I was dismayed at the May 16th Saco City Council workshop. They decided to do nothing. Not approve a bond, not vote it down – to do nothing. We heard the same tired arguments, about the process not being properly vetted, about hoping that state funding becomes available and about watching out for the taxpayers. […]

As an Arundel resident, I am repeatedly hearing or reading proclamations from RSU 21 supporters advertising the “doom and gloom” that will fall upon the town if withdrawal is successful. Instead of relying on misleading numbers from those looking to scare Arundel citizens into staying with the RSU, Arundel voters need and deserve accurate numbers […]

As a former staff assistant to the Democratic members of the Maine State Senate, I would like to advise fellow Saco residents how fortunate we are that Barry Hobbins is available to be our state senator. Barry is well known in Augusta for his work on behalf of seniors, our environment, affordable and renewable energy, […]

During his last term in the Maine Senate, Barry Hobbins served as his party’s Senate leader. He demonstrated his ability to work with senators from all parts of Maine, regardless of their party affiliation. He gets things done by working collaboratively. He has a remarkable ability to stand his ground without being confrontational. I have […]

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The Valley News (N.H.), May 9: In a time when new means of communication demand brevity – Moby Dick was not written for tiny screens – the discovery of a great American literary figure’s treatise on “Manly Health and Training” reminds us that it wasn’t always so. Walt Whitman is the surprising source of a […]

Once again, Arundel is starting down a path that could lead to its withdrawal from RSU 21. There are some folks in town who think that would be a great idea. Those folks say that withdrawal would return Arundel to “post-primary school choice” and “local control’ of how we spend our tax dollars. The first […]