After reading Mr. Marstaller’s letter in your Aug. 2 edition, I was struck by something. Why are so many “conservatives” afraid of things? It seems that everywhere I look I hear or read of “conservatives” telling people they need to fear this or that or telling us how much they fear something. Why are all […]

In a recent survey regarding the Falmouth library we learned that the town of Falmouth has grown 30 percent while the number of people using the library has increased 112 percent. The library meeting room use has increased 430 percent and circulation and inter-library loans have increased exponentially. The library has added more hours, more […]

As a member of the OceanView community, I hope more of you will support the Falmouth Flyer METRO bus service, which means so much to our daily lives. It is a great benefit to me and others. We appreciate the regular service with competent drivers who are very friendly, too. Emily HilburnFalmouth

Edgar Allen Beem needs to be better informed. He should do as I do. I watch CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. I also tune into Rachel Maddow, “Democracy Now!,” Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly. That is how you really hear all sides. Regarding the New Black Panthers, Samir Shabazz, who was allegedly intimidating voters, was […]

Aug. 16-17 “Learn Strategies for Winning Grants in Lean Times,” 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Route 3, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast. The workshop will focus on applying for $200 billion in federal, state, foundation and corporate grants. The cost for the two-day session is $255. To register or […]

NEW FACES Bill Hughes, son of Alfred resident Barbara Hughes, has joined Dynetics as director of its Colorado Springs operations. He most recently served as chief of the Deterrence and Strike Division at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado and in several other roles at Peterson and other Air Force bases. Joshua Bodwell has been […]

Big Mike and I were leisurely bobbing about neck-deep in the lake to stay cool when all of a sudden things started to heat up. Mike, a retired state trooper, is my neighbor at the lake. A nice guy, hale fellow well met and all that. He calls me his “favorite liberal,” but until this […]

Ever since I moved to Maine more than 10 years ago, I have been perplexed by the attention that has been given to Dennis Dechaine, and frustrated not to have a fuller picture of the story. With the attention paid to Dechaine lately by Portland’s daily newspaper, I decided to go back and read the […]

I would like to endorse Council Chairman Tony Payne’s words of caution: Falmouth and the voters should go through a comprehensive evaluation of the disposition of Plummer-Motz and Lunt schools before concluding on their eventual utilization. The committee led by Councilor Cathy Breen recommending the relocation of the Town Hall and library seems premature and […]

The late lamented primary elections featured 11 candidates for governor of Maine singing pretty much in unison. They promised to keep the economy and jobs, jobs, jobs front and center if elected. They managed to do this without once mentioning the state’s top job engine, the $10 billion- to $13 billion-a-year tourism industry that accounts […]