Summer Reading By Sally Holt, Norway When the sun comes out this summer I will bring out a new comfy chair with shaded cover. And book upon book. And place them on a side table. It will be calm til it’s not the chaos of my mind and life will quiet for a while. I […]

To the Editor: Maine has an aging population, many of whom want to live out their lives at home. The extended family is a thing of the past. Care facilities are closing. The challenges for family caregivers can be overwhelming. Preparing for inevitable death might be too much to handle for those living alone, and […]

To the Editor: The Legislature is currently considering a bill that would potentially be devastating for our rural hospital. LD 1639 would impose government-mandated nurse staffing ratios on all non-governmental hospitals in Maine (ironically, the majority of the Legislature’s Labor Committee voted to exclude the State’s psychiatric hospitals so that it wouldn’t add a fiscal […]

To the Editor:  Aloha mai no – David Sanderson died last November in an accident while helping a neighbor take down a dead tree. He was a proud New Englander and a keen historian of local Maine history. Raised in Rhode Island, David and his late wife, Cathy, lived on the family farm built in […]

To the Editor: I attended the town meeting concerning the subject on 5 March. My summarized comments: •  What would make you more comfortable walking, biking, and accessing business along Maine Street? Serious enforcement of the 25-mph speed limit. Please share your thoughts regarding the following potential changes. •  Gateway treatments to slow vehicles down […]

To the Editor: My name is Soran Adams. I’m a sixth grader at Agnes Gray. I heard you were looking for stories about the transition we were forced into. Let me start by saying the Paris Elementary School building is beautiful. Mrs Pollino, my teacher, went out of her way to make sure our classroom […]

To the Editor: West Paris is a community large enough to have its own elementary school. West Paris has a proud commitment to its own school. West Paris has been told repeatedly that the school district supports maintaining such a school there. I remember when the superintendent of school came to the gym to drum […]

To the Editor: Democracy or Trump? That’s on the ballot in 2024. Listen and hear what Trump is saying. On Fox News at a town hall meeting, Sean Hannity asked Trump if he would be a dictator. Trump said on his first day as President, he would be a dictator and get rid of all […]

To the Editor: In 2023, the Maine legislature took historic action by expanding eligibility for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) for thousands of Mainers. MSPs are for people on Medicare who have limited income and resources so they may afford healthcare expenses such as copayments, deductibles, and Medicare Parts A and B. The expanded eligibility for […]

To the Editor: What happens when a community loses its school? What happens to children’s sense of place, of belonging, of safety, of identity? When I worked at the after-school program at Agnes Gray School, we often hiked up a small promontory above the school called Berry’s Ledge. On one such hike, when we were […]