My mother, sister and I would like to take a moment to praise the hard work, kindness, compassion, and concern of the Oakland Fire Department. Over the past six weeks, my dad battled a new and aggressive cancer. As his health declined, and we were waiting for a stairlift to be installed, the wonderful staff […]

We all know what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, despite the endless efforts of the right-wing propaganda machine to deny what we saw with our own eyes. And we all know who was responsible for spurring on the attempt to subvert democracy by overturning a free and fair election. While the majority of politicians and […]

Letter

Do I have this right? Once elected president of the United States of America, any crime that you commit, you cannot be prosecuted. When running for re-election, regardless of the counted votes, only you can determine who the rightful electors are and encourage your supporters to use flagpoles to break into the Capitol building to […]

The recent front-page article about the Lewiston shooting (“How ‘true heroes’ tried to stop a killer at a Lewiston bowling alley,” Dec. 22) as well as Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s column a few weeks ago were about the heroism of several people who tried to stop the shooter or used their bodies to protect children. The Carnegie […]

Pine Tree Power, anyone!?! (“More than 132,000 Mainers enter 4th day without power as restoration efforts continue,” Dec. 20). Jane Manson Belgrade Lakes

Recent presidential candidates have been trying to outdo each other on how tough they are going to be on China, with many claiming they will ban the purchase of real estate for either government or private citizens from China. Since the “spy balloon” traveled across Canada and the U.S., it has been very trendy to […]

Now that the birds have not returned to City Hall, indicating the flood waters have receded and there is dry land in Hallowell, it’s time for the City Council and mayor to proceed with more important business of providing LGBTQ+ sensitivity training for the city manager and Hallowell Fire Department. Bob Scheirer Randolph

The photo of the woman kayaking on Wilson Pond to retrieve her son’s toy plane should not have been included in the paper (Dec. 27, B3). This boater was a tragedy waiting to happen. Kayaking without a life jacket, in very cold water, while toting a roof rake equals totally unsafe. Had she gone into […]

Since moving to Waterville a year ago I’ve experienced: 1.) Almost ongoing construction on Main Street, resulting in a nearly un-drivable road. There is not enough room on that street for two lanes of parking and two lanes of traffic. It is a mess. If there were traffic engineers who devised that plan they were […]