Reporters love breaking a story. Such thrills are the pounding heart of the profession.

We wish to say thank you to the Damariscotta policemen on duty at the municipal parking lot the night of the 4th of July.

Round Pond villagers and lovers of Round Pond enthusiastically supported the Save the Lupine Field campaign during the Fourth of July parade!

Nearly 240 years ago, our founding fathers declared our national independence from Great Britain. This Fourth of July, let’s declare our independence from the meat industry.

On Tuesday, July 21 at 5 p.m. in the Lincoln Academy dining commons, the L.A. Board of Trustees will host its annual open board meeting.

As Americans, we often fail to fully appreciate our independence.

We have to admit it; part of us is rather enjoying the spectacle Donald Trump is making of himself as he careens around the political theater pretending to be a serious candidate for the most powerful office in the world.

As Abigail Adams reported last week, the Lincoln County Animal Shelter is moving forward in an ambitious and exciting way. Indeed, we have made great progress in the first half of 2015 and believe that the future is bright for our shelter.

It was with considerable interest that I read the article concerning the proposed merger of the five conservation land trusts.

Maine voters will be asked to decide whether to use ranked choice voting to fill State and federal elected positions. It’s time for us to adopt ranked choice voting, or RCV.

The U.S. egg industry is reeling from a colossal outbreak of avian flu, mostly among egg-laying chickens.

It seems everybody has an opinion related to the trials and travails of the interlocal public works agreement between Damariscotta and Newcastle.

To the Editor:

The Round Pond Village Improvement Society (aka RPVIS) is trying to purchase the “Lupine Field” so it will be kept open and available for all. It is the last piece of unbuilt land on the harbor.

To the Editor:

I recently attended a baseball game for 12- and 13-year-olds in Nobleboro and was heartbroken by the conduct and performance, not of the boys, of the adults. I watched a parent not only yell at a player about his hitting, or lack thereof, but also shove him several times, leaving the boy in tears.