To the Editor: With utility rates skyrocketing, many Mainers are struggling to keep the heat and lights on. Unfortunately, LD 318, “An Act to Provide More Options to Maine Electric Service Customers and Support Maine’s Climate Goals,” passed through the Maine Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee and will be voted on this week. The bill […]

To the Editor: Recently the American Lung Association gave the state of Maine an F grade because we have failed in ending the sale of flavored tobacco products. Just like in school, we have the chance to turn that grade around. The release of the latest State of Tobacco Annual Report should be a wake-up […]

To the Editor: As a fellow Poland resident, I hope to see as many of you as possible at this year’s Town Meeting [April 2, 9 a.m. at the High School]. Library Trustees and many others have prepared for an important vote on the expansion of the AB Ricker Public Library. We are the beneficiaries […]

To the Editor: Today, tobacco-related diseases are the number one cause of death in the African-American community. With nearly nine in ten African-American smokers using menthol cigarettes, it is clear that Big Tobacco designed this addiction. For decades, big tobacco companies have aggressively targeted minorities with menthol cigarettes. Identifying and profiling African-American communities, the tobacco […]

To the Editor: I am a retired public school teacher after 26 years of teaching and coaching in Middle Schools, and have been a taxpayer from Waterford for 22 years. Also, I have been a substitute teacher in the district for about 2 years. I have a suggestion for MSAD 17 and any other organization […]

To the Editor: On Saturday, February 12, there will be a Republican Caucus for the Oxford County Towns of Oxford, Buckfield, Otisfield, Paris, West Paris, Sumner, Norway, Waterford, Albany, Greenwood, and Hebron at the Paris Fire Department, 137 Western Ave in Paris. Doors open at 8 a.m. and the caucus starts at 9 a.m. All […]

To the Editor: MSAD 17 has always been a respectful and compassionate community. The highest priorities for our School Board has always been reserved for the education and well-being of our students. The Board has actively spent years fostering respect and compassion for our students who desperately need a safe environment free of violence and […]

To the Editor: I would like to congratulate S.A.D. 17 Superintendent Dr. Monica Henson for achieving the impossible: for the first time in the history of this school district nearly all of its teachers are in agreement. Yup, 95% of them gave the good doctor a vote of no confidence. I taught in the district […]

To the Editor: I’ve been fantasizing about winning the lottery for at least 25 years. And for 25 years I planned what I would do with the broken-down building and barn I’d pass on the left on the way into town. Well, thank goodness I haven’t won the lottery yet because I know something better […]

To the Editor: On behalf of Rightstart’s Christmas for Teens, we would like to thank Monica LaVerdiere and the team at Bearfoot Realty for their recent fundraiser that raised $28,000 for the program. This fundraiser brought together many contributors from this community and beyond, to help deserving teens in the Oxford Hills enjoy Christmas. Our […]