To the Editor; As the total eclipse of the sun approaches Maine on Monday, from my perspective, one single aspect of this phenomenon stands out as totally awesome First, the basics.

To the Editor; The Maine Appalachian Trail Club is profoundly grateful to U.

To the Editor; It has been suggested that the Mayo Mill Dam “serves zero purpose for the community.

To the Editor; I don’t understand why the Mayo Mill Dam project in Dover-Foxcroft has become so controversial.

To the Editor; I applaud Bangor public schools for implementing full-day prekindergarten.

To the Editor; As a lifelong Maine resident it worries me to see that lawmakers are considering LD 1215, a policy that could hurt Maine retailers, taxpayers and the state economy by banning the sale of popular flavored tobacco and nicotine products.

To the Editor; Waldo Community Action Partners and Penquis Community Action Agency have been the standard bearer for many, many years, and there is no need to farm out their services to an out-of-state contractor, especially since it will remove millions of needed dollars from the Maine economy and into the hands of corporate entities that seemingly will be more concerned with their bottom dollar than the care of our elderly and disabled residents.

To the Editor; Recently, I have come to the realization that any organized efforts to save the Mayo Mill Dam crafted from my Facebook created group are too little too late.

To the Editor; The meeting of the Allagash Advisory Council began for me in delight — I was reunited with a room full of wardens, fisheries biologists, recreation specialists, lodge owners, naturalists, guides, most of us sporting some grey in our hair.

To the Editor; Since being elected county commissioner, I’ve lost track of the amount of times that I have been informed by our local non-profit leadership and media that I should “mind my business” when it comes to matters beyond the county government, such as state and federal issues.

To the Editor; What to call Laken Riley’s alleged murderer has been a hot topic since President Joe Biden referred to him as an “illegal” in the State of the Union address.

To the Editor; This is largely my opinion as a founder of the Friends of the Mayo Mill Dam group.

To the Editor; As a first-year teacher entering the profession, I have already seen what I feel is a very alarming trend in education — we are hanging on by a thread.

To the Editor; The Friends of the Mayo Mill Dam is co-hosting its first monthly meeting with Rep.

To the Editor; The decision around removal of the historic Mayo Mill Dam has been made by the select board.

To the Editor; I am writing to publicly thank the Land Use Planning Commission for its five-to-two vote on Feb.

To the Editor; Recently, there has been a lot of studies, public comment, and decisions being made on the future of the aging Mayo Mill Dam in Dover-Foxcroft.

To the Editor; I wanted to take a quick moment to say thank you to our Land Use Planning Commission for its recent decision regarding Wolfden Resources and the proposed Pickett Mountain mine.