A mutual friend introduced me to Hope Cahan, and as I have gotten to know her, I am more and more impressed by her wide-ranging experience and commitment to public service. Hope was the planning commissioner for the city of San Jose, California, for five years, and a policy adviser for the Santa Clara County, […]

I live in Scarborough so am unable to vote for Richard Rottkov in the Democratic primary in House District 32. I wish I could. I worked beside Richard for several years at South Portland High School and his dedication to the students was excellent. He always gave an effort that was above and beyond the […]

Reading The Forecaster on Yarmouth Town Council candidates, I saw a serious potential conflict that concerns me and others. Teachers and municipal employees get paychecks from our taxes. That naturally brings a bias to the role of town councilor. In this case, Meghan Casey is a teacher, probably a fine one. But, if a teacher […]

Reading The Forecaster on Yarmouth Town Council candidates, I saw a serious potential conflict that concerns me and others. Teachers and municipal employees get paychecks from our taxes. That naturally brings a bias to the role of town councilor. In this case, Meghan Casey is a teacher, probably a fine one. But, if a teacher […]

Experience counts. Falmouth Town Council candidates Amy Kuhn, Ned Kitchel, and Ted Asherman have each been involved as longtime Falmouth citizens, dedicated community leaders, parents of Falmouth-educated children, and have all demonstrated serious commitment to significant public service in Falmouth. Amy is a lawyer and has actively served on the Falmouth Memorial Library board. Ned […]

Experience counts. Falmouth Town Council candidates Amy Kuhn, Ned Kitchel, and Ted Asherman have each been involved as longtime Falmouth citizens, dedicated community leaders, parents of Falmouth-educated children, and have all demonstrated serious commitment to significant public service in Falmouth. Amy is a lawyer and has actively served on the Falmouth Memorial Library board. Ned […]

I rarely write letters to the newspaper. However, today I have chosen to write in support of Matt Gredler for Yarmouth Town Council. Yarmouth has been blessed for many years with wonderful volunteer leaders. Matt is in the mold of leaders in the past who have unselfishly made important decisions to improve our community. I […]

As a senior citizen who has lived all my life in School Administrative District 51 I am extremely concerned about the school budget. Their budget has been increasing between 5.5 percent and 6 percent each year. How much more can residents pay? The per-student expenditure is higher than any of the surrounding towns, while Cumberland […]

As a senior citizen who has lived all my life in School Administrative District 51 I am extremely concerned about the school budget. Their budget has been increasing between 5.5 percent and 6 percent each year. How much more can residents pay? The per-student expenditure is higher than any of the surrounding towns, while Cumberland […]