Dear Editor:
None of us on the School Committee who voted “yes” loved voting for the school budget for next year. But we did so because, just to maintain…
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Dear Editor:
As local law enforcement leaders, we frequently speak about crimes after they have been committed and about our efforts to apprehend the criminal. But today we want to talk…
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Dear Editor:
Memorial Day is a day to honor those who served our country when we needed them most. Remember – all gave some and some gave all.
So, to my friends, Stott, Miles,…
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Dear Editor:
Last year when what is still known as “LD 2003” was enacted as an emergency, there was a looming immediate emergency that…
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Dear Editor:
Why does it cost local taxpayers over $28,000 per student at BRHS while neighboring Lincoln Academy only costs $14,500?
This is one of many questions…
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Dear Editor:
On behalf of the fishermen of Carter's Wharf, we would like to thank Paul Coulombe for the gracious offer of dock space at the former Lobster Dock. Not only had we lost dockage…
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Dear Editor:
Tom Perkins was right on the “money” suggesting that the trustees, school committee and community members perhaps search for alternative solutions…
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Dear Editor:
Most parents have roughly 18 years to worry, save, and figure out how they are going to afford to send their child to college one day. But they only have about nine months to…
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Dear Editor:
I attended the selectboard meeting on Monday evening, May 8 and am writing to introduce myself and the…
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Dear Editor:
If you didn’t otherwise view the May 8, 2023 Boothbay Harbor Selectboard meeting you should check it out on boothbaytv.org’s website or their Facebook page. What did you miss…
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Dear Editor,
The theatrics at Monday’s (05/08/2023) Boothbay Harbor Selectmen’s meeting were reminiscent of the scene from Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” You know. the one where a town…
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Dear Editor:
Has forsythia forsaken us?
For over 50 years we have had mounds and masses of forsythia blooming in our yard, waves of tiny yellow flowers resplendent on their branches…
Dear Editor:
Finding Our Voices sends a huge thank you to the Boothbay select board and voters for their generous support of Finding Our Voices, with a $500 grant. This grant is wonderful …
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Dear Editor:
Boothbay Harbor is projected to only have 40 students in the high school next year, but will be charged a total of over $3.54…
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Dear Editor :
How to create a humanitarian crisis.
What do you mean you are not ready ? Southern border states had two years.
Human beings are sleeping in the…
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Dear Editor:
Funds for public boating access is on the warrant again. This year we will vote by absentee or in person on May 20th.
After a few years off due to COVID, I collected…
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Dear Editor:
A recent government report for the First Quarter of 2023: Real gross domestic product (GDP)* increased at an annual rate of 1.1 percent in the first quarter…
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Dear Editor:
I am writing on behalf of Pan Fried Steel to express our wholehearted thank you to The Opera House of Boothbay Harbor for hosting us at Caribbean Night last Saturday, April 29…
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Dear Editor:
For those who may be wondering, the proposed new school charter can be found by entering “Boothbay” in the title line of the online Maine Bill Search, where you can also…
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Dear Editor:
A recent Register included a letter urging support for the so-called National Popular Vote compact. This pernicious legislation would not only take away Maine's voice on the…
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Dear Editor:
The Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary would like to thank Hannaford, Pinkham’s Gourmet Seafood and Frito Lay for their generous contributions to our first-ever Easter Egg Hunt.…
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Dear Editor:
While we are not residents of Boothbay Harbor, we have been coming to Boothbay Harbor regularly since 1972, it essentially is our home-away-from-home and we care deeply about…
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Dear Editor:
Our local school system is a critical, foundational pillar of our community. As a parent of children who have graduated from the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD, I understand the…
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Dear Editor:
I have known Mark and Buzz for many years and I was very excited when Mark told me he decided to run for the Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen. Mark’s vision for the Boothbay…
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Dear Editor:
I was very pleased to learn that Roy Tholl is running for School Committee. He is a very friendly man with a warm personality and a genuine interest in our community. His…
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Dear Editor:
As a business owner in the harbor and a long-standing volunteer on the Friends of Windjammer Days committee, I would like to express my support for Mark Gimbel for Selectman.…
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Dear Editor:
Boothbay needs to go back to an annual town meeting before next year’s election day to determine who gets tax dollars and who doesn’t and what amount of tax dollars should be…
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Dear Editor:
During our 42+ years in Maine, I have had the pleasure of knowing and occasionally working directly with Mark Gimbel. Throughout that time, from my vantage point on Southport…
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Dear Editor:
Change is good so vote for Mark Osborn for Boothbay Harbor selectman.
He’s smart, kind and well-respected for his business ethics and his love for the Boothbay region…
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Dear Editor:
If you are lucky, you have someone in your life that you can call for help, regardless of the issue at hand, and know that they will show up with positive energy and simply…
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Dear Editor:
When asked by my friends from away, knowing that I now live in Maine, "but what do you do in the winter in Boothbay Harbor?" I usually tell them that one of the many…
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Dear Editor:
We are writing in support of Julie Roberts who is a candidate on the May 1 ballot for election to the position of selectwoman for the town of Boothbay.
In our many…
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Dear Editor:
I am writing this letter to strongly show my support for the candidacies for Chuck Cunningham and Julie Roberts for selectmen in Boothbay.
Both peninsula natives, they…
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Dear Editor:
I am concerned about the TIF zone being proposed during the upcoming Boothbay Town Meeting vote. It feels…
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Dear Editor:
I have known Erik for a number of years. He is also a neighbor on Route 96. I see him…
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Dear Editor:
The town’s Board of Appeals did not rescind the permit for the East Side Park over a technicality. At issue was the best known shoreland zoning standard: that you can’t build…
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Dear Editor:
If I was a resident of Boothbay Harbor, I would be marking my selectman's ballot for Mark Gimbel and Mark Osborn. Having been a year-round resident of the region since 1979…
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Dear Editor:
We are fortunate to live in a community whose greatest asset is its hard-working, caring and compassionate citizens who understand the importance of community. They are owners…
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Dear Editor:
I would like to urge all the voters of Boothbay Harbor to vote for Mark Osborn for selectman. I've known Mark for many years and he is one of the most intelligent, honest and…
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Dear Editor:
We stand in support of Denise Griffin’s bid for re-election to the Boothbay Harbor Selectboard. This town needs capable, caring leadership with deep roots in the community.…
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Dear Editor:
I’m writing to encourage Boothbay Harbor voters to support and vote for Mark Osborn for Boothbay Harbor Selectman. I have known Mark for over 25 years as a friend and business…
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Dear Editor:
I am writing to let people know that playing too rough with children or shaking them can be harmful and cause hemorrhaging in…
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Dear Editor:
May 1 is election day for Boothbay and we are writing to convey our support for Erik Bertelsen as he seeks a position on the Boothbay Board of Selectmen. Erik would come to…
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Dear Editor:
To my fellow “year rounders,” in my opinion, few persons are as invested in the future economic health as well as the historical roots…
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Dear Editor:
We are writing to convey our support for Erik Bertelsen who is seeking a Board of Selectmen position for Boothbay on May 1. Erik is a well-respected and active member of our…
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Dear Editor:
I am writing to express my enthusiastic support of Erik Bertelsen as he seeks a position on the Board of Selectmen of the town of Boothbay.
I assure you that when we…
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Dear Editor:
We are very pleased that Denise Griffin is willing to continue her career in public service by running for reelection to the Board of Selectmen.
We have known Denise for…
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Dear Editor:
Francine Rondina’s reaction to my letter (March 30) deserves this response: A grand sickness has befallen the land.
Maine schools are failing in their mission compared…
