There is a right to free speech. It’s guaranteed under the Constitution, and no one questions it. But speaking freely can sometimes have consequences. Case in point, National Organization for Marriage, which ran a successful campaign in 2009 to overturn gay marriage in Maine. NOM was just fined more than $50,000 for failing to disclose […]

CMP is seeking a new rate system, taking a 50 percent increase in something that we cannot live without — electricity. To collect this increase CMP would like to include (if approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission) change to the fixed monthly charge on the customer’s bill, as well as an alternate rate plan […]

To anyone that visited the Laural Grove Cemetery in Woolwich before Mother’s Day and found it not taken care of, I just want you to know that Bobby Emerson is not taking care of the cemetery this year. Due to regulations put on him he felt he could not do it. S.J. Emerson Woolwich

This past Saturday, the Bowdoinham Public Library held it’s annual plant sale for the 41st year. More amazing than the longevity of the event is the dedication of the volunteers who spent well over 1,000 hours potting, labeling, sorting, watering, carrying, organizing, and selling over 3,000 plants in the Bowdoinham Town Hall. Couple that with […]