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By Patricia Hubbard - Oct 20
It would have been ever so helpful to the reader, Beth, if you had referenced the piece you wrote on this subject on April 9, 2019. ~ It definitely...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 20
How about all the other people who were responsible for the past goofs who have got toms of credit for doing a good job yet fell asleep at the ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 19
“Stephen Moore (senior fellow at the Cato Institute, contributing editor of National Review and president of the Free Enterprise Fund) wrote, ...
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By ROBERT W. KNAPP - Oct 19
One change that should be made is the spousal benefit. If I'm married for 10 years and divorce, then marry again for 10 years and divorce and ...
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By George Terrien - Oct 19
This initiative to create public utility may be the most important possibility we face to preserve and restore a beneficial relationship with the ...
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By Katherine Holland - Oct 19
Coastal Opportunities' Cash for Clothes sale will be Saturday, Oct. 26 through Monday, Oct. 28, at the American Legion Hall, 91Pearl St. in ...
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By David Hooper - Oct 18
Perfect
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By Douglas E Collins - Oct 18
Beverly St Clair was a breath of fresh air. I think you'll find out she was correct on many different issues. She was honest, hard working and not ...
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By Christopher Hedstrom - Oct 18
Thank you Miss Drinkwater for finding and correcting this issue. Let's also thank former select woman St Clair. EMS billing discrepancies was one ...
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By PETER LAMMERT - Oct 18
Beth, sincere thanks for all the years of reporting Thomaston news, pictures and other hometown events. Your factual style and sincerity in your ...
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By Francis Mazzeo, Jr. - Oct 18
Nobody said you had to be "wicked sharp" to be a boater.
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By Steven Cornforth - Oct 18
Shame David - it's whisky
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 18
Sending healing thoughts and prayers to all involved.
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 17
I can not believe Geo speaks some sense after all the flutter. Codes have been enforced by selective enforcement for years and have finally come ...
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By Kendall Merriam - Oct 17
Hard to be sympathetic with boat owners who didn't heed storm warnings and then put the Coast Guard and harbor masters at risk in dark stormy weather.
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By Kevin Riley - Oct 17
With regards to an industry close to my heart, general aviation, 2020 is the year we will no longer have enough aircraft mechanics to maintain the ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 17
"Off with his head", I say! King "Donald" has overstepped his boundaries afforded him as "Yee Trusted President".
He is certainly a spoiled "Bra"t ...
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By Steven D Bryant - Oct 17
Poker was definitely one of his true loves. I sat next to Larry at many a poker table. Will miss his fun demeanor and attitude. See you soon my ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 17
Kudos to the rescuers. Such a sad result of this storm.
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By George Terrien - Oct 17
Really? How do "problems [that] include a lack of sprinkler heads in areas of the motel that have been renovated over the years" survive the ...
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 17
I drove through Rockland, Owls Head, South Thomaston and Thomaston this morning taking photo's. The worst I saw was in Thomaston. I have to say ...
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By Francis Mazzeo, Jr. - Oct 17
Too many hands in the pie ? One would think it is busy enough to afford keeping up to code. Perhaps these short term rentals are cutting into ...
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By Peter Root - Oct 17
I agree with Mary McKeever. the guy definitely needs help.
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By Karen A Grove - Oct 17
I picked up one of these brochures two weeks ago in the town office. Beautifully done! Thank you for all your efforts.
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 17
Mary,
It is obvious that you have done no research on marijuana. If you came down with cancer and was on chemotherapy, chances are your doctor ...
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By Ralph Stanley - Oct 16
Horvath, I think you could use a reality check from Trump derangement. Russia moving in to fill the gap in Syria. As they should. They have been a ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 16
A solar farm! How wonderful! Such a wonderful solution for Hope residents.
Mary "Mickey" (Brown) McKeever ..+:0).....
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 16
Well, this is called progress. This is, after all how alcohol sales started. Well, look at it this way, it keeps the police busy watching for ...
