Another brawl in Downtown Lewiston. When is it going to end? As a Lewiston taxpayer for more than 30 years, I find it absolutely insulting to those who pay for a Police Department that refuses to do what it is paid to do. There are many undesirables in Lewiston that need to go away. I think […]
Bob Pelletier
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Have a little respect for Mr. Soule
I was watching the Lewiston City Council meeting (April 17) and was disgusted by the way Mayor Shane Bouchard treated Charles Soule. In my opinion, Soule always asks legitimate questions that need to be answered for the benefit of the taxpayers who, by the way, pay the salaries of the mayor, council and staff. I […]
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Say goodbye to Bates Mill #5
There has been many years of discussion about the fate of Bates Mill No. 5 — fill it up, tear it down. I think the taxpayers of Lewiston should get to decide its future. Sell it for a dollar and walk away. When the city sold the other mill buildings, the city should have just […]
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Merger makes no sense
To merge is to splurge. The merger vote is very important to the taxpayers of Lewiston and Auburn. To merge the two cities makes about as much sense as putting a toilet in an elevator. This vote is so important to the taxpayers with whom I have spoken, they believe that those people receiving welfare […]
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Questions for Lewiston officials
I was listening to the opposing side of the merger of the two cities during the Thursday debate, when something struck a nerve. Lewiston has approximately $100 million worth of debt — without the new school. I have asked this question before without an answer. I’ll try again. Out of a city of almost 37,000 […]
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Thanks, mayor, but no thanks
I write this in response to honorable Mayor Robert Macdonald of Lewiston (letter, Aug. 13). Thanks, but no thanks. I have been asked by citizens of all wards to run for City Council. I do not want to be a politician in a city that, for the most part, ignores the taxpayers. We are being […]
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New faces for Lewiston
Lewiston residents should think hard before they vote for mayor and city councilors. Lewiston is losing two of the better councilors it has had for the past couple years. The “yes” people are staying. Anyone watching the meetings will see. A perfect example happened a couple weeks ago on the vote for the Louis Ouellette […]
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I know about Lewiston
This is a response to Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald, who responded May 24 to my letter of May 17. Macdonald wrote that I should check the other 98 percent of Lewiston. First off, I have lived in Lewiston almost 65 years. I have seen Lewiston at its best and, now, I see it at its […]
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Nothing much left to downtown
When I read that Lewiston, Maine, was a great place to retire, I had to laugh. Hey, Forbes — have you seen it? Maybe 40 years ago, when Lewiston still had stores downtown, shopping centers, car dealerships and enough jobs to go around. If you can afford over-priced restaurants or need a lawyer, then downtown […]
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Mayor should have voted no
In a Sun Journal story (Nov. 3), Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald bemoans the cost of asylum seekers. If Macdonald would have broken the tie vote at the council meeting by voting no instead of voting yes, he might have started at least a slow-down of asylum seekers flowing into City Hall. Lewiston officials need to […]