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• Unite to support library project

  Jun 13
  It was a tremendous milestone reached to see ground broken last Friday for the new Rockport Public Library, but there is still a lot of work to be ...
  

• Celebrating 150 years of The Camden Herald

  By The Editorial Board - Mar 28
  This year marks the 150th anniversary of The Camden Herald, first published in 1869. There was a time, not too long ago, when we were not sure we ...
  

• We support added accountability for gun owners

  Jan 24
  New state Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, is to be commended for putting forth a bill that would hold gun owners accountable for safe storage of ...
  

• Parents, educate yourselves about teen vaping

  By The Camden Herald ... - Dec 13
  It was disappointing to learn that while we have made great strides in discouraging young people from smoking cigarettes, they have been caught in ...
  

• Congratulations and thank you to agencies protecting watershed

  By The Camden Herald ... - Oct 11
  Coastal Mountains Land Trust and its partners, including Maine Water Co., deserve congratulations and gratitude from the Midcoast community upon ...
  

• School leaders, don't circle the wagons

  By The Camden Herald ... - Aug 16
  The $28 million middle school construction project is barely getting started and already the school board is talking about a change order to dip ...
  
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  Wisdom from the young

  By The Camden Herald ... - Jun 21
  Last week nearly 30 students from the area participated in a "die-in" demonstration in Camden Harbor Park to bring attention to the problem of ...
  
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  Bright future for Maine Media College

  By The Camden Herald ... - May 17
  It was very exciting to read this week that Maine Media College is now on the road to accreditation. The Maine Media College has received candidacy...
  
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  Hope for the future

  Mar 22
  The millennials will inherit the earth, and seeing them speak out on the issue of gun violence in schools fills us with hope and even eagerness ...
  
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  Open-minded approach to Mary E. Taylor preservation could be a ...

  By The Camden Herald ... - Feb 22
  The school board and Superintendent Maria Libby have an opportunity to prevent a fight over the future of the Mary E. Taylor school if they are ...
  

• A nation in need of integrity

  Apr 25
  The rollout of the long-awaited Robert Mueller report has been another sad chapter of the Trump era. The American people were treated to a ...
  

• Support library parking, Rockport

  Mar 21
  The time for debate over the proposed library and its parking is over. The town has spent years discussing and planning the new library. We have ...
  

• Midcoast residents embody spirit of community in face of ...

  By The Camden Herald ... - Dec 27
  The end of December is a time we normally set aside for celebration and family, but this December found the town of Hope in mourning. The death ...
  

• Revenue-sharing better than local sales tax

  Nov 29
  There has been discussion on and off for years about whether municipalities should be able to charge their own sales tax to offset the costs of ...
  

• In support of Rockport Library project

  By The Camden Herald ... - Oct 04
  Residents of Rockport have an opportunity Nov. 6 to approve a bond referendum for a new, improved 7,000-square-foot library in the same site it ...
  

• Keep our harbors clean

  By The Camden Herald ... - Aug 02
  An incident reported last week in which a schooner discharged sewerage into Rockport Harbor illustrates the environmental impact that even a ...
  
• Guest Editorial

  Message from the Camden Hills Valedictorian

  By Braden Fisher - Jun 14
  Here we are. The Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2018. It seemed like this day would never come. The word “ Senior ” always seemed to ...
  

• Short-term rental regulation needed

  By The Camden Herald ... - Apr 19
  The town of Camden will soon need to decide on appropriate regulations for short-term rentals (which you may think of as vacation rentals or ...
  
• Guest Editorial

  A warning to lawmakers on the new normal of mass shootings

  By Pearl Benjamin - Mar 07
  Camden Hills student Pearl Benjamin delivered this speech March 1 at the State House in Augusta. See the front page for a news story on the ...
  
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  Cheers for Camden Hills' effort to eliminate bullying

  By The Camden Herald ... - Feb 15
  It was encouraging to read a report last week on the effort by Camden Hills Regional High School students and staff to reduce bullying in schools ...