Freeport Town Council and town management are considering converting municipal downtown parking into a skatepark at 0 Depot Street, the Amtrak parking lot. I oppose this departure from priorities taxpayers have identified in Freeport’s Downtown Vision 2020 and drafted 2025 comprehensive plan. If Freeport owns parking lots downtown that it doesn’t need, that’s a housing […]
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Letter: When we fail to speak up for others, we all suffer
First Trump came for the immigrants… and I did not speak out, because I’m not an immigrant. Then Trump came for the federal workers… and I did not speak out, because I’m not a federal worker. Then Trump came for politicians, and lawyers, and judges, and anyone who he felt had wronged him… and I […]
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Letter: Caroline Rose for North Yarmouth Select Board
On March 18, I encourage North Yarmouth to vote for a fresh change. At candidate night, one candidate stood out as authentic. I commend Caroline Rose for stepping up to be an honest voice for North Yarmouth residents. Though young, she repeatedly demonstrated her capability to engage thoughtfully and is not afraid to take a […]
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Letter: Repeal Falmouth’s pesticide ordinance
I want to thank Councilor Jay Trickett for listening to Falmouth homeowners and his extensive research that the pesticide ordinance was not necessary. His eloquent rebuttal and “no” vote were appreciated. Unfortunately, the ordinance passed because other Falmouth councilors voted for it or wanted it extended to golf courses. Town councilors are not listening to […]
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Letter: Falmouth trash solution should be fair to all
When Falmouth issued every household a trash and recycling bin, my first thought was, “I bet the sale of yellow bags goes down with all these lid-covered trash receptacles.” Fast forward to the Northern Forecaster, Feb. 20, and “Falmouth Town Council mulls future of trash program.” In searching for solutions for the problems of increased […]
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Letter: Falmouth could raise property taxes to cover garbage costs
Regarding garbage cost, why not increase property taxes by the cost to collect and dispose of garbage, and get rid of yellow bags? Geoffrey Emanuel Falmouth
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Letter: Yarmouth Community Food Pantry thanks Yarmouth Farmers Market organizer
The Steering Committee of the Yarmouth Community Food Pantry was saddened to hear the news of the Yarmouth Farmers Market closing. We want to take a moment to reflect on what the farmers market has meant to not only our patrons, but all residents in Yarmouth, and to give credit to Amy Sinclair for her […]
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Letter: Becoming better informed about Yarmouth dams
I would like to give a follow-up to my comments printed in The Forecaster at the end of January regarding the dams removal in Yarmouth (“Yarmouth residents should vote on dam removal“). After that appeared in The Forecaster, one of Yarmouth’s town councilors, Karin Orenstein, reached out to me. We met for coffee and had […]
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Letter: Falmouth’s pesticide ordinance must be revised for balance
The Falmouth Conservation Commission and the Ordinance Committee have for several years worked commendably to craft a balanced pesticide ordinance. Unfortunately for Falmouth’s hemlocks the emotion/science balance is still off. Hemlock woolly adelgid infestations are killing hemlocks in eastern North America due to the absence of host resistance and natural enemies that keep HWA populations […]
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Letter: Removing the Yarmouth dams is a good thing
I’m responding to Stephanie Wilson’s letter about the Royal River dams published in the Jan. 29 Northern Forecaster (“Yarmouth residents should vote on dam removal“). Is Ms. Wilson deliberately underinformed or deliberately misleading? Yarmouth Town Council voted 7-0 in favor of dam removal after 13 years of scientific study culminating in the Army Corp’s comprehensive […]