I am writing in support of Mark Richard for our Falmouth state representative. He is a Maine native, born and brought up here. He has served his country and is a small business owner. He will work to make Maine an easier place to do business by eliminating the taxes that burden companies. We have […]

Coming from a small town in Connecticut, where there was regular bus service to downtown New Haven, it was a surprise to find that the east side of Falmouth had no bus service. The Falmouth Flyer has been a most welcome addition to the amenities Falmouth has to offer. The Flyer is one more reason […]

I had the opportunity to attend the Freeport Town Council meeting on Aug. 10 and the primary subject was amending the recent TIF application for movie theaters. For various reasons, including default by the prior movie vendor, the developers now plan a six-screen theater versus the original one. Six movie screens in Freeport? The discussion […]

It’s with both amusement and deep concern that I read Melissa Walsh Innes’ announcement of her “There Ought To Be A Law” contest. Here we are, immersed in the most serious fiscal crisis in decades, and Inness wants to turn the legislative process into a game. And wow, the objective of the game is to […]

We look forward to reading The Forecaster each week. However, we were dismayed by the article bashing wind power (“Maine wind power bandwagon hits bumps in the road”). The article (first of a series) says that what it calls a bunch of wind-swept pro-wind task force members wrote a report that led to legislation that […]

Please allow me to respond to Peter C. Felmly’s Forecaster Forum regarding unfair treatment of Maine public school officials. First, we need to start with his failure to disclose to the reader that he is the attorney legally representing the very same schools that appeared in The Forecaster’s articles. His job and responsibility is to […]

Funny how people pass through your life and you through theirs. Last week, I ran into an old friend in the Hannaford parking lot. As soon as I hailed her with an enthusiastic, “Hi, Gail!” I knew she wasn’t Gail. But I could not for the life of me remember her name. I have a […]

I hate running. My adversarial relationship with the sport began as a freshman in college. After a few too many Fritos, a friend suggested we form a running group. Before I knew what I was being sucked into – wham! – my alarm clock was rudely awakening me at 4:30 a.m. on a chilly autumn […]

I am writing in response to the editorial entitled “Students restrained: What are Maine schools hiding?” to correct a number of misstatements, and to set the record straight concerning the claim that Maine schools are obligated to provide special education students’ education records to a newspaper. The Forecaster has done its readership a disservice by […]