As has been the policy of this newspaper for several years, we will not be publishing political letters to the editor in the issue before the election.

All political letters must be received by Monday, April 22 at 3 p.m. for publication in the April 25 issue. Only letters received by April 22 and printed in the April 25 edition will be published online.

We will not be publishing political letters in the May 2 edition or online.

Boothbay Harbor’s election and town meeting are on May 3 and 4, respectively, and Boothbay’s election and warrant vote are on May 6.