In January, 2013 our family lost our home on Bayview Road in Nobleboro to a fire. We have been displaced and struggling to get back on our feet for a year and a half now. We finally managed to find and purchase a home back in Nobleboro where we want to live.

Imagine the excitement of earning the title of Little League World Series Champions. We recently returned to Maine from a trip to Williamsport, Penn. to see who would take home the top prize in youth baseball. All the excitement brought back wonderful memories of my son’s own recent Lincoln Little League Championship game where his team, The Wheels, finished an undefeated perfect season and won it all.

As I drive around Lincoln County every day. I can’t help but notice the amount of political signage that litters formerly green spaces along the roads. As a former advertising researcher, I realize that the candidates for various offices are hoping to achieve name recognition when voters go to their polling places to cast their ballots.

In case the majority of the members of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen are not aware of it, the word “Redskin” is very offensive to many people, especially First Nation people. Although it would be difficult for these town leaders not to be aware of this fact because recently the town high school was requested to change the name of their mascot. This was accomplished by a vote of our former RSU 12 Board.

My name is Kristy and I am a resident of Jefferson. I’m also a mom of two children that go to the Jefferson Village School and my husband is on the school board.

We wouldn’t blame the Alna Board of Selectmen if they decided to resign en masse following Monday night’s special town meeting. Not that they would, but if they asked, we would advise against it.

It is true that a child can balance the federal budget. It is a simple mathematical problem. Here is what we need, here is what we have, and subtracting what we have from what we need gives us the revenue gap.

Next Thursday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m., the Wiscasset School Board will consider what is, without exaggeration, one of the biggest decisions this specific board will ever make, the question of closing one of the town’s three school facilities.

The members of the North Nobleboro Community Association wish to thank every merchant who generously gave merchandise or gift certificates in support of the 42nd annual North Nobleboro Day. With their support and with the enthusiastic attendance of community members, we were able to have another successful and fun-filled day!

I am writing to express admiration for the emergency response teams in Lincoln County.

Every summer for almost two decades we have enjoyed coming to my in-laws summer cottage off River Road in Edgecomb. (Yes, newcomer summer guests in your eyes!)

We are delighted to read of the volunteer effort to save the Somerville’s aging veterans memorial this week.

This week we have the unfortunate task of reporting the deaths of three teenagers in two separate accidents in Boothbay and Waldoboro. One accident or the other seems to come up in almost every conversation we have had or have heard over the past week.

Like you, we have heard the talk.

I will admit that organizing the community baby shower for Jada and Ryan was not totally altruistic.