Dear Editor:
Last Tuesday I was driving home in the morning from Boothbay. A light I had never seen appeared on my dash and,…
Dear Editor:
Last Tuesday I was driving home in the morning from Boothbay. A light I had never seen appeared on my dash and,…
Dear Editor:
A Very Southport Halloween was once again a wonderful community event filled with family fun and most…
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New England Aqua Ventus (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second largest company in…
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Honor Flight trips are over for another year but let us never forget to honor our most important people “daily,” our veterans.
It has been 81 years since Pearl Harbor…
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In the Oct. 27, 2022 Boothbay Register, I ran a historical article on Matilda Hatchard, a late 1800s-early 1900s resident of what is now Ocean Point. The article consisted of…
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Our Fish Fry on Oct. 22 was a huge success. We would like to thank all who came out and supported us. It was a great day.
In addition to good food, we also had two…
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With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching, it’s time to extend an overdue thank you to our community near and far. It will surprise few that the music touring…
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As was reported in this paper, at an Oct. 11 public forum in Boothbay Harbor, a retired pediatric dentist from Portland was invited to speak in favor of…
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For almost two years, Maine legislative Republican and Democrat cowards allowed a tyrant complete power to lock us down, destroy our businesses, smother our children, destroy…
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I have known Tricia Warren for 12 years. I write this endorsement because Tricia Warren is a friend, I am treasurer of her election campaign, and I strongly believe she would…
Dear Editor:
How many Americans have the opportunity to install a near neighbor as their Congressional representative in Congress? Lincoln County should be proud to…
Dear Editor:
To my fellow Boothbay Harbor residents: I wholeheartedly endorse Tricia Warren as our local District 48 representative to the Maine legislature.
I’ve observed Tricia…
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I have a 50-year history with the wonderful community of Boothbay. My wife and I are excited to be raising our young daughter here as year-round residents. I’m writing in…
Dear Editor:
A national anti-vaccine organization is apparently behind the effort to remove fluoride from drinking water in the Boothbay region. While a few area residents may be the local…
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This is the sort of woman we want representing District 48.
I had the privilege of driving Rep. Holly Stover as she knocked on doors in…
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Removing fluoride from the public drinking water will negatively impact residents of the Boothbay region in more ways than one. But, with the snowballing of misinformation…
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In case you haven’t been paying attention, hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent at the federal and state level on offshore wind development. The Biden and Mills…
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I first spoke with Representative Holly Stover about issues important to me when she knocked on our door while campaigning, taking the time to listen to our concerns. It…
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What do these three things have in common?
1. Authoritarian: adjective: favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the…
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Considering the controversy nurtured by the Doyles over a reconfigured pre-existing asphalt parking lot at the working waterfront park. I was surprised to drive by the new…
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We have only twice chosen to ask an elected representative for help. The first time, Chellie Pingree needed only to make a referral, which she did to a person who solved the…
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When Janet Mills became not only our first woman governor but also the first Maine Governor in 24 years to be elected with a majority of the vote, I wondered how she could…
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Climate change is a priority issue for me – and for all of us. It is not only a quality of life issue but an economic issue. If we do not address climate change urgently,…
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Vote Democratic to protect the people of Maine and our beautiful state. Don't move Maine backward.
Maine was recognized as one of the top states in the nation for…
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It was more than a few years ago I was talking to a guy I went to school with who had become a lobsterman in his working life. He said, "You know, Jack, when the fishermen do…
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My parents were engaged on the eve of the Second World War. My father, a pacifist, joined the army as a medic so he could play his part in defeating fascism without carrying a…
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I want my daughter and two granddaughters living in Maine to have a good life. A life of freedom, agency and self determination - to follow their dreams. But I know that their…
Dear Editor:
I am writing to support the reelection of Holly Stover to House District 48, serving Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, South Bristol, Southport and Westport Island. Her…
Dear Editor:
The Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD)’s official position on the upcoming fluoridation referendum is “neither for nor against.” However, the undersigned residents of the…
Dear Editor:
On Election Day we will vote on whether to continue fluoridating our public water supply. I will be voting “no.” While I understand fluoride prevents tooth decay, I want it…
Dear Editor:
I'm writing in support of re-electing Holly Stover as our Representative. I have been helping drive Holly as she visits her constituents in District 48. What has really hit…
Dear Editor:
There are at least four main reasons to vote to eliminate fluoride from our drinking water:
1. Research claims fluoride is a toxic…
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I’m writing to address the political ads circulating this election cycle - namely those not approved or authorized by any candidate. Unfortunately, it came to my attention…
Dear Editor:
Just one month before the 2022 midterm elections, I decided to share this quotation by President Abraham Lincoln.
“You…
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All of us have had a teacher, coach, counselor – someone in our educational experience – that has made a positive difference in our lives. For me, it was Miss Houston at…
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I’m voting to re-elect our first-ever female governor, Janet Mills, because she honors science, listens to…
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How Joe Gelarden's last column (Oct. 6) roused memories of hurricanes endured!
The summer of 1954, I worked at The Smiling Cow. It was owned then by Jean Blakemore.…
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My family comes from Maine, I grew up in Maine, and I’ve lived all over the world. And I’m now very happy to be back in Maine! We all want our families and generations to come…
Dear Editor:
I attended the Candidate’s Forum in Boothbay on Oct. 3. As noted by this paper in its coverage of the session, Cameron Reny, Democratic candidate for Senate District #13…
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We want to express our sincere gratitude for everyone who has supported us during our first year as the new owners of Dunton’s Doghouse (who would have ever though we’d be…
Dear Editor:
As you may have noticed, there has been a lot of activity this summer and fall at Our Lady Queen of Peace church. Our traditional Summer Fair in July presented a vast array of…
Dear Editor:
For 18 years, Boothbay has fluoridated the water. Fluoridation is endorsed by the Maine CDC and 80% of Mainers served by public…
Dear Editor:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports community water fluoridation. As a matter of fact, the CDC has called fluoridation of the public water supply…
Dear Editor:
We strongly urge all residents in the Boothbay Region Water District to vote “Yes” to keep fluoride in our public water supply for the intended purpose of reducing tooth decay…
Dear Editor:
I am writing to the citizens of the Boothbay Region to urge them to support the continuation of the fluoridation of the Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) by voting “yes”…
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Voters 50+ are likely to tip the scales in the general election this year. That’s according to an AARP voter poll conducted before the primary. With voters 50+ comprising…