I am a long time YMCA member and I am there 5 times a week..at least..It is a great facility with a great staff and I truly enjoy going there. I had noticed the three large screen TVs in the…
Letters
New Hope for Women would like to express our gratitude to the wonderful businesses and individuals who recently participated in our holiday adoption program. This program has been happening for…
New Hope for Women would like to express our gratitude to the wonderful businesses and individuals who recently participated in our holiday adoption program. This program has been happening for…
To the people of Waldoboro:
As always, the people of Waldoboro have been…
Let's start with the facts. At the December 20th meeting of the MSAD 28 School Board, I raised my hand during the public comment period to speak. The board chair asked me, "Are you a citizen of…
Mr. Mullins was correct in his letter about the MET school. Mary E. Taylor would agree. She was a teacher who cared deeply that the students learned. She…
I attended the school board meeting on December 20 to share my thoughts with the school board about the proposal put forward by Michael Mullins for use of the MET building that is slated for…
This letter to the editor is a follow-up and reply to a letter to the editor that ran January 3, 2018 titled, "Preserve MET, toss out the Mullin's proposal."
In a recent letter to the…
Finally it’s here; 2018, the year we get another chance to get the election process right. Well, it would be a lot easier if our current state administration would enact our wish to have ranked-…
Letter to the Editor: Corporate giveaway to General Dynamics
General Dynamics, the parent company of Bath Iron Works, is asking for a "welfare" check from the State of Maine--to the tune…
I passed through the sixth-eighth grades at the Mary E. Taylor (MET) School in the early 1990s and can report that it was easily the district’s best environment at the time. This is not just a…
Thank you for posting such a complete report on the SAD 28 Board meeting held December 20. What was not clear at any time during the meeting was that the motion made to amend the charter of the…
On December 3, a reading of those remembered was heard at the First Church in Belfast as part of the Love Lights Tree lighting. The idea for the tree started earlier in the year and…
Over the past week, there has been a lot of back and forth about the SAD 28 School Board meeting last Wednesday, some of which, has been spurred on by the …
I am Lynda Chilton, Vice Chairwoman of the School Administrative District 28 School Board and I am in my fifth year of service. I am writing today to respond to recent letters from Bill Chapman and…
Enough is enough. We've all had enough of the personal attacks on Matt Dailey. Not only have they been extremely cruel and disheartening, but they aren't necessary and you obviously don't even…
Your rival, the Camden Herald, posted an editorial, "Chairman on a power trip," the day after our Rockport representative was fired from the MSAD Middle School Planning Committee. While…
I was unable to attend the school board meeting Wednesday night but submitted an email to the board in support of keeping Owen Casas on the building committee.
This afternoon I watched the…
The Noteworthy card makers would like to thank Sondra and Zoot Coffee for lending their friendly and fragrant space for Noteworthy’s annual holiday card sale during the Christmas By the Sea weekend…
Opinions are clearly polarized about the potential impact of mega-cruise ships visiting Rockland. Some people believe it could be an enormous economic boon for our economy with few downsides.…
Attention all residents of Hope, Lincolnville, Rockport and Camden: on Wednesday evening Dec 13 at 7 p.m. the Midcoast Solid Waste Board of Directors will be meeting to decide on the 2018 budget…
Senator Susan Collins & colleagues:
Congratulations on passing the Senate Tax Bill. You have taken an important step in assuring that (to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln) "that government…
This letter is written to express our appreciation for the scores of volunteers and the many businesses and organizations that support Rockland Main Street’s annual Festival of Lights Celebration…
Sondra fit me in for photo show at Zoot, but that was just the start of it.
