To the Editor: First CMP tried to distance their abysmal reputation from the CMP corridor project, designed to deliver power to Massachusetts through the heart of western Maine. Many saw through this ploy and, despite being subjected to a $30 million PR campaign, Mainers remained unconvinced that it’s a good deal. Now, just weeks before […]

To the Editor: This letter is to advise the citizens of Woodstock that the Town of Woodstock and the Woodstock Fire Department will be terminating the Woodstock First Responder program. This will become effective as of 10/22/2021. Town and fire department officials made this unfortunate decision to close this program at the last selectmen’s meeting. […]

To the Editor: We don’t even know where to begin. Dozens of thank you’s would not be enough. This May we were dealt an awful blow to our everyday ordinary lives. Our son Jared, at the age of 27, had a cancerous brain tumor removed. Moving forward, his team of doctors started him on a […]

To the Editor: I’m tired of opponents of the power line from Quebec misleading the public by claiming that this power line will not cut greenhouse gases. With all the disasters from climate change demonstrated nearly every day, we need the facts, not BS. The facts are that every expert who has looked at this […]

To the Editor: I was thrilled to actually play music with other musicians. And I was even more thrilled to play for other people, safely. Music sounds so much better when shared. And the mission of the Mahoosuc Community Band is to provide music for the enjoyment of the people in our towns. Mahoosuc Community […]

To the Editor: The inaugural Mahoosuc Art & Agriculture Tour was a wonderful success due to the participation and support of so many! Although the idea was “hatched” by Rotarian Lucy Abbott, it would not have been possible without the cooperation and collaborative spirit of Kate Webb, Coordinator of Bethel Area Arts & Music, Bonnie […]

As a climate economist who has conducted research in the area for more than 40 years, I’ve enjoyed Paul and Cynthia Stancioff’s occasional articles on climate change including the Aug. 26 article on carbon pricing. They have done a great job! In the same edition, Les Otten had a letter suggesting that in an earlier […]

To the Editor: During the COVID-19 pandemic, having reliable, high-speed internet has become more crucial than ever. The world has moved even more online, yet many Mainers are being left behind due to lack of infrastructure and walled out because of unaffordable rates. BroadbandNow, an independent group that researches high-speed internet coverage in states around […]

To the Editor: At the recent SAD 44 School Board meeting (reported in the August 26 Citizen), two community problems grabbed space at the table, and ate everyone else’s lunch. First: when heckling and bullying take over an official public meeting, it is the responsibility of the Board Chair and the Superintendent to close the […]

To the Editor: I watched the school board meeting last week and I was disappointed by the decision to not require masks. As I listened to the arguments for not wearing masks, I was dismayed by the fact that people kept referring to the fact that masks don’t protect people from COVID. That is right, […]