Letters
It is obvious from the article on Dr. Meryl Nass’ Maine Board Licensure in Medicine (MBLM) hearings that your journalist did not view the actual hearings. …
Hello to all my fellow Belfast people. In June of 2000, I was elected Mayor and served three terms for eight years. I retired from Mayoring and took off two years and came…
New Hope Midcoast thanks our amazing community members and visiting guests for supporting our 11th annual Shop for Hope sale. This year’s event raised over $45,000 to support our work with…
On February 16 of this year the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously that Nordic Aquafarms didn't own the intertidal land it needs to lay saltwater intake and effluent discharge pipes…

Pope Memorial Humane Society (PMHS) is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its $75,000 matching campaign for the PMHS Sherman Medica Fund. This remarkable achievement was made…
The Camden Rotary Club has many people to thank for their help in making this year’s July Fourth Music by the Sea celebration a success.
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As reported accurately by Daniel Dunkle in Village Soup, the Town of Camden approved a 39-month lease of an electric vehicle for use by…
When European settlers first arrived in Maine there were Nations of People, The Wabanaki, already living here and stewarding the land. As these two groups interacted, they made agreements and…
Perhaps you have heard about green burial lately and wonder what it's all about?
Green burial is not a new idea. It is a return to the age old, earth friendly way of burying our dead…
On July 20, voters will have the opportunity to show their support for regulating and controlling industrial mining in our residential…
At the July 20 Town Meeting, Hope residents will have an opportunity to join our neighbors in Union and Warren in…
Jazz in June 2023 is a wrap, and we couldn’t be more pleased and grateful – the response and participation was truly inspiring, and we have started plotting Jazz in June…
At the June 14 Thomaston 2023 Annual Town Meeting, the vote to preserve part of the existing park known to most as the Thomaston Green lost by four…
For anyone who wondered if there is a place left in America where people can leave their doors unlocked and their bikes unchained; where the air is clean, the land is…
I know that offshore wind can be controversial for some Mainers, especially in communities along the coast like ours. But offshore wind done right, using Maine technology and skills, will…
I’ve been observing, and sometimes engaging with, the Camden Select Board for over 50 years, and I appreciate everyone who takes on this difficult and often thankless work. But in my…
Like many others, when we first learned of the proposal to establish a “community “park at site of the former Rockport Elementary School (RES), we thought that it might be a good idea.…
Hello Camden. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ryan Roderick. I am a Maine native and have been a resident of Camden for about three years. I love Camden. I love everything about it.…
I have absolutely nothing against individuals who use cannabis products but I don’t think we need stores here in Camden. There are plenty of businesses…
Marijuana stores are vastly different from the existing businesses in Camden. No other shop must prohibit kids from entering. No other shop is required to be kept at a…

I write to offer a different perspective to that expressed by Union Select Board member Bill Packard in his letter of June 4 regarding CARMA and mineral mining in Union.
As a Union resident…
In response to Chris Rector’s recent (June 6) letter in the Free Press, certain facts related to…
On Tuesday, the citizens of Rockport will vote on whether to accept the Lesher Family Foundation’s (LFF)gift to develop a public park at the former RES site. We’d like to…
For years I’ve watched a variety of ideas and visions for…
For several years I have been involved in the town’s conversation over the RES site, first and last as we tried to find a good use for the site, and in between as a possible site for a new library…

The Knox Clinic is excited to propose the creation of a Community Health Center on a portion of the Thomaston Green adjacent to Route 1. We value the downtown connection, the high visibility and…
I have met all five Select Board candidates and encourage Camden residents to vote for the two women who are running for this office, Alison McKellar and Marybeth Leone Thomas.…
This letter responds to Chris Rector’s, “Knox Clinic by the Green” in the June 6 issue of the Free Press…

ROCKLAND — Friend of South School (FOSS) was thrilled to showcase RSU 13 students' exceptional creativity and talent at the first Friday Art Walk and Art Show on June 2, 2023. The event, held at…
I am writing in support of incumbent Morgan Hynd for the RSU 40 School Board, Warren. Morgan was elected to the board in 2018 and I have served with her for the last four years.
Morgan is a…
Greetings, Union residents. In April, Ed Weber contacted me to ask questions about and to gain insight into the responsibilities of serving as a school board member for the RSU 40 school district…
This letter concerns the upcoming vote on June 14 that will decide the fate of the Thomaston Green. The residents of Thomaston are fortunate to have a large open green space with gorgeous views of…
Marcus Mrowka has a proven record of commitment to our public schools and the necessary experience at the local, state and national level to continue to serve as a member of the SAD 28/Five Town…
We are writing to enthusiastically support Alison McKellar for re-election to Camden’s Select Board.
Alison is compassionate, hard-working and…
I urge you to join me in voting for Morgan Hynd for the RSU 40 School Board on June 13.
Morgan has the qualities that make her an excellent choice. She has experience (school board member…
On Wednesday June 14, I will be voting yes on article 5 to build a community health center here in Thomaston. I am voting yes for the Knox Clinic because I want to support care for our veterans…
I’ve known Ray Andreson in a variety of settings: fellow sports enthusiast, informed environmentalist, and as a level-headed and budget-conscious presence on a variety of committees and…
We recently offered the communities we serve the opportunity to make a…
Please join me in voting Mike Thayer onto Waldoboro's Select Board. Mike is not new to serving Waldoboro. He stepped up to serve on several Town committees, including the Budget Committee,…