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By Stephen Betts - Oct 16
Valerie, the city assessment records shows that 270 Park St. is owned by Midcoast Childrens Services. I have seen no deed transaction showing it ...
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By Lynn Snow - Oct 15
Nice work CCS! Project-based, place-based, hands on learning...that's the way to do it!
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 15
What fun! Only in small town Maine can one feel at home. "Hope" (no pun intended) lots of locals and "out of town-er's" Enjoy the fun!
Mary ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 15
Kudos to the dogs. Sounds like the town is going to the "dogs" in a very good way!
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By Randy Andrew Scott - Oct 14
He was a damn good man.
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By Harry Fitzgerald - Oct 14
7.2% increase in the RSU 13 school budget, 5.6% increase in the county budget, I don't remember how much the city budget increased. There goes ...
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By Stephen K Carroll - Oct 14
Last October I was the sole individual that came and spoke at the public hearing. No Rockland city council members attended, nor any select board ...
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By Ralph Stanley - Oct 13
Horvath dig deeper. Saudis fund ISIS. They are needed by them to fight Assad. Assad is Christian. They want him gone as he stands in the way of ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 13
Oh for the days when a Dollar was a worth a dollar....Soon taxpayers will bring a wheel Barrow full of money to the town clerk...tongue in cheek ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 13
This one's for you, Paul.
"Must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees." -Donald Trump, 2016
'Don't be afraid to get on your knees [and ...
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By Seth Thayer - Oct 13
I just can't understand this blind fealty to a man who is bilking our country of millions of dollars in order to enrich himself and his family. ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 12
Ah, the delusional right wing emerges from their catatonic trumpist state. Nice try, Jan/June but as usual you're simply whining at your own ...
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By Debra Damon - Oct 12
Beautiful work Sybil and Sylvia. You two have done a beautiful job with this garden and Sybil your gardens are beautiful too.
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 11
Could this be trump's "Benghazi?"
"In a stunning escalation of tensions in the crisis unfolding in northern Syria, the Turkish army has allegedly...
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By Cathy Baker - Oct 11
Thank you, Beth, for the photos, and cheers for the neighbors Sybil and Sylvia! This must make everyone smile as they go by.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 11
Thought provoking and scary. A good read, but what will society on the whole do?
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 11
David: Tongue in cheek as usual and witty nonetheless. Whoops, I too am a native transplant, though from Boston at he ripe old age of 18 years ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 11
Fun!
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By George Terrien - Oct 11
Thank you, David St. Laurent! In your departure, we lost a fine administrator of limited city resources, one whose skill continues to serve ...
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By Kevin Riley - Oct 11
Ralph,
None of the 17 agencies, yes 17, in the Intelligence Community are perfect. They make mistakes and do the wrong thing just like every other ...
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By Ralph Stanley - Oct 10
I would never have seen myself supporting Trump. I have been well aware of his antics, his fathers and his associates. He has bilked the taxpayers ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 10
I hope you're proud of yourself, Paul. Right now the Kurds are finding out just how far trump can be trusted, and his defenders believed. For that ...
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By Kevin Riley - Oct 10
Also, so many conspiracy theories and lies and so little time.Enjoy that bubble you live in it will burst soon.
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 10
"Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says there are no socialist among the Democratic candidates - not even Bernie.Most of the candidates ...
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By Eric Thurston - Oct 10
Ancestry.com has told me that my DNA indicates that my ancestors were from the British Isles. They did not dare to specifically identify my roots; ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 10
Kudos Pearl and words of wisdom gives us pause. I remember being 18 years old and just starting out from High School. Things were different then, ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 10
You always fill my head with "things" to know, and I thank you. Looking forward to the next history lesson.
Mary "Mickey" (Brown) McKeever...+:0)....
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 10
Right on Sarah!
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 10
Easy. They purchased the land, they keep the land.
