Letters

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

This past Saturday I attended the group’s presentation at the Edgecomb Town Hall. It was quickly apparent that the group’s data is being portrayed in a manner intended to…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I am writing to express my humble and complete gratitude for the wonderful project you've completed in Boothbay Harbor.

My son, Thomas Collier and his wife, Lindsey,…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I am a strong Maine Christian conservative grandmother. I believe Janet Mills is wrong. Our young women should not have to compete against biological males. This is not a…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

“Elections have consequences,” we are constantly being told…and so they do, catastrophically at times. But our current coup leaders would do well to learn another truth from…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Back in the good old days when the Roman Empire was enjoying its ascendancy, Christians were horribly persecuted. Christians were fed to lions, nailed to trees and butchered in…

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:

I came to my position as president of St. Andrews Auxiliary by being a member of the Auxiliary, but, also being a…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Last year when concerns were raised about the 34% increase in real estate taxes, the Edgecomb budget committee and school committee said: This is "an anomaly" - this is the…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Many who voted for Trump now have regrets. They believed that they wouldn't be affected by his wrecking ball approach to government and now are suffering…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

The California based Prime Healthcare Foundation is in talks to purchase Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital, and the…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Because it always brought a sardonic smile to my face, my favorite 2024 campaign sign was a large banner which proclaimed, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.

It was…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

On behalf of BRDC, Vitalius Real Estate Group has begun marketing the Butler Road condominiums. This week, three units were listed, at $330,000, $412,500 and $495,000. This was…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I was happy to read Rob Cronk's recent letter concerning school options, and I'm writing to encourage our community to organize and explore an application…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Are your readers as outraged as I am over the accusation made by our President that Ukraine started the war there? Up until now his moral and ethical failings have been minor…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Several folks have emailed and asked about Option #5. This is in reference to an editorial commentary I made last week, in which I identified several School Options; I am…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Recently, I wrote about the rising cost of elementary school in our town and the school board’s disregard for taxpayers’ concerns. Unfortunately, rather than listening to the…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I would like to express my appreciation for the excellent article Isabelle Curtis did about Aqua Therapy in the recent Health and…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: 

This past week the Maine legislature voted on a…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

In addition to all the damage he has done to our federal government in just three weeks, Trump and his ideological clones have begun to distort our national consciousness as…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

When it comes to protecting health care for Lincoln County families, our Democratic legislators—Lydia Crafts, Holly Stover, Cameron Reny, Wayne Farrin, and Denise Tepler—have…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I am writing this letter in response to the recently published article “Southport residents seek resolution to vacant…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Boothbay Harbor in the off-season can feel a little too quiet. The summer crowds are long gone, many storefronts are dark, and the energy that makes this town so special seems…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I am writing to express my frustration with the rising cost of elementary school in our town and the apparent disregard the school board has for taxpayers' concerns. Education…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

St. Andrews Auxiliary is holding an Employee Appreciation lunch for the St. Andrews Campuses for MaineHealth on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Auxiliary volunteers are preparing…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

We must not confirm RFK Jr. to head HHS. We already face a measles outbreak in Texas among unvaccinated children and outbreaks of tuberculosis in Kansas and North Carolina…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: 

Our democracy is in a fragile state, and for good reason. For decades both Democrats and Republicans have facilitated the movement of vast amounts of wealth to the richest…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

We do have options. Unfortunately our school boards and superintendents for Wiscasset and Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor appear dismissive and …

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Ten years ago, conservative Catholic scholar and political essayist Andrew Sullivan wrote, “In terms of our liberal democracy and constitutional order, Donald Trump is an…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

As I write I imagine closing off all news sources until I hit send but the news is too compelling. Our…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: 

Bruce MacDonald’s complaint in this paper inadvertently made it plain why the matter of revoting the $30M elementary-middle school building remains in the courts. Mr.…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

In 2023 voters passed question 4, "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative with a whopping 84% of voters support. Now the…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

There’s a story about a Union officer asking a captured Confederate soldier why he had risked his life in the Civil War. Not being familiar with Southern drawl, he thought the…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

We wish to express our gratitude to the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department, including Glenn Tilton, Nick Upham and their team, as well as the Boothbay Harbor Police Department and…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

The letter of the 1/15/25 issue of this paper, “Consensus is Not Science,” is a study of misdirection and straw-man argument. To suggest that…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

The St. Andrews Auxiliary Board of Directors want to thank everyone who volunteers at the St. Andrews Thrift Store. Thank you to those who receive and sort donations for…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Why are people surprised? Why are they shocked? Donald Trump was clear throughout his campaign that he intended to pardon all the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S.…

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Thanks for the quick response from the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service at 5 a.m. Job well done.

Rusty Court

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

The angry white men who have flocked under Trump’s banner have every right to be angry. We have seen the American dream slowly evaporate. Our standard of…

Letter to the editor

letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

A frequent contributor to these pages reassures us that global warming is, in the memorable words of Vivek Ramaswamy, “a hoax.”

Selecting a particular city’s record high…

Dear Editor:

Thank you to the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service for their professionalism, caring and expertise on my recent trip to Mid Coast Hospital. A job well done…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

I'm writing to express both my and Dee's deep appreciation for the current, in-depth article concerning my brother's loss by the Register's new "ace"…

letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

As I write this letter it has been three years since leaving my abuser. Shortly after leaving, I had to sell my home and leave Boothbay…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

As many people know, this year brought to our family a tragedy that is still hard to comprehend. We…

Letter to the editor
SIA carolers. Courtesy photo

Dear Editor:

We would like to thank the Southport Island Association Carolers for stopping by our home and sharing holiday cheer with our family. It was our first Christmas on the island…

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

The term “Priority zone” is used in the Maine legislative act, commonly referred to as…