters approved a path forward to find a developer to create senior housing in part of the…
AUGUSTA — The following statement was issued just after 10 p.m. Nov. 7 by Avangrid,…
Constitutional amendment
Knox and Waldo County voters have mixed opinions of statewide Question 3, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to change the time period for judicial review of the validity of written…
Camden and Rockport voters overwhelmingly approved a $1.9 million bond proposal for School Administrative District 28 (…
Knox and Waldo County voters favor the Citizen Initiative Question 2, “Do you want to ban foreign governments and entities that they own, control, or influence from making campaign contributions or…
Regional School District 40, comprising K-12 public schools for students from Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren and Washington, asked voters Nov. 7 to approve an $81 million spending package.…
Citizen initiative
Knox and Waldo County voters are approving the Citizen Initiative Question 4, “Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to…
Citizen initiative
Voters in Knox and Waldo counties are favoring Citizen Initiative Question 1, “Do you want to bar some quasi-governmental entities and all consumer-owned electric utilities from taking on more than $…
Citizens initiative
Knox and Waldo County voters are helping to defeat the statewide Citizen Initiative Question 3, “Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate…
Knox and Waldo County voters are giving a thumbs down to Citizen Initiative Question 7, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision requiring a circulator of a citizen's…
constitutional amendment
Knox and Waldo County voters are weighing in on Citizen Initiative Question 8, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to remove a provision prohibiting a person under guardianship for…
Constitutional amendment
Knox and Waldo County voters are weighing in on Citizen Initiative Question 6, “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to require that all of the provisions of the Constitution be…
CAMDEN – On Nov. 7, Camden voters approved town-wide zoning changes to…
letter to the editor
It’s a crazy time in our world. Whatever happens on Tuesday, I am at peace. Win or not, nothing will really change for me.
I will remain an active participant in the Rockland community.…
letter to the editor
ATTENTION ALL QUALITY SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPERS! The Town of Union is intent on attracting your senior housing project expertise to the redevelopment of…
Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent…
Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent…
Four candidates are competing for two open seats on the Rockland City Council, with elections set for Nov. 7. Both seats represent…
Two candidates are competing for one open seat on the Thomaston Select Board, with elections set for Nov. 7. The seat represent a one-…
Two candidates are competing for one open seat on the Thomaston Select Board, with elections set for Nov. 7. The seat represents a one-…
opinion
Before moving to Camden, I spent 40-some years of reporting and editing about international energy issues. One thing I didn’t hear much about over those decades was the “…
opinion
In my (admittedly short) career as a journalist, I have never had as many conversations about a single topic as I have on…
BELFAST — All but the mayoral race are uncontested in upcoming Belfast elections Nov. 7.
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UNION – Town officials have placed on the Nov. 7 municipal ballot a group of articles they hope will give voters the…
Letter to the editor
Some facts regarding Question 3 on the upcoming Maine ballot
The proposed decision makers of PTP will be elected officials. Once again NO DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING AN ELECTRICAL…
letter to the editor
If we really care about our children, shouldn’t we be worried about burdening them with more debt and higher taxes?
RSU 40 has proposed an $81…
letter to the editor
Before I write this letter I want to point out that I am a member of the TCC working group and a member of the…
letter to the editor
I plan to vote yes on No. 3, the Pine Tree Power Project, and urge other voters to do the same. I have listened to the…
letter to the editor
I am writing today in support of Kaitlin Callahan for Rockland City Council. As someone who lives…
letter to the editor
In November, Union citizens will have yet another opportunity to decide the future of the old Union School (the yellow building) and the attached Thompson Community Center. Enough has probably…
letter to the editor
Once again, Rockland has four good candidates running for our City Council, any one of them would serve us very well.
But, we can only vote for two of them, so here's what I'm thinking.…
letter to the editor
During the October Agenda Setting Meeting of the Rockland City Council, Councilor Sarah Austin presented a Charter Change to Remove the Mayor of Rockland. Why now, when there are only a few weeks…
At the polls November 7
CAMDEN – On Nov. 7, Camden voters will decide on town-wide zoning…
As voters decide whether to take over their transmission and distribution utility companies, we’re providing Mainers with some history of the power system in the region — and clearing up some…
Letter to the editor
I wanted to take a moment to write to you about an important proposal on the Maine November ballot. I am supporting the "YES on 2" campaign which will ban foreign government-owned entities from…
Regional School District 40, comprising K-12 public schools for students from Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren and Washington, is…
letter to the editor
According to the Maine Beacon, Central Maine Power's profit for the second quarter of 2022 was $40.5 million. On an annual basis, that's $162,000,000, and that works out to an average of $248 for…
As voters decide whether to take over their transmission and distribution utility companies, we’re providing Mainers with some history of the power system in the region — and clearing up some…
A citizen initiative on Maine’s November ballot brings the state into a national “right to repair” movement that backers say helps give consumers more control over how and who can fix the products…
letter to the editor
Across the country we face unprecedented challenges — inflation, a housing crisis, an opioid epidemic — too many community members are living in unsustainable conditions without quality healthcare…
letter to the editor
I am happy to be writing this letter in support of Kaitlin Callahan who is running for a seat on the Rockland City Council. Although I…
letter to the editor
As a lifelong dairy farmer it’s fair to say I know a thing or two about milking. As a taxpayer, I am nearing the end of my useful life and have little left to give. I feel as though I have been…
letter to the editor
Kaitlin Callahan spoke at the Rockland City Council Candidate panel Thursday, September 28. Wow, she is impressive. She is new to me and I was thrilled to hear a smart,…
letter to the editor
Wolfden Resources Corporation is a Canadian mining company that purchased land currently zoned as a “protection…
letter to the editor
Although I have never been a resident of Rockland, I have great affection for the Lime City. During my pre-retirement years I was known to publicly state on many occasions, tongue-in-cheek, that…
letter to the editor
There is never a good time to borrow $154 million dollars, but with inflation soaring, now is an especially bad time.
RSU 40 wants to borrow more money, which over the life of a 25-year…
QUESTION 8 ON STATE REFERENDUM BALLOT
Nine words in the Maine constitution were found to be unconstitutional 22 years ago, yet remain in the state’s…