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By Stephen K Carroll - Oct 10
If we were living in a progressive, forward thinking community (which we are not) someone would have developed the idea of a three story parking ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 09
Sounds like a good choice for Camden. Good luck in the future!
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 09
Progress and should save the town money. Good idea. I remember when school kids would fill the back of the school with such joy and fun at recess. ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 09
Curious, why now after all these years? Not neighborly for sure!
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 09
Should have read: A bag of nails.
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By Joseph Steinberger - Oct 09
Who is the attorney who gave this advice to the Masons?
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 09
Not very good neighbors, after centuries of use.
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By karen dodge - Oct 09
If you rented a hotel room for $40 a night x the 20 people x the 120 winter nights you are suggesting from December to March it's only $96,000. So ...
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By Francis Mazzeo, Jr. - Oct 08
A bag of roofing nails, in the right spot, might help slow them down.
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By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Oct 08
The money is there if God touches people's heart to give to this worthwhile project. Maybe it is you hearing that still, small voice. I did and I ...
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By Bethany Rebekah Boivin - Oct 08
I spent my teenage years living on this street in the house that was formerly the Parsonage for the church. (Last one still standing on the right ...
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 08
I agree with you Stephen. In this case, I do agree that changing the sq. ft. of a house is well worth it. We need more housing such as this one. ...
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By Bethany Rebekah Boivin - Oct 08
My husband and I are the Caretakers for the Sedgewick Point property in your article and much of the description of the property has been GROSSLY ...
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By Stephen K Carroll - Oct 08
This is a worth while project that will serve to show the critiques that small home intown communities will work in Rockland. I am just saddened ...
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By Deborah Clarisse Morrison - Oct 08
Dynamite
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 07
I suppose Nate will get out all the millennial voters to register and vote on election day and I am sure he will come up with another phony money ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 07
How much was imported vs. local ? I bet not many are locally earned. Except maybe government employees.
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 07
Blaming the poor beavers before finding cause. Not suprised.......
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 07
My take was that the City of Rockland had a minimum sq. ft. size when building houses. It is 750 sq. ft. Did something change in the cities laws ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 07
How would a forest fire be handled either way? Would not the same people be involved? It is a threat either way but perhaps places liability in ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 07
Love to see the colors, thanks! Here in AZ it is desert sand-color....Great pictures, thanks Beth.
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By Francis Mazzeo, Jr. - Oct 07
And we owe it all to "The Donald"......Not.
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 20
That should be Mt. Demo, Mr. Demo still haunts us.
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By James York - Oct 19
Good Luck Legend! Get 'em playing hard.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 19
Memories! I remember participating in the Congo Church happening, so many years ago ;and it still is ongoing. Kudos to the volunteers who help put ...
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By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Oct 19
FAW: Faith At Work! Bringing people together in a spirit of inclusiveness. Refreshing. :)
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By George Terrien - Oct 19
Thank you, Representative Pingree, and commenter Mr. Horvath, for expressing the truth on this issue so clearly. Perhaps those with the most to ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 19
“Every pay period, starting with our first jobs, America's workers contribute to Social Security. The program uses those funds to pay all benefits ...
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By Tom Mellor - Oct 18
Congratulations and good luck Larry!!
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By Ralph Stanley - Oct 18
Agreed. It is important to point out the consistency of malfeasance exhibited by elected officials at the top level over the last 50 years.
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By Joanne Kenney - Oct 18
Congrats, well deserved!!
Gary and Cookie
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 18
At least they were able to save the returnable bottles and cans. Good save.
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By Joanne Lee Richards - Oct 18
A very well written provocative piece which I sincerely hope all will read. Thank you Kathleen for expressing how I feel. Thank you for being ...
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By Stephen K Carroll - Oct 18
Perhaps these boat owners have just returned from a trip to Mars and were unaware that in Maine if your boat is still afloat come mid October you ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 18
"He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of sh-t. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 17
"The seven days between Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 saw far, far more corruption, chaos and dysfunction revealed than any other administration has experienc...
