Opinion

3 years ago

A better-than-expected deal

I will blame it on the cream-colored sneakers, for without warning, I began to see all of my yard sale merchandise in a different light. 

3 years ago

Parent expresses exclusion concerns at RSU 29

To the editor;
We are living in troubled times, but I can only assume people would do what they could to make life as normal and stress-free as possible. Which is why I am troubled at the interaction I recently had with RSU 29 school officials.

3 years ago

Junior volunteers at the museum

Junior volunteers are a group of children from age 10 on, who are involved in the Nylander Museum of Natural History and its mission. They came to the museum with family or a school tour, and wanted more. 

3 years ago

Building safety benefits all

Typically, all exemption and current use applications are due by April 1 of the tax year. The Governor’s declared State of Civil Emergency extends this deadline. Do not wait. Please get your exemption applications to me soon to save money on your 2021 property tax bill. 

3 years ago

Breaking the fast

Last week, I ate a meal at the Two Rivers Lunch in Allagash. It was my first visit to a restaurant in over a year. 

3 years ago

Discover more of the Star City

Many of us are suffering from serious cabin fever right now and are looking for interesting things to do.  What a perfect time to discover more about Presque Isle.  Here are three must-do things for 2021 in the Star City.

3 years ago

Encounter with an icon

As we got closer to the landfill, we could see multitudes of scavengers circling the mountain of refuse below them.  Ravens, seagulls, and other bird species soared above us, their sharp ocular skills fine tuned and prepared to guide them downward where they would masterfully snatch each edible morsel without hesitation. 

3 years ago

Boosting retirement security for Mainers’ golden years

There is an estimated $7.7 trillion gap between the savings American households need to maintain their standard of living in retirement and what they actually have.  Only half of American workers believe that they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

3 years ago

Hospital staff have served heroically

National Hospital Week is May 9 through May 15.  Perhaps no other year in more than a century has the impact of the community hospital been more critical than this past year during the COVID 19 Pandemic.