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LETTER: Collins should hold public meetings on hospitals, immigration
John Boit 3/9/26 John Boit 3/9/26

LETTER: Collins should hold public meetings on hospitals, immigration

Political ads tout Sen. Collins’ assistance to hospitals. My clinic just closed.

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Stonington official: Police protection for town still available even if no contract
John Boit 3/3/26 John Boit 3/3/26

Stonington official: Police protection for town still available even if no contract

Stonington select board member reassures public that authorities will respond to calls, even after voters shot down a contract with the sheriff’s office

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Forget tariffs. We need energy to drive Maine’s economy.
John Boit 3/3/26 John Boit 3/3/26

Forget tariffs. We need energy to drive Maine’s economy.

Maine’s high cost of energy is holding us back, writes a Blue Hill resident.

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Does anyone care about rural Mainers?
John Boit 3/3/26 John Boit 3/3/26

Does anyone care about rural Mainers?

From housing to healthcare to education, rural Maine is being forgotten

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Castine clinic closing is ‘far from the end of this story’
John Boit 2/27/26 John Boit 2/27/26

Castine clinic closing is ‘far from the end of this story’

Feb. 27 was the last day of services the clinic in Castine. It first opened in 1928.

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EDITORIAL: Hey, democracy. We gotta talk.
John Boit 2/24/26 John Boit 2/24/26

EDITORIAL: Hey, democracy. We gotta talk.

When local candidates refuse to engage, voters are robbed off the chance to listen—and be heard

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A plea from winter road walkers
John Boit 2/23/26 John Boit 2/23/26

A plea from winter road walkers

Share the road with outdoor walkers, writes a Blue Hill resident

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A traffic circle in Orland makes more sense than stoplights
John Boit 1/29/26 John Boit 1/29/26

A traffic circle in Orland makes more sense than stoplights

A traffic circle would keep vehicles moving along Rte. 1 in Orland and would be a better solution for the long-term, writes a Penobscot resident.

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Futility of violence and ugliness of cruelty on full display
John Boit 1/27/26 John Boit 1/27/26

Futility of violence and ugliness of cruelty on full display

ICE operations are underway in southern Maine. And yet, writes a Brooksville reader, Mainers are demonstrating their compassion.

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EDITORIAL: The uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about GSA’s future
John Boit 1/21/26 John Boit 1/21/26

EDITORIAL: The uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about GSA’s future

Rising Tide publisher John Boit says area towns need to have an uncomfortable, but necessary, conversation about George Stevens Academy.

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LETTER: All hail, the plow guys of winter
John Boit 1/19/26 John Boit 1/19/26

LETTER: All hail, the plow guys of winter

A Sedgwick resident thanks the people who plow the roads—and many others who make our lives safer.

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Former school head: Implying that past GSA staff reductions were cavalier is inaccurate
John Boit 1/6/26 John Boit 1/6/26

Former school head: Implying that past GSA staff reductions were cavalier is inaccurate

Former GSA school head Tim Seeley says the current board is inaccurate in implying previous staff reductions were done in a cavalier manner.

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Lease revisions needed for Castine’s day care
John Boit 1/6/26 John Boit 1/6/26

Lease revisions needed for Castine’s day care

A group of Castine residents and parents say it is crucial that a lease be revised for a Castine day care.

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Librarian recalls how childhood wrestling hero Tony Atlas taught Maine kids to ‘scoop the butter’
John Boit 12/22/25 John Boit 12/22/25

Librarian recalls how childhood wrestling hero Tony Atlas taught Maine kids to ‘scoop the butter’

Blue Hill library director Rich Boulet recalls some pro-wrestling moves from his childhood growing up in central Maine—including a signature “scoop the butter” move.

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LETTER: Renew Castine daycare lease and work on succession plan
John Boit 12/16/25 John Boit 12/16/25

LETTER: Renew Castine daycare lease and work on succession plan

A Castine resident says the lease for the Round School should be renewed, allowing the school’s founders to work on a succession plan.

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LETTER: Diverting mission of Castine daycare would be ‘enormous loss’ for children
John Boit 12/16/25 John Boit 12/16/25

LETTER: Diverting mission of Castine daycare would be ‘enormous loss’ for children

Two letter writers say that diverting the mission of the Castine Children’s Learning Center would be an “enormous loss.”

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LETTER: Effects of prolonged rockweed harvesting are not well studied
John Boit 11/25/25 John Boit 11/25/25

LETTER: Effects of prolonged rockweed harvesting are not well studied

Rockweed harvesting is becoming more popular. But do we know enough about its effects? No, says two local retired professors.

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The ‘neurological we,’ when those we love are gone
John Boit 11/25/25 John Boit 11/25/25

The ‘neurological we,’ when those we love are gone

A Brooklin writer discusses the manifestations of those who are gone.

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The time my mother brought home a live turkey for Thanksgiving
John Boit 11/19/25 John Boit 11/19/25

The time my mother brought home a live turkey for Thanksgiving

A Stonington resident recalls when her mother won a live turkey for Thanksgiving.

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Stonington official to nonprofits: ‘Stop the double-dipping’
John Boit 11/19/25 John Boit 11/19/25

Stonington official to nonprofits: ‘Stop the double-dipping’

Stonington official says nonprofits need to “stop double dipping”: asking for town funding while also receiving property tax exemptions.

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