Dear Editor:
Denise Griffin has served Boothbay Harbor as selectman for a number of years. She collaborated with the town of Boothbay and school officials to update the school charter. She'…
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The National Popular Vote (NPV) bill has been given its official LD number: LD 1578. This bill has received bipartisan support, with Rep. Arthur Bell as the lead sponsor.…
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It is sad to read the state is considering abandoning the Property Tax Stabilization Act put in place last year. It was a bold effort…
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As Boothbay Harbor residents we are not able to vote for Erik Bertelsen but did wish to convey our keen support of Erik as he seeks a Board of Selectmen position for the town…
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Dear Editor:
On March 30, 2023, the Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals (BOA) granted an administrative appeal filed by our abutters, Joseph and Jill Doyle. The appeal was decided on the…
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Dear Editor:
My name is Amy Winston. I am running for the Edgecomb Select Board. Election day is May 20. Edgecomb and our neighboring communities have world-class natural, cultural,…
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Dear Editor:
Erik Bertelsen is a well-respected and active member of our community who is seeking a Board of Selectmen position for Boothbay. He is aware of and shares with many of us…
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Let's start with one truth. The article that is quoted in “Parents must revolt” (Letters, 3/30) is from Maine Wire. According to AllSides, Maine Wire has a far-right bias.…
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Many thanks to all of you thoughtful volunteers, both the weekly regulars as well as those who were responsible for each week's tasty luncheons this past…
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The community did not have a voice when the selectmen granted the BRDC $50,000.00 of American Rescue Plan funds.…
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So, what’s next, drag queen story hour for third graders at Southport Elementary?
Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin told lawmakers on Wednesday,…
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Dear Editor:
1. The government bails out SVB Bank.
2. The parent company of SVB Bank, SVB Financial Group (SIVB) files for bankruptcy.
3. On March 6, 2023 SIVB stock was…
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I would like to take a moment to thank this wonderful town for all the support you gave Nataleigh Blackman for our trip to Tennessee. Nat's guitar decided to break just 30…
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Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, I would like to take this opportunity to thank those involved in the recent fundraiser held at Robinson’s Wharf to benefit the…
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World War I: Why did Germany start WW I? Germany sought to break up the French-Russian alliance and was fully prepared to take the risk that this would bring about a major war…
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As a reminder, the Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals’ jurisdiction to decide this appeal is appellate and is governed by Section 170-101.11(H)(3)(b) of Boothbay Harbor’s Land…
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How low can a person stoop? Where do we draw the line? Is it acceptable to laugh at people who have suffered a personal dilemma?
When I saw Chris Rock get up on stage…
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Dear Editor:
The idea that the housing shortage in Maine or the USA is caused by housing underproduction is a well-crafted narrative but historical data shows that the cause of the…
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Dear Editor:
According to the Register’s story of Feb. 28, Boothbay Harbor’s town manager ‘corrects’ my attorney’s (Collins) statement on legal fees. Collins had stated that the town spent…
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Dear Editor:
Our Governor needs to stop accepting refugees in Maine. Actual Mainers are homeless and we have no housing available. Some towns are paying up to $10k per month per room…
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Dear Editor:
Here are some thoughts from an old retired U.S. Marine.
Happiness is not about getting what you want. It’s about enjoying all you have.
“Don’t waste time, time…
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Dear Editor:
To those that are concerned about the future of the former…
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Dear Editor:
Edgecomb voters who want to educate themselves about the proposed budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year should plan to attend the informational budget meeting with the Select…
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Dear Editor:
In an effort to protect Maine’s working waterfront, Boothbay Region Maritime…
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Dear Editor:
I wish to express my support for the Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation/Eastside Waterfront Park.
I have been very supportive of this since it was proposed. I…
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I’m writing in support of the work that Steve Lorrain and the building exploratory committee have done. No matter how your readers might feel about the merits of the current…
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Taxpayers should be alarmed anytime the town spends $147,000 on lawyers, but more so when most of that money was spent on a case that the town lost in…
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Dear Editor:
I have concerns regarding Bill Pearson’s article reporting about the issue raised at the 2/13/2023 selectmen meeting about the understaffed police force in Boothbay Harbor…
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I prefer to respond to on-line commentator cabal in the letters to the editor so that it remains in the…
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There is no question that nuclear power, which is clean and affordable energy that doesn’t pollute or kill birds and whales, is the…
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Dear Editor:
Rugged individualism is dead.
Government dependency replaced the very moral fiber on which Maine was founded. We have always paid our own bills.
Janet Mills has…
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I would like to thank Governor Mills for our "people’s/socialist payments" of $900. The payments came just in time to help pay for half of our latest fuel…
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Let’s face it, Green energy is a joke. It punishes the poor.
Batteries are made out of rare earth…
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I want to take a minute to recognize this season’s Lady Seahawks basketball team on a hard fought season. The wins are going to come! I had the privilege to come to a…
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Dear Editor:
Things are tough, all around … prices are high; the economy is twitchy; it is the middle of winter. And, even with all the good in my life (I am an incredibly fortunate person…
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The visioning for our current planning began in 2018 after the referendum for the heating and ventilation upgrades at the elementary school. Visioning is political speech; I…
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My parents were born poor, survived the Depression, graduated high school in 1938, helped win a world war, found productive employment, got married, bought an affordable home…
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Dear Editor:
Dennis Hilton complains in this paper about legal bills spent by him and taxpayers on court cases regarding his new downtown Newcastle Realty building which came before the…
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We have, by any metric, a crisis on our Southern border with record amounts of fentanyl coming into our country and people entering our nation unvetted taxing our cities and…
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Dear Editor:
Two years ago I wrote a letter saying that Biden voters may have unknowingly voted for the ruin of the U.S.A. It certainly appears now that I was correct. To those voters, I…
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Since 2020 I have been defending myself as a party-in-interest against legal action initiated by Tom Myette against the town of Boothbay Harbor, connected with property I…
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Before our political leaders let our country go completely down the drain, if you support another country, it’s all well and good. However, fly an American flag first for the…
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Dear Editor:
OceansWide would like to spotlight our friends in the Boothbay Harbor community and give a huge thanks for their continued dedication to the area. Without their help none of us…
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Dear Editor:
Dear Citizens of Boothbay / Boothbay Harbor,
I’m writing to…
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As a taxpayer who has been paying attention, I hope that our locally elected school officials pump the brakes before paying architects an additional $1.2 million. …
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Dear Editor:
Once again the “global elite” meet in Davos to engineer the world’s rescue, whether it needs it or not. Last year they decided that we would own nothing and like it. This year…
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In his Jan. 19 letter, John Splaine asked us, ”Remember the Alamo?” Everyone does, but each person’s memory is inflected by their own ideology.
For generations,…
