A lot of clever yard signs this election. Makes you want to just vote for the best jokey saying.…
Talk
letter to the editor
On June 11, or whenever you vote, you will see my name on the ballot running for Knox County Commissioner District 3 as a Democrat.
After…
letter to the editor
All four candidates for the Camden Select Board are worthy individuals—we’re lucky to have them stepping up on our behalf—and I’m not completely sure how I will vote when the time comes. I had…
letter to the editor
The Camden Planning Board has been misinformed, misguided and simply missed the point as it relates to affordable housing and other complex housing issues facing our community.
Instead of…
As Rockport voters, we strongly agree with our Select Board, Budget Committee, several former members of the Wastewater Task Force and the Economic Development Committee, and many other residents…
letter to the editor
Rockport is fortunate to anticipate electing John Viehman to join our Select Board.
John comes to this role with a wealth of professional and community service experience that…
letter to the editor
This January, I joined the Board of Directors of Trekkers. To better understand the program, I volunteered for the Seventh Grade Trekkers expedition to Acadia National Park here in Maine. I was…
While I appreciate the cheeky humor of the anti-question 3 signs, I don’t appreciate the spread of misinformation. The ballot question asks for approval for bonds of $33 million. I assume the…
opinion
Nothing heralds summer in our community like homecoming of snowbirds. Or the flurry of activity at Plants Unlimited. Or…
As I travel our local roads, I'm seeing a lot of signs talking about haste and waste relative to Rockport's effort to solve our future…
letter to the editor
Warrant Article 3 on Rockport’s June ballot asks voters approval for moving full speed ahead with purchase of land and a $50-plus million dollar bond for construction of a stand-alone waste-water…
letter to the editor
Several days ago, PenbayPilot.com published a letter from a Rockland resident concerning the City Council’s lack of…
letter to the editor
I met John Viehman several years ago while working at the Rockport Library Foundation. As vice…
On May 20, aquaculture trade journal Fish Farmer reported that Great Northern Salmon of Millinocket received a $5 million federal Environment Protection Agency (EPA) grant for site…
letter to the editor
Like blackflies in spring, every season brings hand-wringing about dark houses in the winter and concerns that Camden will suddenly become a seasonal town. Yet…
letter to the editor
Our Maine legislature is attempting to usurp our beloved U.S. Constitution by joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV). Their intent is to nullify the…
A Bird’s Tale
Over the weekend, we were out doing some errands in Augusta when it occurred to us that we could easily add one more “errand” into our itinerary. Only a few minutes farther north from the Augusta…
letter to the editor
Freedom of speech. This is how the world works. When we lose communication, alternate lines of reprieve are opened to fill this void.…
Letter to the editor
I had to laugh when I saw the signs that the opponents of Rockports article 3 on sewage have put out. “Stop the Flow!” and “ Hold It!”
That is exactly what Camden has…
Letter to the editor
A few good reasons to vote NO on Rockport’s Question 3 — the $51 million sewer bond:
…
letter to the editor
To Rockport and Camden citizens,
There have been recent letters…
Letter to the editor
“Keep Your Mind on Your Driving and Your Hands on the Wheel" in Rockport.
…
letter to the editor
Just as Ken Gross was a thoughtful,…
letter to the editor
Last Tuesday, I went to the Camden Select Board candidates’ forum. It was pretty bland…
Letter to the Editor
Megunticook Rowing’s Varsity program is in full swing, half way through the spring season and showing great promise.
The team started out with a friendly scrimmage with Neponset Rowing…
We the undersigned former officers and members of P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center were dismayed and troubled by the removal of Shelly…
letter to the editor
We have owned a home in Rockport for 36 years and like many other homeowners have seen our taxes over those years increase dramatically.…
Letter to the editor
To Our Midcoast Community:
For the past seven years, I have served as the bookkeeper for PAWS. I am also an avid volunteer for the organization dating back to 2001.
I did not know…
letter to the editor
The Town of Rockport Economic Development Committee was created by the Select Board in 2020 to advise the board on issues related to…
letter to the editor
I am endorsing Sophie Romana and Susan Dorr for the Select Board election on June 11 and encourage every citizen of Camden to vote for…
Opinion: National Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, 2024
Congratulations if you are one of the fortunate boaters who ply the beautiful waters of the Maine Coast. Those of us who share that privilege…
A Bird’s Tale
Looking for a new place to go birding? We’ve got just the place for you. It’s called the Perham Stream Birding Trail, and it’s located in Madrid, Maine.
For those who may be a little rusty…
letter to the editor
The red doors of Heavenly Threads thrift store are closed. The Congregational Church assures us, via Facebook, that it will reopen. Their…
letter to the editor
Since spring of 2023 hundreds of Rockport residents have become increasingly aware of the deficiencies in the…
letter to the editor
As I sat down to write this letter, I was preparing to explain what a thorough job our Wastewater Task Force had done in recommending a location and technology for a new Rockport wastewater…
letter to the editor
We are writing not in opposition to Offshore Wind in Searsport, as both local and state media have implied, but in opposition to choosing…
letter to the editor
On May 7, the Belfast City Council voted 5-0 to revoke its 2021 approval of an eminent domain action that would have taken intertidal land from 43-year Belfast residents Jeffrey Mabee and Judith…
On June 11, Rockport voters are being asked to approve an enormous $38 million ($52 million with fees and interest!) initiative for a new stand-alone sewage treatment plant without sufficient…
Over 200 guests packed the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s Boogie for the Babes benefit at the Rockport Opera House on Saturday, May 4, supporting the Y’s Early Child Care programs.
The event…
Letter to the Editor
This week, Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC) proudly unveiled its new name: HOMEWORTHY. After a decade of unwavering commitment to serving the Midcoast community, the organization adopted a…
A Bird’s Tale
A few weeks ago on a fine spring day, we were walking our little black dog around the neighborhood. Walking up the hill on one of our favorite routes, we stopped in our tracks to enjoy the…
Letter to the Editor
American Legion Post 30 in Camden is looking for help in raising money to have their parking lot repaved.
Post guests know of the travails of walking in the lot attempting to enter the…
A Bird’s Tale
We’ve been serenaded most mornings this week by a loud, whistled “Old Sam Peabody-Peabody-Peabody”—the sweet sound of a white-throated sparrow tuning up the song that he will soon be singing…
letter to the editor
The gruesome news from war in the Middle East has sparked a protest that reminds me of the antiwar movement during the tragic and unjust U.S. war on Vietnam. First, the…
Since 2022, Waldo County District 37 (Winterport, Part of Frankfort, Prospect, Stockton Springs, Searsport), District 38 (Unity, Thorndike, Knox, Jackson, Monroe, Brooks, Waldo, and Swanville),…
A Bird’s Tale
Reading the rare bird sightings here in Maine in the past week could make you think you were in the southern U.S.. Summer tanager at a Portland cemetery. Another in the same Cape Elizabeth park…
letter to the editor
On behalf of Adas Yoshuron Synagogue’s interfaith outreach, I’d like to thank local businesses who made in-kind donations to the 32nd annual Easter Day Community Dinner at St. Peter’s…
Community of Hope
Domestic abuse research and reporting often focus on physical violence. But this narrow frame may be misleading. Between 60% and 80% of domestic abuse survivors seeking outside supports (i.e.,…
opinion
Like many parks throughout the country, Camden Hills State Park has long lacked the resources to keep infrastructure maintenance apace with use and natural degradation, which have accelerated due…
