As a Maine taxpayer and nearby resident, I am pleased to hear the city of Lewiston has received its first tax payment tied to the New England Clean Energy Connect project. The $1.55 million in property taxes paid by NECEC to the city of Lewiston represents roughly half of the full year’s payment. I ask […]

I’m sure people have seen ads and signs in support of the New England Clean Energy Connect project. For context, the corridor is a project implemented by multinational corporation Avangrid to help Massachusetts fulfill its renewable energy contracts. The corridor is using hydropower from Canada, building a transmission line through 145 miles of Maine, including […]

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, voters in Franklin County will indicate if they wish to abolish the position of elected county treasurer. If this effort is successful, voters will surrender their right to choose the county treasurer and will transfer that power to the Franklin County commissioners. A Sun Journal article, “Franklin County commissioners move forward […]

In his interesting Sept. 26 Riverview Mirror column, Elliot Epstein asks why the COVID vaccination program still encounters resistance, especially compared to strong acceptance by our citizenry of the Salk polio vaccination of the 1950s. I have some thoughts. Following World War II there was a several-year period of social conformity in the United States. […]

This letter is for the homeless. People should look around, and they would see what I see. There are so many empty buildings that are not being used. It’s getting cold, and winter is just around the corner. People should do the right thing and give the homeless a place to keep warm. There are […]

I am writing this letter to wholeheartedly endorse Dana Staples for councilor-at-large for the city of Auburn in this upcoming election. I had the distinct pleasure to serve under Dana while he chaired the Auburn Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. His leadership and thoughtful guidance shaped the group into the successful and decisive board it […]

It hasn’t been often during my over 50 years of having chosen to live and work in Maine that I have felt compelled to write a letter to the editor. However, recently I had the good fortune to meet and converse with a fine young man, Ryan Hawes, who is looking forward to serving our […]

For years I have read the propaganda pieces written by Cal Thomas and published in the Sun Journal, the newspaper we have called “our newspaper.” I have suffered in silence. However, when Cal attacks the U.S. Postal Service and suggests it be “stamped out,” I will no longer be silent. In his recent piece printed […]

Cancel culture strikes again in Maine. The New England Clean Energy Connect corridor is to be 145 miles in length with all but 53 miles ready to connect. Much of the power goes to Massachusetts, just as it did when Maine Yankee was in operation until 1996. Since no one is ready to discuss nuclear […]

I urge residents of Lewiston’s Ward 3 to select Elizabeth Eames to represent them on the School Committee. As an educator herself, she understands the importance of preparing all our children for success as problem solvers, communicators, and  lifelong learners. She believes deeply in the purpose and capacity of our public schools to provide this […]