Long before the United States declared independence on July 4, 1776, the people of the British Colonies in North America were taking sides – Patriots vs. Royalists. Here in the District of Maine, residents of Damariscotta took an early and definitive stand, formalizing their support for the Patriot cause in a public document.

On March 6, 1775, Nathan Chapman, Thomas Flint, and Anthony Chapman signed the Five Resolves as representatives of “the Inhabitance of a place called Damiscota,” making a clear declaration of their commitment to independence. The document, with minor spelling adjustments

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Loss of federal funding, diminished investor interest and a President Trump anti-offshore wind Executive Order make Maine’s plans for developing a commercial-scale offshore wind manufacturing facility on Sears Island obsolete. To date, neither Governor Mills nor MDOT officially recognize this reality.

What is the current state of Maine’s Offshore Wind initiative? Is there hope for the Research Array? Are the Maine Dept. of Transportation and the Governor’s Energy Office re-evaluating the state’s offshore wind aspirations?

A year ago, Governor Mills loudly proclaimed Sears Island as the site

Is Maine so liberal that there isn't a scintilla of disapprobation regarding Janet Mills' recent activity as our Governor?  In addition to her very public support for including males in female sporting events, she has proposed a budget for 2026-2027 at a staggering $11.63 billion — an 11% increase over the previous budget. 

Even with her proposed 5.3% digital streaming tax on subscriptions like Netflix, a 6% tax on ambulance providers and a new 70 cent fee on every Maine prescription, the state will now incur a $450 million "structural deficit" — code for expenditures exceed revenue. 

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Special Olympics Maine successfully concluded its Winter Games in just one action-packed day on February 26, 2025, as organizers made the decision to adjust the schedule and complete all competitions in response to a potential weather-related cancellation for the following day. Despite the change, the event was a resounding success, with over 360 athletes showcasing their skills across multiple winter sports.

Athletes competed in Alpine Ski, Dual Ski, Speedskating, Snowshoe, and Cross-Country Ski, making the most of gorgeous weather conditions for outdoor events. The energy and enthusiasm

The 1925 Camden Herald reported on April 28  that Camden Garden Club held its first meeting of the season.  

I am stunned at the Channel 6 report on the removal of the Montgomery Dam. There was so much misinformation recorded that I feel compelled to state my opinion.

1) Ellen Reynolds said the Montgomery Dam could cause flooding. The Inter-Fluve report clearly says the Montgomery Dam poses no threat of flooding in town. The photo used showing water in Harbor Park is flooding due to storm surge and not caused by the dam.

2) MRCAC had multiple presentations on why to remove the dams. There were no presentations on preservation of dams.  This one-sided view is not so much information as it is

I just sent the following message to Susan Collins:

Where does this end, Senator Collins? The two-against-one pile-on of Vance and Trump against Zelensky was a disgrace.

Diplomacy? Two loud bullies with the upper hand hectoring the beleaguered leader of a nation at war — supposedly an ally. They pounded him with questions and wouldn't listen to the answers.

Young know-it-all Vance was once again seen to lecture a European leader.

I fear that this show was a prelude to Trump and Putin teaming up behind the scenes to push Zelensky out: what we saw today was a naked, reckless, heartless, and

I just watched with horror the shouting match between Donald Trump, Vance and Ukrainian President Zelensky. 

I am very familiar with Vladimir Putin.  My master's degree was in Russian History and I visited the Soviet Union when Gorbachev was president.  I also visited Russia a few years ago during Purin's reign. 

For Trump to believe that Putin is trustworthy is beyond belief.  Not only did Putin invade Ukraine, after he had invaded Crimea and the Donetsk region of Ukraine without Western pushback,  it is widely believed that he had his first wife murdered because she refused a divorce and

Your story of February 20 regarding this June’s town vote on the recommendation to remove Montgomery Dam may have left readers with several false impressions.

First, the story quotes at length the view of one member of the Save the Dam group that it is too risky for the Town to start a full river restoration project by removing Montgomery Dam because taxpayers will be on the hook to foot the bill on the other dams if external funding is not available.

What this opinion glosses over is the fact that the Town of Camden owns two “high hazard” dams, characterized as risking catastrophic loss to

Whether or not we destroy or preserve the Montgomery Dam and Falls is a momentous and consequential decision for the citizens of Camden.

