Last spring, Dawn Gilbert circled the week of Aug. 24-27 as a time she’d be watching President Trump renominated for a second term in Charlotte, North Carolina. Instead, like many 2020 plans, they…

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What’s up with all these hand painted campaign signs that are popping up like wildflowers around here? I first saw them a couple of years ago around Whitefield, and they made…

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Senators Collins and McConnell seem to think that they have defeated the COVID-19 pandemic. Clad in shining armor atop white horses, they passed the Payroll Protection Program…

Sara Gideon is running ads right now attacking Senator Susan Collins for voting to lower taxes, and she promises to reverse the recent tax cuts.

While she’d like us to believe that the tax…

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When Stephanie Hawke held our House seat for four years she proved to have every person’s interest in the district at the top of her list. Not only when it came to proposing…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee held a good old Great American Picnic Aug. 22 with food aplenty and fellowship galore.

After filling our plates with delicious food, we heard from…

AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced Tuesday he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing a federal lawsuit…

AUGUSTA — Maine’s newly redesigned online absentee ballot request service…

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I consider myself privileged to have known Stephanie Hawke for much of her life and I am exceptionally pleased that she is running for District…

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It is time to vote on the 2020 warrant articles in Edgecomb.

Please be aware that voting on the warrant articles will…

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When you vote this November you are voting for only one of two outcomes (so don't base your vote on your personal opinion of either candidate’s personality).

1: A vote…

The 2020 Edgecomb town meeting will be like no other in the town’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Edgecomb’s annual May town meeting being first postponed, and later changed to a…

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Maine citizens want to thank the GOP for our “ Foreclosed “40 Acres & A Mule” for President.

The complicit nature of the epic failures are indubitably homemade.…

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Politics in Washington is broken. It’s due, in large part, to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who will do anything, no matter how hypocritical, for political gain.…

On Saturday, Aug. 22, the Lincoln County Republican Committee will be holding a celebration of the American Bicentennial at its headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta from 11 a.m. to 3…

U.S. Senate Democratic candidate and Maine State House Speaker Sara Gideon toured Bigelow Laboratory facilities Aug. 7 after announcing an eight-part climate plan earlier in the day. Gideon said…

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I first met Chloe Maxmin when she was running for the legislature in 2018. Chloe grew up on a farm in Nobleboro, graduated from Lincoln Academy and was accepted and graduated…

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As a lifetime New York Yankee fan, I was excited to hear…

Maine born-and-bred humorist Tim Sample will emcee the Drive In for Democracy: A Rally for the People, on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wiscasset Speedway. The event, hosted…

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Today we are faced with multiple crises; the pandemic, economic hardship, and civil unrest. In times like these we look to our elected representatives to lead the way out of…

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Nero fiddled … but at least Rome got urban renewal.

Hamilton Meserve

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Lincoln County Democrats will hold the Drive In for Democracy:  A Rally for the People, at the Wiscasset Speedway, 274 West Alna Rd., from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. The “pandemic-safe”…

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I am pleased to write this letter in support of the candidacy of Chloe Maxmin, running for the State Senate District 13 seat. I know from experience she will consult with and…

Chuck Cunningham reclaimed a Boothbay selectmen’s seat by receiving the most votes in a three-person race for two seats July 14. Cunningham garnered 588 votes and incumbent Mike Tomacelli won the…

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I’m proud to vote for Chloe Maxmin for State Senate District 13 in 2020.

As a young farmer in Lincoln County who cares…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) is hosting a delayed Fourth of July celebration on July 18 at its headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta, Maine. This event will take…

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Please everyone, keep your eyes open. My request for a mail-in-ballot carried two mistakes; first, my address was listed in a different town so the ballot took a week to…

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Every time we turn on the news, we are overwhelmed with the increased numbers of people infected with and dying from the coronavirus. The coronavirus is an unparalleled public…

Republicans convened for their monthly meeting at the Lincoln County Republican Headquarters on Route 1 in Damariscotta.  The agenda was extensive, due to the shutdown, but enthusiasm was clearly…

Boothbay Harbor voters on June 20 approved the entire town warrant – $3,039,606 in appropriations and $1,189,335 in revenues – for the next fiscal year. The annual town meeting in the Boothbay…

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As Southport’s town clerk, I am writing to encourage voters to vote by absentee ballot in the upcoming Primary Election on Tuesday, July 14.

Any registered voter may…

Boothbay Harbor voters reelected all incumbents for local offices June 19. Select board Vice-chair Tricia Warren and Selectman Denise Griffin took 234 and 230 votes with 168 write-in and blank…

Boothbay Harbor elections will be in the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department 8 a.m. to 6 p.m…

Boothbay Harbor will hold its annual elections from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 19 and town meeting at 9 a.m. June 20. Both were scheduled for May 1 and 2, but were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.…

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She’s done it again — voted to enable Trump’s subversion of the executive branch.

In the Senate Intelligence Committee…

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I look forward to voting on Nov. 3 for Chloe Maxmin to represent me in State Senate District 13 because, like me,…

The Wiscasset Select Board rescheduled the annual town meeting and election for Tuesday, Sept. 8, canceled the Fourth of July parade and fireworks, and approved a proposed ambulance contract with…

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I am thrilled to be able to vote for Chloe Maxmin on Nov. 3 (running for State Senate District 13), someone who is devoted to serving her constituents. I received a call from…

Boothbay voters will have a little extra time to elect a new selectman this year. Selectmen approved rescheduling the annual referendum town meeting and municipal elections to coincide with Maine’…

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Since late March I have been privileged to volunteer with Chloe Maxmin, candidate for State Senate in District 13 (all of Lincoln County plus Washington and Windsor). When the…

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A Maine lobster boat is well equipped to pull out of a thick fog, but if Sarah Gideon is ever elected, the entire fishing industry may never recover.

Susan Collins has…

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The upcoming lobster season is engulfed in fog.

Will there be markets for our catch in Asia, Europe, and even the U.S.? Will the tourists come and lobster processors…

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I'm getting pretty tired of all these people complaining about the Stay-at-Home orders. How selfish are you? I understand that you may be currently unemployed and your worried…

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During the 2016 presidential campaign, other Republican contenders spoke of Donald Trump as a pathological liar, tax cheat, carnival barker, con artist, snake oil salesman and…

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Senator Collins cannot have it both ways: staunch conservative/fierce independent.

She has voted with President Trump 67% of the time, representing a state that stands…