To the Editor: Congressman Jared Golden supported the slaughter of tens of thousands of babies in Gaza. He was paid $406,371 in blood money from Netan-Yahoo’s AIPAC. Golden didn’t have the courage to defend the babies in Gaza himself. And he voted to censure the only Palestinian American in Congress, Rashida Tlaib [D-MI], who did […]
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Americans who tell the truth
To the Editor: Do you remember Samantha Smith? In 1982, she was a 10-year-old from Maine with a question, why did the world need nuclear weapons? “Is Russia going to war with the United States?” she wrote in a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov. The courage of her question captured the hearts of people […]
Project 2025 and the risk to healthcare
To the Editor: As nurses we are writing this opinion in our role as patient advocates. Previous letters have been dedicated to informing you of the dangers of the planned Project 2025, the playbook for the next conservative administration. Project 2025 threatens the health, safety, and well-being of you, your loved ones, and our country. […]
Guest Opinion: Harris reflects our values
When I was a girl in Farmington, I was in awe of Republicans like Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Democrats like Sen. Edmund Muskie. For many years Western Maine produced strong leaders of both parties who served our state and our country well during the toughest of times. Their integrity was important to them. Their […]
Vineyard Select Board revisits past concerns, resolves some lingering issues
Selectmen revisited topics such as the Transfer Station stickers and a washout on New Vineyard Beach.
Winthrop hiker injures ankle, rescuers walk with him down the trail on Tumbledown Mountain
Weld fire chief tells hikers to be prepared with food and water, and to know where they are going.
Photo: 22 firefighters respond to brush fire that went out of control off Fairbanks Road in Farmington
The owner of the property, Peter Clark of Farmington, had a burn permit from Friday.
Man from Strong injured after pickup truck goes off Route 4, hits parked car, garage
The truck Gavin Lawlor, 18, was driving failed to negotiate a curve on state Route 4 due to “excessive speed,” Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in an email Tuesday.
Rumford-based RSU 10 board votes to consider buildings for in-person classes
The former Mexico Police Department building on Recreation Drive and the basement of the Apostolic Church in Mexico will have air quality testing and architectural studies done in the possibility of having Mountain Valley Middle School classrooms in the buildings.
New Vineyard works to fill vacant town office positions
At the New Vineyard Select Board meeting, selectmen shared updates on the positions that were left vacant after resignations were placed in September.