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Letter to the editor: Beedy Parker

‘Everyone covered, Nobody left out’

A report came out recently, by the Maine Center for Economic Policy for Maine AllCare , that examines the current state of cost of health care in Maine. Maine AllCare's goal is "Everyone covered,...

letter to the editor Jackson Chadwick

Time to call it quits, Sen. Susan Collins

Dear Sen. Susan Collins: My name is Jackson Chadwick and I am from the beautiful town of Camden, in Midcoast Maine. Currently, I am at Suffolk University in Boston studying political science and...

Letter to the editor: Phil Crossman

Gov. Mills’ State of the State a welcome and refreshing contrast

A couple of years ago I had occasion to find myself in the company of then candidate Janet Mills and, during that brief encounter, a musical opportunity presented itself—clearly irresistible to her—...

Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard

Thank fellow Belfast citizens for opposing extractive multinational corporation

In regard to Michael Hurley's January 20 letter to the editor, I suggest Mr. Hurley not quit his day job to become an election analyst. It's true that the proposed Nordic Aquafarms industrial fish...

Letter to the editor: Clare Tully

Concerned about impact of proposed hotel on Rockport Village

I am writing as a longtime resident of Rockport Village to express concerns regarding the impact that Stuart Smith’s proposed five story 35-room hotel with two restaurants, including an open rooftop...

Letter to the editor: Kathie Grealish

Does Rockport want to be a tourist town?

There are so many places in Maine being over-developed for the tourist industry. Rockport attracts because of its uniqueness, its values, its pace of life, and peaceful feeling of a throwback in time...

Letter to the editor: Michael Hurley

Maine and Belfast have moved to the center stage of aquaculture industry

Good evening. I am Michael Hurley, a Belfast resident, and currently serving as a Belfast City Council member. I first want to thank the members of the Belfast Planning Board and the volunteer staff...

Bill Packard: Water and bottled water

Up until about 20 years ago, I never gave water much thought. There was plenty to swim in, both fresh and salt. It came right out of the tap at the house. My friend, Mike Fong from Phoenix, visited...

Letter to the editor: Linda Garson Smith

Adas Yoshuron’s annual Community Chanukah party appreciation

I would like to thank four local businesses for their generosity in sponsoring Adas Yoshuron’s annual Community Chanukah party: Once a Tree, Russell’s of Camden, CedarWorks, and Fiore Artisan...

Letter to the editor: David Kantor, Michael Hampton

Proposed Rockport hotel too large, will present demands on parking, traffic flow

We are the owners of a property in Rockport village. We have, in the past, been part time residents but anticipate becoming full time residents in the near future, so the matters relating to the...

Letter to the editor: Camden Historic Resources Committee

Honor the New England Village in the year of Maine’s Bicentennial: Consider a House Plaque in Camden

This year, Maine celebrates the 200th anniversary of becoming the 23rd state of the Union. In 1820, Camden boasted a total population of 1,828 residents in Harbor Village (now Camden) and...

Letter to the editor: Satellite Club of West Bay Rotary

‘So, You Think You Know Maine’

The Camden community is a thing to behold: People show up and support many of the same Rotary fundraisers year after year, like the Toboggan Nationals, the Duck Derby, Christmas Tree and Wreath Sales...

Letter to the editor: Sandra Howard

No matter what CMP spends, corridor still terrible deal for Mainers

Mainers need to know that CMP and Hydro-Quebec have one clear plan: buy this election. We knew that CMP and Hydro-Quebec had teamed up to spend jaw-dropping sums of money to try and gets their...

Kristen Lindquist: Consider the Mourning Dove

It’s a chilly winter dusk as the last mauve shades of sunset fade from the sky. Overhead, a pair of birds flits quickly past, headed together to roost, a poignant sight in the dying light. From their...

Lyme Time

Ticks Do Not Discriminate

With new cases of tick-borne disease being reported, more stories of suffering and misdiagnosis are coming to the surface and the common denominator is this ~ ticks do not discriminate. They have one...

Karla Doremus-Tranfield

Whom do you choose?

Our next president will have to make critical decisions to position our country to succeed through the next decade. I choose Elizabeth Warren to lead us in this process. Elizabeth has developed a...

opinion

A bad deal for Maine

The Land Use Planning Commission’s (LUPC) recent decision to certify the Central Maine Power corridor project ignores the enormous harm that the proposed transmission line would have on the...

Alison McKellar: When ancient ocean fossils were discovered in Camden

Much has been written about Megunticook Lake over the years and fortunately today Camden residents are all pretty much in agreement about where the level of the water should be, but it hasn’t always...

Down to the Sea

Barbara Dyer: Camden in 1965

It is interesting to look back on changes in Camden at what seems to be just a few years ago. A great source is the Camden Herald which was first published in 1869, and when we lost it one...

Letter to the editor: Steve Cartwright

A President Bernie Sanders might be just what America needs

One of my very Republican relatives, who lived near Burlington, Vermont, admired that city's Mayor, Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders seems to be surging, with broad appeal across party lines.Could...

letter to the editor: Joan Phaup

When you buy a bag of nuts from us, you’re getting more than protein or nice hostess gift

You can count on it like the church bells that ring from the Chestnut Street Baptist Church every hour: the Camden Rotary Club’s holiday nut sales. It’s not that we relish being out in the sleet...

Letter to the editor: Ananur Forma

This Rockland location is not OK for a cell tower

I've seen at least five YouTube videos of cell towers falling, not bending over. It does happen and the Titanic sunk and they ALL said it would never happen. They also catch fire and fall...

letter to the editor: Michele Cooney

RSU40 nurse thanks community for helping to fund vision screener purchase

The Waldoboro Lions Club and RSU 40 nurses met our goal and bought our SPOT Vision Screener! Special thanks also to the Waldoboro Lions Club who donated $2,000 and bought SPOT. Next, we will train...

Linda Garson Smith: Letter to the editor

Adas Yoshuron Synagogue thanks business community

On December 25, Adas Yoshuron Synagogue sponsored its 30th annual Christmas Dinner at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. We fed 130 guests, many volunteers and sent home dozens of additional meals. We...

‘Mr. Bramhall is known throughout the world, as his work has gone far and wide’

Ezra Bramhall: A closer look at one of Camden's finest artists

My New Years resolution is to write something every week about Camden and to not leave it half finished in a drafts folder in Google docs. Almost pathologically, I am always researching something...

Commentary

When freedom of the press is imprisoned

Jailed journalists around the globe. How can it be? First Amendment aggressions in the United States. How can it be? When words and voices are held hostage, humanity suffers. Devious despots...

Lyme Time

Reflections and Resolutions

If 2019 has taught me anything its that change is inevitable. No matter how much you fight for or against something, at some point, something is going to shift, to give way and change will occur....

STYLIN’ MAINE

Gabrielle Attra: Nothing Pairs Better

I was nine, wearing baggy jeans that sat low on my hips, the bottoms frayed, and I could see the scuff mark around the toes of my clear jelly buckle sandals. We were walking down a sloping hill...

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