The photos were of families living in a Garbage Dump Community in Guatemala City, and the nonprofit, Safe…
In regards to picking at the transfer station:
"We need to start thinking and behaving like we live on an island." This is a quote I remember from a documentary I watched years ago and it…
The Camden Lion’s Club members would like to give a heartfelt “thank you” for the support of the Camden community. When you entrust your returnable bottles and cans to us at the transfer station…
Dear Editor,
The Camden Lion's Club members would like to give a heartfelt "thank you" for the support of the Camden community. When you entrust your returnable bottles and cans to us at…
More than 110 community and customer volunteers worked from Oct. 18 to Nov. 2 at the Belfast Boathouse to make Window Dressers interior storm windows for residents of Waldo County. We would like…
As soon as Lisa Westkaemper moved to Rockland she became active in our community, quietly observing its workings and offering her insight and past experience where she could, and I am confident that…
It is with pleasure that I endorse Samantha Paradis for Mayor of Belfast. Samantha is a gifted nurse at Waldo County General Hospital and a leader in Waldo County.
I met Samantha when she…
Belfast has made great progress in recent years, but there are still challenges that need to be met, and new opportunities that need to be seized. Housing, energy, the needs of our aging…
I served as Mayor of Belfast for more than eight years. I know what’s involved in the job and what it takes. Nearly two years ago, I met Samantha Paradis and she expressed interest in running for…
To the Editor:
If you live in Rockland, please vote Lisa Westkaemper for City Council on November 7th. Here is a candidate who listens, who cares, who is thoughtful and articulate. I can…
As I've interviewed residents of Rockland for the Heart and Soul project, I've learned how important our town is to all of us. Most really care about Rockland's schools, festivals, fishing…
I am Lisa Westkaemper, a candidate for Rockland City Council.
I have experience as a municipal leader, having served a full term as a City Councilor in my prior city of residence. I have…
Headline news this past week focused on how a president should express condolences, on NFL players' rights to dissent, on Harvey Weinstein's sexual predation—issues that offend our sensibilities…
Samantha Paradis would be a fantastic choice as the next Mayor of Belfast. She is a lifelong Mainer and cares deeply about her community. As a Registered Nurse she has cared for young and old, and…
On November 7 we will be voting for Samantha Paradis to be mayor of Belfast.
We have worked with Samantha for a year and a half on the Aging Well in Waldo County committee which she…
Rockland has changed enough over the past 20 years to make some long-time residents feel as though they do not recognize their own city, no longer belong, and miss lost places where they felt…
Right now it is hard to know what's going on with our health insurance system. A few days ago, Trump announced yet more actions designed to undermine people's access to health care. I think the…
I have completed and returned the current library questionnaire, but I have several concerns about it that I want to express about it. We have had ample input from professionals in the field…
How many opportunities do most people get to help their neighbors, help their community, and help the environment all at the same time? Belfast area residents will have many such opportunities…
To the Editor:
Samantha Paradis has my vote for Mayor of Belfast. I have worked with her and know her socially, and she is an exceptional person, an extremely able leader and an…
It is a shame when someone apparently trained in science abandons the principles of scientific inquiry and resorts to political arguments in addressing a scientific question. This was the case in…
On Tuesday September 26, at about 1:30 p.m., I again went down to the Rockland Public Landing to see what the situation was regarding the second arrival of the cruise ship Vision of The Seas…
The first week of collecting the survey results for the library survey in Rockport is complete, and as of Friday, September 22, Portland Research Group reports that we have received 459 surveys…
More than a Government Shutdown is at Stake After saying "Good luck!" to victims of Hurricane Harvey as he left Houston, Mr. Trump said he would now concentrate on addressing his 2018 budget plan…
To the Editor:
Wednesday September 13 at about 3:30 PM I went down to the Rockland Public Landing expecting to work on my boats. At the Landing I have a dinghy with a season sticker and a…
To the Editor:
The Camden Rotary Club would like to thank everyone who supported this year's Super Raffle, which culminated during the Camden Windjammer Festival with our prize drawing.…
To the Editor:
I helped collect signatures to get the Ranked Choice Voting system in place for Maine voters, and I can testify that I didn't have to do much explaining — this was a bi-…
