The Yarmouth Town Meeting last week went pretty much as it has all 27 years we’ve lived in town. A few hundred people showed up in the middle school gym, the annual Latchstring Award was given for outstanding community service, retiring School Committee members were given Windsor chairs in recognition of six years of service, […]
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Letter: Save Main St. from what?
I have been a resident of Cumberland for 17 years and am trying to understand the opposition to the establishment of a credit union on Main Street. I think “saving” Main Street from a credit union is a bit melodramatic. I don’t quite know what we would be “saving” Main Street from if the building […]
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Letter: Farrell for Portland Charter Commission
Paul Farrell is a candidate for an at-large seat on the Portland Charter Commission and I urge you to join me in supporting him. Paul is a neighbor of mine in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood and a former co-worker from the Maine Democratic Party’s Victory 2008 campaign. He is a talented community organizer and a […]
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Letter: Back the Cumberland credit union
I will be voting yes on June 9 to support the addition of the credit union on Main Street in Cumberland. Over the past several years as both part of local government and a private citizen, I’ve participated in hearings on previous proposals regarding other Main Street projects. The various school renovation projects brought out […]
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The Universal Notebook: The attentive bird gets the worms
Nothing pleases my lovely wife Carolyn quite so much as dirt. The only thing she likes better is free dirt. If you’re searching for just the right gift for that special occasion, you can’t go wrong with a yard of loam, a trailer full of mulch or a nice big pile of compost. As a […]
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Short Relief: Another week, another election, more of the same old government
It seems like every time I turn around there is another election. This week, the citizens of Portland are going to the polls for the second time in a month, to elect members of a Charter Commission to examine Portland’s constitution and structure of government. Last time, it was to review and approve the school […]
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Letter: Thanks for successful Relay
As chairwoman of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Brunswick volunteer planning committee, I would like to thank residents of the Mid-Coast community for their generosity and support. I would also like to thank Brunswick High School for hosting this event. Eighty-eight teams participated in this year’s event, raising more than $170,000 […]
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Letter: A pastor's position
Steven Priestly’s letter deserves comment. His characterization of Leviticus as “a long-winded, spiteful and seemingly arbitrary tirade” misses the fact that Leviticus 18 not only prohibits homosexual conduct, but bestiality and incest – sexual relations with the same persons mentioned in Maine law (parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, nephew, niece, aunt, or uncle). And, for […]
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Letter: Yarmouth candidate apologizes
I am writing to apologize to Yarmouth Town Councilors Karl Steinbach and Jeff Darrell for conveying an error as part of an ad that I placed in The Forecaster pertaining to my candidacy for Town Council. In my ad I incorrectly stated that none of the current councilors had children in the Yarmouth school system. […]
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Letter: Don't waste your 2nd chance
As I logged into Cumberland’s Web site to view the results of the school budget vote on May 26 I was shocked and disappointed not only by the result of the vote, but the fact that only 583 of the 5,837 registered Cumberland voters chose to let their voices be heard. To the 10 percent […]