I am president of the Falmouth Land Trust and I support Sean Mahoney for Falmouth Town Council. Sean served as president of the trust for over five years and brought invaluable real-world legal experience that he honed representing landowners and developers as they navigated the rules and regulations for project developments, as well as a […]

Sandi Amorello begins a recent column with the unconvincing assertion: “I do not hate dogs,” then proceeds with what I found a very hateful article. She is certainly entitled to her opinion that dogs be deeply segregated from public life and whatever sacred ground (beach, restaurant) she happens to occupy, but she needs to realize […]

Edgar Allen Beem may not be aware that he used faulty reasoning founded on irrelevant evidence in his column, “Mitt Romney, President of Corporate America,” so I’ll take this opportunity to educate him.   Mr. Beem stated that Romney “believes he is entitled to be president of the United States simply because he is rich […]

I just finished reading about the Brunswick town manager’s budget, and his reasons for raising our taxes. His reason for doing so is the loss from the downturn in the market. I believe all of us fall into this same situation. We are also getting nothing on our savings and yet we are expected to […]

I am writing in support of Karen Faber for Falmouth Town Council. I met Karen while attending a middle school PTO meeting. I was impressed with Karen’s dedication to the community. As with many first impressions, my assessment was right on. She served on our School Board, the Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee, and the Advisory […]

I am writing to share my support for Sara Gideon as Democratic candidate in House District 106. Sara has shown her commitment to Freeport by selflessly giving of her time and by encouraging citizens to volunteer their time. Two years ago, a local organization asked me to join their board. I was initially ready to […]

I write in support of Melanie Sachs’ candidacy in House District 106. I met Melanie two years ago as both the den leader and the cubmaster of the Freeport/Pownal Cub Scouts. There was no pack at the time, but through a tremendous amount of energy, vision, and leadership, Melanie grew the pack over 500 percent. […]

Over the past several weeks the Cape Elizabeth Town Council has been considering having a referendum for citizens to vote on approval of a new $9 million library. Unfortunately, if a referendum is held the Town Council is not bound by the outcome of any vote. The Town Charter for Cape Elizabeth is unique in […]

I urge support for Patrick Norton in the upcoming Democratic primary in House District 106. I have known Pat for years. Pat worked on the nonpartisan Maine legislative staff for 22 years, including six years as the director of the Legislature’s Office of Policy and Legal Analysis. During that time, he worked with the Legislature […]

In my mind the concept of “term limits” is a good one. It’s designed to open up political office to new people with fresh ideas. If a current office holder is termed out and takes off several years, they’ve met the standard. If someone is termed out on the School Board and immediately runs for […]