I am writing to express my strong support of Teresa Pierce’s re-election to the Falmouth Town Council. During her three years on the council she has demonstrated her ability to strike a good balance between creative vision and pragmatism. She works collaboratively across groups to honor the Open Space Implementation Plan we approved in 2008 […]

Falmouth referendum Question 1 can best be described as a game of chance. A 4 1/2-year gamble that selling Engine 3 Fire Station nets $150,000, (actual, $127,000 less commission), selling the library nets $1.25 million and selling land at Plummer-Motz nets another $2 million and the library trustees can raise $1.25 million. The odds on […]

Please consider these issues regarding Question 1 on Falmouth’s ballot: Net zero? Spending $1.5 million from the rainy day fund? These are excess tax dollars that got there because we over-taxed our taxpayers so in the case of an emergency, we’d have funds to keep town government going, meeting payroll and other emergency expenses – […]

I want to thank The Forecaster and Alex Lear for getting the word out to Cumberland citizens about our town government issues. As reported in the April 28 edition, a public hearing was held about the upcoming amendments to the Cumberland Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the excavation of land as a permitted use in Rural […]

An era ends at The Forecaster next week when we say goodbye to Kate Bucklin. Kate has been an important part of this newspaper for about nine years – longer than anyone here except our publisher, Karen Wood; sports editor, Michael Hoffer, and Chuck Gardner in advertising. She has covered two of our most important […]

As I write it is Day 42 of the Labor Mural Hostage Vigil. Gov. Paul LePage still has the mural depicting Maine’s labor history hidden away in a closet at the Department of Labor. Yes, I am getting a little tired of the whole darn issue. And if I’m suffering mural fatigue, I’m sure you […]

As a Cumberland resident for 42 years, it was nice to read in The Forecaster that we have three very qualified candidates on the ballot for the at-large Town Council seat. It has been my pleasure to have actually met the three individuals. Each an impressive citizen of our good town. Choosing one is a […]

I would like to lend my support to the re-election of Analiese Larson to the Falmouth School Board. While as a fellow member of the Board, I may have disagreed with Ms. Larson on a number of issues, I believe that she has the best interests of the town and the schools at heart and […]

My name is Lucy Tucker and I am a candidate for Falmouth School Board. A native of Philadelphia, I attended Colby College, fell in love with Maine and decided to stay. After living in Portland while my children were preschool age, my husband and I moved to Falmouth 10 years ago for the schools. I […]

Brunswick’s reputation suffers because the budget downgrades schools and raises taxes. The town wants to buy the most expensive location for a police station. Paying $1 million for 1.5 acres for the police station location when another available, good, central location is $200,000 with about five acres doesn’t make economic sense. The $800,000 saved by […]