Local government has been faced with unprecedented challenges during this time of COVID-19 and Lewiston is no different. We have had to make difficult decisions to keep the public safe. We have had to figure out how to pay for unanticipated expenses and decrease the impact of property tax rates in FY-21. And we’ve had […]

As a town selectperson for Poland, I have witnessed the damaging effects that COVID-19 has had on my community. As leaders in our town have led the effort to keep members of the community safe, we have had to make some difficult decisions that have led us to financial strains that we never imagined. For […]

I  realize that Gov. Janet Mills’ latest decision to postpone the reopening of indoor seating at restaurants in three Maine counties is not a popular one in many Maine homes. However, 100,000 deaths, many of which might have been avoided, have to be considered. Like it or not, Mills was elected by a majority of […]

During the past few decades, Lewiston has become increasingly divided into “central” and the so-called “outskirts.” When you go just beyond the center of the city, the atmosphere is largely as it has been for decades, with people living in peace and safety, insulated from — or even unaware of — what is happening downtown. […]

The statistics that have been coming out of the Maine Center for Disease Control regarding COVID-19 infections are insufficient for the public to make informed decisions regarding greater engagement into their communities. The public should know the age and gender of those 78 or 80 people who have sadly died and where they died and […]

I write in response to a letter (May 27) from a Hydro-Quebec spokesman about the corridor project with Central Maine Power. It’s nice of them to finally show up at the table after refusing to engage up until this point. I was starting to think they were avoiding Mainers on purpose so they wouldn’t be […]

I am currently a freshman at Edward Little High School. I’m writing during the last week of online schooling this year. My experience with online school, as well as many other students I’m sure, has been one that I would rather not repeat. During my typical day, I usually manage to get out of bed […]

Richard Bennett’s guest column (May 24) “Avangrid versus the people of Maine” is dead wrong. Lawmakers in Maine, whether sitting as an elected state Legislature or as citizen (“electors”) initiating legislation, have no authority to act in violation of Maine’s Constitution or to exceed the parameters of initiative rights laid out in the Constitution. In […]

This past fall, I moved to a new home in Hanover. When looking for internet providers, my family was shocked to learn that only a satellite carrier supplied internet services on our road. My family needed a fast and reliable network as I often must finish schoolwork at home and my mom works from home […]

As I respond to the second fraudulent unemployment claim for my company, I am thinking that maybe Gov. Janet Mills should use her skills as past attorney general to go after the thousands of dollars being bilked from the state and stop focusing on ruining peoples lives by not allowing businesses to open. I cannot […]