The Megunticook River Citizen’s Advisory Committee’s (MRCAC) recommendation for the destruction of Montgomery Dam is not reality based, nor is the Select Board’s approval of MRCAC’s recommendation.

What is legally described as “environmental overreach” with this recommendation has been a gut punch to our community. This term refers to a group or a cause concerned about the environment that tries to achieve more than it can manage, both financially and

On Presidents’ Day, I really wanted to march in Augusta to show up for Democracy. I would have marched not only for and with my fellow Democrats, but for those Republicans as well who realized they have been duped. However, I am about as old as Trump, have had three joint replacements and spent the morning clearing and shoveling eight inches of ice and snow.

So, instead of marching, I will use my words.

Democracy isn’t a “thing” that just Democrats hold dear. It is a governmental structure that we ALL count on to promote, provide for and practice; fairness, equality, prosperity and opportunity

Gleeful cruelty is the despicable scene being played out as Trump and his minions pursue their DOGE initiative.

Their purpose claim of rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse is undermined by their indiscriminate and illogical actions:

• Providing lifesaving food and medical care to starving children and families around the world is not waste.·

• Supporting medical research for cancer treatments, other diseases, and in studying preemptive strategies for evolving potential future epidemics is not fraud.

• Upending the lives of dedicated civil servants and the consequential impacts of restricted

Dear Senator Collins,

Where is your voice in support of Ukraine? We need to hear it — and hear it multiple times!

The lie uttered by our current president that Ukraine started the war cannot go unchallenged. The idea that Zelensky, representing Ukrainians, is not even included at the peace table is an abomination. Russia and the US are discussing a “settlement” without Ukraine! Have we not learned anything from history? How is this not like European countries carving up Africa resulting in a century or more of conflict or our government pushing the native Americans off their own land? 

Wher

Cooper Reed has spent most of his life in Waldo County. Growing up here, he attended theAnderson School (now Waterfall Arts), then onto the Robertson School (now Sweetser), CASS,THMS, and BAHS.

Now, Cooper is a Swanville Dad with a second grader. Cooper has stepped up this year to run for Swanville’s one seat on the RSU 71 School Board. 

Cooper's background is in education policy work and youth suicide prevention, and works for one of the country’s largest civil rights organization.

Cooper opposes current School Board efforts to consolidate several district elementary schools.

None of the

The bird and its band proved a perplexing mystery.

An important wildlife bill is having its public hearing soon. Maine DIFW regulations currently allow the indiscriminate killing of coyotes, year round, with no “bag” limits. It’s essentially a free-for-all. 

LD 716 - “An Act to Restrict the Hunting of Coyotes” would limit coyote killing to fall and winter months, October 1 to March 31. It would allow coyote parents to give birth and nurture their pups during the spring and summer months.

State hunting laws are largely based on political, rather than scientific considerations. Wildlife biologists understand that coyotes are beneficial to

As a pediatric nurse practitioner in our community for the past 15 years, I am thrilled to join the Knox Clinic team and contribute to its exciting expansion into a community health center.

For over 25 years, the Knox Clinic has been a trusted source of quality care for adults in our community. My addition to the team will allow that same exceptional care to be replicated across ages and the lifespan, creating a truly holistic approach that supports full families and caregivers. This next chapter will provide much-needed services to people in our area, all under one roof. I look forward to

We need more Janet Millses. I find myself here applauding a Governor who I disagreed with more than I have agreed.

But today I agree on this: We need more Janet Millses.

We need more leaders with less to lose personally, and more to gain for us all.

Janet Mills at age 77, has had a good political life:

• Maine's first female criminal prosecutor;

• Assistant attorney general from 1976 to 1980;

• District attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, a position to which she was reelected three times;

• First woman district attorney in New England;

• In 2002, she was elected to

WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Feb. 19, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) scorned the recent firing of 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs across the country as having a detrimental impact on veterans and their ability to access their earned benefits, according to a Feb. 19 news release.

In a hearing of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the release said that King questioned Paul Lawrence, nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, on his support for these cuts and how he will work within the department to ensure that veterans are not victims of the VA’s quest to “reduce