Among the speakers at the recent dedication of the Schoodic Woods Campground was Sen. Angus King, who intended to spend the night there in his well-traveled RV. The new campground, complete with bike and foot trails, will take some of the pressure off Mount Desert Island, where traffic and cruise ship visitors tend to overload […]
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E. Walworth: Two bills, both bad
State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, is sponsoring a couple of bills that have significant implications for the general health and safety of Maine citizens. The first, LD 112, became the lead story in the Sun Journal on Feb. 28 — “Freedom at a high cost.” While Brakey acknowledges that seat belts do save lives, he […]
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E. Walworth: Building a public park
The Friends of Pettingill thank Mayor Robert Macdonald and members of the Lewiston City Council for their careful consideration of the disposition of the Pettingill School site. The neighborhood favored the conversion of the two-acre site into a park. Others have stressed the importance of revenue. About one year ago, the City Council gave the […]
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E. Walworth: An engaging and generous personality
I enjoyed the editorial about Frank Glazer (Feb. 11). Another thing that has kept him going — and leaving us all in the dust — is his engaging and generous personality. Every so often, he performs with the Bates College Orchestra. Instead of coming across as an intimidating prima donna during rehearsals, he offers encouragement […]