To the Editor:

In November, Damariscotta and Newcastle residents, who share a municipal water system, will vote on whether to retain fluoride in that system.

We live in an interesting time when the need for public relief is as great as it has ever been, greater by volume than even the famed Great Depression; at the same time the shared resources for helping the public are stretched thinner than ever.

A letter by Mr. Galen Rose speaks of what makes sense and does not. (“Faith, not ‘sense’,” LCN, 9/15/11, Page 4).

In November, residents in Newcastle and Damariscotta will have an important decision to make – to vote on whether or not to continue adding fluoride to the municipal water supply. This is a significant issue that deserves the thoughtful attention of every member of the community and participation of all eligible voters.

I am writing to applaud Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett for going out of his way to assist me.

A spirit of joy in service permeated this community last Saturday.

Living in rural Maine is a choice many of us made intentionally. We like having our privacy while appreciating our good neighbors.

The World Trade Center in New York was suddenly attacked on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 and we were shocked and stunned that such an event would happen in our peaceful nation.

So the American voter loses again. That is not a “debt ceiling,” it is a “debt target,” and the bumbling buffoons in Washington now have over two trillion dollars more to spend.

We urge the voters of South Bristol to adopt the proposed Comprehensive Plan at the town Meeting Referendum Vote on Mon., Aug. 8 at the South Bristol School.

The voters of Wiscasset rejected this year’s (RSU 12) budget. Hopefully this will send a message for RSU 12’s next budget.

We will just be completing production on this week’s edition of The Lincoln County News when the friends and family of Dustin Osier convene in the gymnasium at Medomak Middle School to celebrate his life.

What was Hurricane Irene had barely arrived in Maine before complaints started flying back and forth about how over-hyped the danger was.

The Town of Bristol has lost one of its valuable public servants in the passing of Dwayne Boynton. Dwayne served as Selectman for many years as well as in advisory positions.