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 […]

After reading John Balentine’s recent column on Portland’s homeless, I was left wondering whether his ignorance on the issue is exceeded by his hypocrisy or vice versa. After a cursory and rather glib attempt at empathy, Balentine gets down to business, recommending that social services be shut down, the “bums” cleared from the streets and, […]

I am delighted to support Matt Gredler in his candidacy for the Yarmouth Town Council in the upcoming June election. A 24-year resident of Yarmouth, father of two Yarmouth High School grads, highly successful businessman and passionate advocate for Yarmouth, Matt is extraordinarily well suited to help guide Yarmouth through the coming years. I have […]

I am running for re-election for a second term to the Falmouth Town Council. I have previously served three terms from 1997-2003 and more recently from 2015-2018. I have served as council chairman for two years and currently serve as vice chairman. I will continue to promote local business and development along Route 1 and […]