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Someone will always produce a study to substantiate the result you want

Bill Packard: All those studies

Several years ago, I wrote a piece about “studying” and how I thought I would be pretty good at it. I would be willing to study anything for anyone and give them the answer they were looking for. ...
opinion

Robert ‘Butch’ Russell: Camden shifts blame, misrepresents truth

For over a decade, North East Mobile Health Services (NEMHS) has been a mainstay in the communities of Camden, Rockport, Hope, and Lincolnville. Over these years, we have employed dozens of residents...
Letter to the editor: Brenda Bonneville

Brenda Bonneville for Belfast City Council, Ward 3

I’m running for the office of City Councilor (Ward 3) in Belfast, Maine for the upcoming November 2019 municipal elections.My family and I have called Belfast home for the past 14 years. In 2015, I...
Kristen Lindquist: Goldfinches make the most of late summer

By late summer, birdsong has quieted. Shorebirds’ southward migration is underway. Fledged birds—from sparrows to hawks—are newly on their own. Robins are considering a third nesting. And goldfinches...
Letter to the Editor: Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors

Community makes 2019 Maine Boat and Home Show successful

We would like to send a huge “THANK YOU!” to the City of Rockland and all its citizens for once again hosting the annual Maine Boat & Home Show during the second weekend of August. Thousands of...
Letter to the Editor: United Bikers OF Maine

2019 United Bikers of Maine 38th annual Toy ‘Run’

September 8 is fast approaching and with it the 38th Annual UBM Toy “Run.” Although modified from the original format, (In that there is no procession to the Windsor Fair grounds from Augusta, and...
Letter to the editor: Belfast Summer Street Party

We need and love the Belfast Summer Street Party

After a huge and successful Belfast Summer Street Party how do you say thank you to so many people? First off a big THANK YOU to Joe Slocum and the Belfast City Council who saw the value of the...
From the assistant editor

Our caring Midcoast, nation

I was going to do my usual cheerleading. After all, it’s a beautiful time of year on our beautiful Midcoast. It still will be next week. Let’s take a moment to talk about our nation’s latest...
Letter to the editor

Community Picnic thanks sponsors

Saturday, July 27 was sunny and warm, the perfect day for a Free Community Picnic with lawn games and music, and what a great picnic it was for the approximately 175 participants! The Rockland...
5 p.m.

Stop the Violence rally in Rockland Aug. 6

We've seen the headlines this morning. We've posted our thoughts and prayers on Facebook. But we know Facebook is not enough. We know thoughts and prayers are not enough.We're taking this public....
Down by the sea

Camden Soldier’s Monument

How much thought have you given to the “Soldiers' Monument” that stands to attention in Harbor Park, as you pass by it whenever you go through Main Street in Camden? It took only eight women to call...
Letter to the editor: trekkers

Trekkers Fired Up: Chef Tasting event a huge success

Good weather, food prepared by the best chefs in town and a sold-out crowd of supporters added up to hugely successful event for Trekkers youth-mentoring program. On Thursday, July 18, chefs...