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By Francis Mazzeo, Jr. - Oct 17
Two wrongs never made a right. King Donald has never been a winner. His father carried and taught him how to manipulate and cheat his way along in ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 17
Food for thought....
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 17
I ponder the joke and finally got out a HA! Love catching up with Rockland and your news David!
Here in AZ now and love to keep in touch, so I do ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 17
Great pictures. Sad to see this destruction. Kudos to the workers who clean up after this storm.
Mary "Mickey" (Brown) McKeever
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 17
I will never understand some boat owners. With a storm this strong, wouldn't it cost less to haul the boat out?
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 17
“There is a convergent principle in political science known as the Director's Law. Which states that income in a society is distributed to the ...
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By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Oct 17
Good news! Tragedy waiting to happen. Just fortunate the two fires they had were during the day when they were caught early. Chief Whytock is on ...
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By Francis Mazzeo, Jr. - Oct 17
Valerie, you are correct about Mary. She lives out west but is having a hard job letting go of this area. She probably doesn't read comments ...
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By Kendall Merriam - Oct 17
If city council, et al, approve even a temporary license and a fire were to break out with personal injuries and/or property damages, the city ...
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 17
Thanks Stephen. Appreciate you following up.
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By Daniel Purdy - Oct 16
I am too beat up to do the walk, but I would love to have a .pdf of the brochure to go over the walk.
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By Deb Dodge - Oct 16
How about a 'pdf' version on the Town's and Chamber's website that anyone could download?
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 16
Well, there's probably not many of us still around to remember the good jobs offered at the Tannery and Mill.
It was the bread and butter of the ...
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By Stephen Betts - Oct 16
Valerie, I did further checking and you are correct. The city assessment site lists Midcoast Children's Services as the owner. I didn't find the ...
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 16
The property is not owned by Midcoast Children Services, Stephen. It is owned by Jennifer Wass. Just thought I would point the correction out.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 15
Congratulations to Sarah and good luck with her endeavor as Editor. The paper is certainly in good hands. I am so proud of all your success' Sarah ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 15
Sounds like he needs to locked up for mental health reasons and NOT let out.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 15
I hope this friction will pass and a joint venture for both towns commence.
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 14
Actually, Ralph, selling out our allies to benefit governments where he has "business interests" sounds pretty impeachable to me, not to mention ...
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By Ralph Stanley - Oct 14
I stand corrected on Assad and his Alawite religion. You can thank the British for the historic creation of this regions madness. Assad no better ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 14
50,000 Kurds are Christian, Ralph but I find it hard to believe that Assad is anything but a bloody dictator just like his father. However he is ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 13
Turkey is rearming ISIS fighters to use as "militia" against the Kurds: the ultimate betrayal by trump.
"In an NBC bombshell Sunday morning, ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 13
Great pictures!
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By Kevin Riley - Oct 13
If President Obama had done and said less than 1% of what this president has done and said he would have been impeached, convicted and removed ...
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By Ananur Forma - Oct 12
sad because she is being charged unjustly. I've known Anita for many years. She cares deeply about people and would take on clients who never paid ...
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By JUNE DOLCATER - Oct 12
To Those of the "Far Left",
In reviewing your posts, none seem to understand the situation that is being put forward by your chums in the House. ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 11
Just like you George to try and make the best out of the worst. Good luck. Buried heads hide so much.
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By Ralph Stanley - Oct 11
17 contributors to the Intelligence community. Mistakes? The use of the word conspiracy is another one to point fingers and suggest your perspectiv...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 11
RIP Willard...You deserve your rest and reward for all the community events you participated in . Condolences to the family.
Mary "Mickey" (Brown) ...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 11
...and the beat goes on....to sum up....Trump will inevitably put, once again, his foot in his mouth...and the beat goes on...
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 11
Sad!
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By George Terrien - Oct 11
Surely--or not--the legislature must come to the conclusion that Maine needs a licensure law for builders and contractors. As an architect, I have ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 11
The Mounties always get their man (and woman).
