Looking back, it’s hard to imagine that anyone could have wanted Route 1 in Maine to look like Route 1 in Massachusetts, but it’s understandable if some people felt that a wider road is a safer road and a faster road is a more convenient road.

Long-time Damariscotta residents frequently pine for the days when their police force was primarily composed of one man, the late, legendary George Hutchings.

Fifteen months ago, when The Lincoln County News hired me to report on events in Bremen, Jefferson, Nobleboro, Somerville and Waldoboro, I was a relative rookie with less than four years of full-time reporting experience under my belt and little knowledge of the people and events of Lincoln County.

I have recently been informed that Jefferson has fired two art teachers. If this is correct I would like to point out how unfortunate this act is.

We hate to admit it but we can see Labor Day from here.

We have been told by Maine Department of Transportation spokesperson Steve Bodge, that the widening, straightening and curbing of two miles of Route 129 is for reasons of “safety” and “drainage.” This is hogwash. Anyone who lives down here knows that there have been no accidents along this stretch due to road conditions (zero) and that the minor drainage problems can be accomplished in any number of smaller ways.

I’m amazed that Peter Drum and the selectmen of Newcastle have taken it upon themselves to harass and badger Newcastle Center owners Paul and Debbie Sidelinger to shut down nearly half of their apartment/business building.

To the Editor:

At the June 11 referendum voting in Waldoboro, 324 voters chose to adopt a “Slum and Blight Declaration for a portion of the Downtown Village as recommended in the Downtown Master Plan.”

To the Editor:

The comments below are my views alone and are not intended to represent either the views of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen or any other selectman.

When you are packing the family car for vacation, and you are down to those last frantic final moments before you leave the house, have you ever noticed the look on your dog’s face?

I was appalled last week when I learned of Governor Paul LePage’s vulgar personal attacks on Troy Jackson. I can certainly understand why Democrats are upset by his crude behavior, though sadly we’ve all come to expect it by now. What I simply don’t understand is why Republicans aren’t positively outraged, and vigorously speaking out to reign in this abusive and apparently mentally unbalanced individual who sits at the top of their party ticket.

I am writing to ask my fellow voters for their support when voting on June 28 for the SVRSU 12 education budget. It is a lot of money, but please consider that this budget is supporting eight towns with approximately five buildings.

In this week where we read about a dog shot full of BBs and the senseless vandalism of the Bristol school baseball field, there was a highlight in town that many may have missed.

When it came to framing this week’s editorial theme about sharing the road, I didn’t feel I could talk about it from a distance. I am a cyclist myself. I ride every day when I can and there are precious few other things in life I would rather be doing.