School board members pass off their responsibility to the negotiating team, giving them an escape route not to take further action to “hold the line on salary and benefit expenses.” Negotiators seem to be responsible to make sure that teachers and administrators contracts, which guarantee salary raises, step raises and benefits, are protected. Teachers and […]

Moscow should get out of SAD 13 and leave Bingham holding the bag if things don’t change dramatically. In my opinion, if we really, truly and honestly want to educate students in SAD 13, start with reading, writing and arithmetic in kindergarten through grade eight. There is plenty of time in high school for computers. […]

Waterville has a wonderful community resource in North Street Playground, but it is missing one thing: water. Water is a health and safety concern, with soccer games, tennis matches, or even children just running on the playground. No water can be found on the playground, however, not even a hose spigot. Hot weather and vigorous […]

As a town councilor for the town of Fairfield, it is my responsibility to provide taxpayers with information to make just decisions. If the proposed budget passes, we will all look an increased mil rate, making it more difficult to survive in tough times, let alone thrive and encourage development. Last year, the MSAD 49 […]

On May 25, after shopping at Walmart, I took my purchases to my car and returned the shopping cart to a cart corral. I didn’t realize until I got home that I did not have my purse. I went back to Walmart, looked for my purse but couldn’t find it. I went inside to the […]

Two of my friends and I were enjoying lunch at Holly & Doug’s Restaurant the Saturday before Memorial Day. We were pleasantly surprised when our waitress told us our meals had been paid for by a gentleman who’d left this note for us, along with a $10 bill for our dessert: “Ladies, Seeing you ladies […]