Tom Boudin News Today

Dear Editor: I am encouraged that Edgecomb may be able to acquire property for public boat access to allow residents who do not own shore property the opportunity to enjoy our public rivers, all which are public without non-private access. I have...

Dear Editor: I feel there is increased interest in public access to the rivers in Edgecomb. Five hundred and twelve residents, including a number of absentee voters who did not see my petition, cast votes on Tuesday. I easily collected 110...

Dear Editor: Funds for public boating access is on the warrant again. This year we will vote by absentee or in person on May 20th. After a few years off due to COVID, I collected over 80 signatures on a petition to put article #40 on the warrant to...

Dear Editor: It is sad to read the state is considering abandoning the Property Tax Stabilization Act put in place last year. It was a bold effort to help elders to prevent their property taxes from escalating. I agree the program is expensive and...

Do you remember the big wind harp off the Cochran Road in Newcastle? It’s long gone but once upon a time it sat on top of a small knoll not too far over the Edgecomb town line just past where Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts is now. The harp...

Dear Editor: The recent new Property Tax Stabilization program is now active. This program freezes resident's tax bills on primary homestead property if they are over 65 years old and have owned the Maine homestead for 10 years or more. The net...

Dear Editor: Edgecomb needs public access to the water. There is a nice piece for sale on the Shore Road. It was looked at several years ago when the selectmen thought it could be taken for back taxes. Taxes have since been paid by the owner. It is...

Dear Editor: Edgecomb has funds set aside in a fund to buy and improve public access to the water. The town has miles of shore property but no public access. The Woodend fund was set up by the board of selectmen in the seventies when the federal...