I have known Peggy Rotundo for 20 years and have always admired and respected her. She is a mover and a shaker, and she gets things done. The Franco Center is a perfect example of that. In 2000, when the center was founded, she played a major role in getting $1 million from the state […]

I am writing about the well-meaning L&A Veterans Council’s suggestion to add yet another surplus vehicle (a tank) to the Veterans Memorial Park (“Veterans Council wants to add tank to Lewiston park,” March 15). As a 32-year Army veteran who rose up the ranks from private to retire as a major, I am 100% pro-military. […]

I worry about the big divide in our country.  If this situation in Ukraine becomes a war, I wonder if we have any patriots who will roll up their sleeves and say, “What can I do to help my beloved country?” Or do we have a bunch of whiners who will cry over the price […]

Thomas Shields of Auburn wrote a very good letter (“Questions for Democrat-controlled government,” Feb. 24) and truth about what’s happening in this country with this useless President Biden. The gas price is going way up. People shouldn’t blame it on the war; Biden could make the Russians with Vladimir Putin suffer by opening the Keystone […]

A five-story gravel pit, the Asbestos Dump, Old Burning Dump, Pionite/Sawdust Dump, Interim Landfill and Demolition Dump have been approved for commercial development next to Lake Auburn, our drinking water. When I was an Auburn counselor, hazardous waste from the dumps was leaking. The gravel pit was a quarter of its current area and depth. […]

Right now, there are a total of 74 beds for the homeless in Lewiston. With COVID this number is even lower. Not only do these people need beds, but they need other resources, such as food, mental health treatment, case management and laundry facilities; the list could go on.I found the presentation of the Lewiston […]

There are some who want to increase development around Lake Auburn. If the quality of the water goes down because of development, we lose the filtration waiver and must build a filtration system. Sebago also has a waiver. The Lake Auburn study says a filtration system will have an estimated cost of $35 million to […]

I write in response to a March 7 story by Vanessa Paolella (“Lewiston students no longer need written permission to abstain from Pledge of Allegiance“). I did two tours of duty in Vietnam. The second time I was wounded and was discharged through no wish of my own after becoming a chief petty officer. I […]

I participated March 8 in the Auburn Planning Board Hearing via Zoom, since I live in the area that would be affected by the proposed Court Street zoning change. The change from urban residential to traditional neighborhood development is designed to increase the density of housing and to allow uses like community services, small offices, […]

Many Mainers drive hundreds of miles a week for work, particularly in the rural areas. Families with children also have the added driving of their kids to activities. Gas prices are so high and predicted to go even higher, which will trigger even higher food prices. My husband travels to work and fuel costs are […]