I am writing in reference to an article by Annie Twitchell entitled “Farmington Select Board accepts contract for new town manager, votes against National Wildlife Refuge.” As a community our legacy is…
Congratulations to all of the people involved in the removal of the Walton’s Mill dam and redevelopment of the site into a park. While there was a significant opposition to and some…
This past spring we technically began the growing season in a drought. While there was some wetness around Memorial Day, we had a few good planting days in June. It didn’t take…
Recently, a representative from the Maine Department of Education briefed the Education Committee on the ESP Formula for School funding. As a member of that committee, I had the opportunity to ask…
Chances are you’ve bought the explanation our political leaders have repeated since September 11, 2001 to explain why they took charge of a response that should have been left to professionals. I…
Finally the State of Maine did a service for senior citizens of this state in the form of freezing the property taxes for those Maine residents over sixty five. I remember thinking…
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts…There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the…
Ernie Pyle was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American journalist and one of many war correspondents in WWII, but easily the most famous because of what he wrote and how he wrote it.…
Senator Susan Collins has a long history of working across the aisle to help pass legislation that benefits Maine residents, businesses, and communities. She proved as much when helping to negotiate, craft,…
In May 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held public scoping sessions in Rangeley and Farmington to introduce the concept of a High Peaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). These meetings were…