I met Laura Fortman last year, and boy are we lucky to have someone like her running for State Senate. I am retired now, but made my living in the tech industry. I see a real lack of opportunities for our young people in this area, and across the state. We need two things that […]

In the 1930s, millions of Americans were in economic distress and there was talk of the need to move the country towards some form of socialism. The New Deal reforms undertaken under the Roosevelt administration to help the poor, the unemployed, farmers and workers were decried as an attack on business and capitalism itself. But […]

What does it mean to be fierce? A lion’s fierceness is measured by the strength of its roar. Mother Nature’s fierceness is measured by the wake of devastation it leaves in its path. A model’s fierceness is measured by the confidence with which she walks down the runway. A mother’s fierceness is measured by the […]

I can yell louder than you can! My button is bigger than your button! I have more tanks and missiles than you have! On the school playground this is when wise teachers step in to prevent a fight. Who is going to step in to stop the threats and swaggers that might start the nightmare […]

I can’t believe I am writing this nearly two years to the day since I wrote a similar letter on the same topic. At the last minute, my state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, flipped his vote on LD 1444, a very modest solar bill, after assuring many of us that he not only supported the […]

Thank you for your article about the West Bath Grange. For the past two years it has been the venue for watercolor classes led by Evelyn Dunphy, the winner of many awards who is best known for her stunning paintings of Mount Katahdin. I have attended her classes, and the workshops she has organized featuring […]

I’ve lived in Wiscasset for 17 years. Working out of town, choosing to homeschool, and being an introvert have not done me any favors in making strong social connections in my community. But the controversy surrounding the downtown improvement project has changed all that for me. When our town filed the lawsuit against MDOT I […]

I fear for the survival of our Wiscasset Main Street businesses if the State eliminates all parking spaces between Middle and Water streets. These businesses will be drastically hurt without convenient parking and I feel certain that many of them will not survive. I believe the Town should do everything possible to maintain the present […]

The Maine DOT has been flouting the ordinances and historic zoning laws of the Town of Wiscasset with no regard for the wishes of its citizens. MDOT has even gone so far as to turn down federal funds in order to openly challenge the town and its business community. Forward-thinking town selectmen have had to […]

• Send a strong statement of distaste for being coerced by money • Send a strong statement of caring about the future of our downtown and businesses • Send a strong statement of wanting safe and ADA-compliant improvements made to the downtown streets and sidewalks • Send a strong statement of belief in safe foot […]