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 11
From Syria:
“I am ashamed for the first time in my career,” said the distraught soldier."
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By Lynn Snow - Oct 10
Congratulations Heidi!
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By Felicia A Feldman - Oct 10
The article fails to mention a 2.5% processing fee.
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By Kevin Riley - Oct 10
A rollcall vote is not required for an Impeachment Inquiry.This is just the evidence gathering process nothing more.
It's exactly like a district ...
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By Ronald Horvath - Oct 10
Talk about trump derangement syndrome. Could you be more of a spinning trump scenario parrot, Paul? But then I expected no less from our local ...
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By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Oct 10
David,For someone from away you certainly have been a blessing to us natives. Whoops, I'm not a native. Didn't arrive here until eight months old.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 10
food for thought Reade.....
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 10
The masons do nothing to promote the area just want control. Too many old goats running the show.
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 10
What a joke, management is covering for lack of management. The blind chasing the blind into a corner. Mt. Demo arises again. Will we still have ...
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By Jeff Grinnell - Oct 10
I do believe the correct term is "RE-tention pond...just saying
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By Alan Heal - Oct 10
Maine State Warden Service used to blow up the dam on a regular basis
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 09
I agree with Stephen. Old County Rd. facility should be used instead. Logical solution.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 09
Sounds good to me. Glad the zoning rule is in effect. Such a scenic location.
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By Gerald A Weinand - Oct 09
Perhaps Mr. Steinberger can way in on this, but I believe that the public has established a right of way by adverse possession as provide for by ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 09
JOE BORNSTEIN, I WOULD IMAGINE.
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 09
Francis do you really thing a bog of nails is going to discourage a group of very hostile and dangerous people? How about innocent good people who ...
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By Richard McKusic, Sr. - Oct 09
Steve, Join their board or speak one on one with a member of it.. Have heard how that money will be spent or would not have made a healthy donation.
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By Stephen K Carroll - Oct 09
Amy perhaps you should re-read my comment and try to understand what I am saying. I get that by suggesting that I want to "let elderly people ...
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By Amy Files - Oct 08
Oh no Steve. It doesn't sound like you have visited, researched, or are familiar with this organization. And it also doesn't sound like you ...
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By Knight Marine Service - Oct 08
Larry was a part of our boatyard as long as I can remember. We will all miss you very much. Our sincere condolences to all of your family and ...
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By Kendall Merriam - Oct 08
As that olde saying goes, "The Lodges only speak to the Cabots and the Cabots only speak to God."
-Phyllis Merriam
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By Bethany Rebekah Boivin - Oct 08
Furthermore, I would also like to point out that we actually have a pretty awesome fire department here on North Haven, volunteer or not. We also ...
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By Stephen K Carroll - Oct 08
I will say once again to the executive members of the homeless coalition, this is a giant waste of money that could be spent on improvements and ...
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By Deborah Clarisse Morrison - Oct 08
"pick up the tab for public college...." It's all free! Have the government pay for it! It is not my responsibility, as a tax payer, to send YOUR ...
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By Don Dickinson - Oct 07
Your same question was addressed two years ago when this project was first introduced. Did you not read the last paragraph of this article ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 07
Please correct my thoughts: By giving them the tax break they would probably NOT be responsible liability wise if a fire breaks out on that land ...
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By Dale Hayward - Oct 07
Valerie: a lot has changed that we most likely do not know about. Special interest, special rules, special council.
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By Stephen Betts - Oct 07
This was a contract zone which allows this size house for this specific property.
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By Valerie Wass - Oct 07
Oh Mary,
Here you go again. Missing the point of the whole article.
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By Mary A McKeever - Oct 07
Public access should get a tax break, big time. I would never let public access to my property without a better tax break.
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By Sam Charlton - Oct 07
Contractor's generally request 1/3 payment at signing of contract for work, 1/3 at start of work and 1/3 at completion. These folks got taken for ...
