Yarmouth’s zoning ordinance has not been rewritten in 20 years. In the absence of uniform policy, contract zones are being used to rezone existing properties with, per Chapter 701, “the imposition of certain conditions or restrictions not generally imposed on other similarly zoned properties.” This mechanism allows for property owners to apply for rezoning, and […]
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Letter to the editor: Not enough Portland drivers obey pedestrian safety laws
Just because you may not get caught running a red light through a crosswalk doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.
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Letter to the editor: Chann will live his values on Charter Commission
Marpheen Chann represents the best of Portland. Having arrived in Maine as a child of refugees from war-torn Cambodia, Marpheen epitomizes the American Dream and the outsized impact one individual can have on our community. As a grandson of Holocaust survivors, I’m particularly moved by Chann’s work at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center. Chann’s […]
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Letter to the editor: Houston will be fresh voice for District 4 on Charter Commission
I am excited to vote for Marcques Houston for the District 4 seat on the Charter Commission. Marcques is not just a friend and colleague – he is an emerging leader who I respect and admire. As a Black lifelong Mainer and a first-generation college graduate from a working-class family, Marcques has many attributes that […]
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Letter to the editor: Average families already bearing heavy burden
How many more price increases are middle- and lower-income families expected to endure before we finally collapse into poverty? Doug Davis Windham
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Letter to the editor: Bring back Maine’s parole system
As it is now, people are in prison for far too long with no hope of a reprieve.
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Letter to the editor: Maine coyote ‘management’ methods cruel, unnecessary
The public hearing was held May 3 on L.D. 1265, An Act to Control the Means of Killing Coyotes through discontinuing the use of bait, dogs and night hunting. Using bait to lure an animal to a site for easy shooting, packs of dogs to corner and kill an animal and night hunting are not […]
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Letter to the Editor: Nurses need our support
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, nurses worldwide have been pushed far beyond their limits. Before their day’s shift, nurses were finding themselves asking the same questions: “is this the day I get the virus?” or worse, “Is this the day I bring it home to my family?” Within days, some of the patients/residents in their facilities […]
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Letter to the Editor: Climate change, not wind power, will disrupt fishing
Perhaps Maine Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, is correct in his support of L.D.101 – that offshore wind farms anywhere along the Maine coast would completely destroy the Maine fishing industry. But even if he is, this total ban permanent is not necessary. If climate change is not attenuated by an immediate reduction in […]
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Letter to the Editor: Portland Charter Commission needs Leeman’s leadership
We encourage our Deering Center neighbors and fellow District 4 residents to vote for Cheryl Leeman to serve as our district representative to the Portland Charter Commission. Cheryl is a proven leader, trustworthy and dedicated to our district and city. Her decades of outstanding community service to District 4 and Portland demonstrate her ability to […]