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Comment on Letter: Problems still plague FairPoint billing system (Printed March 5, 2010)

John Osgood — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:21:12 GMT

I would like to add NH as a state to ban them from. I cancelled service in February of 2009. It is March of 2010 and I still receive a bill every month. Granted they stopped charging me for phone service 6 months ago after many calls. However I still receive a internet bill every month despite calling every month and talking to managers that assure me the problem will be taken care of. Can you sue someone for billing you every month when they know you don't owe them anything?

Comment on Letter: Problems still plague FairPoint billing system (Printed March 5, 2010)

ARIJANA — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:54:36 GMT

Write their HQ's at

Fairpoint Communications
521 E. Morehead St #240
Charlotte NC 28202

And specify in detail how long you'd had their service, when your service was terminated, etc and tell them they need to immediately stop sending you invoices for services you have not had for X months etc. If they continue to send invoices then you will file harassment charges. Being harassed by mail repeatedly is no different than by telephone or any other means. Then I'd tell them I wanted a $75 cash-able refund check mailed to me within 2 weeks for wasting my time and their repeated errors. :-) Who knows? You might just get what you want if you try it. It can't hurt.

Comment on Letter: Lawsuit will waste money (Printed March 5, 2010)

Concerned party — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:42:58 GMT

It does seem like a huge waste of money, but the stakes are pretty large-at least on the town side. I am not so sure the homeowners know what they are in for, and I hope your letter helps them think about a reasonable settlement. Its more important that this issue is put to bed legally, rather than a temporary solution- plus do you really think the homeowners are only looking for a sign? They want to own the beach, otherwise they wouldn't have been talked into something that will potentially break them financially. On the town side, it is a huge expense, but its part of the allure of the town- if it goes private, tourism could drop, and they have to protect that. Read the recent Supreme court rulings and you may see the outcome not so guaranteed for the homeowners. As in the Wells beach case more recently, open and notorious use will probably prevail over intertidal use laws- which the Supreme Cout is prime to change their stance on anyway. Not sure why they are risking so much(if they even aware how much they are risking, even after reading your letter).Probably the attorney has told them the town will give based on the Moody case - probably did not even mention the details of the more recent Wells Beach case. The town has more to lose - I dont see them backing down. The homeowners went this far, so its unlikely they will change their stance until they get a sense that their case will lose.By then it will be appealed and.... Well I guess you know...

Comment on Weekly Interview: Margo Alley (Printed March 21, 2008)

Maurene Kennedy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:29:11 GMT

On November 29, 1960 Chief John F. Kennedy and his crew, En3 Kenneth Realue, Seaman Raymond Bill, and Seaman Ed Syvinski rescued Tammy Burnham at Wood Island Lighthouse, Maine. The four Coast Guard men aboard a 30 foot life boat out of Fletcher’s Neck Life Saving Station saved that little girls life that night. An inaccurate story of the rescue has been marketed for many years in connection with the restoration of Wood Island Lighthouse. The story has been published in newspapers, magazines, books, web sites, and a DVD documentary.

It was in 2004 that we discovered that a USCG investigation was conducted in 1992 on behalf of the Burnham family, at the request of Holly Burnham, after she read about the restoration plans of Wood Island Lighthouse in Tim Harrison’s Lighthouse Digest Magazine.

Chief John F. Kennedy, Engine man Kenneth Realue, and the family of Raymond Bill, were never contacted during the investigation that was granted at the behest of Holly Burnham who began her campaign after being made aware of the restoration plans for Wood Island Light and the need for funds for that project. This site explores the events that led up to USCG Lt. Kristopher Furtney’s flawed investigation of 1992 and documents the dire consequences that have followed.

The real USCG rescue of Tammy Burnham can be found at:
"Wood Island Lighthouse The USCG Rescue Of Tammy Burnham"
http://web.mac.com/maurenekennedy/iWeb/Wood Island Lighthouse The USCG Rescue Of Tammy Burnham/Wood Island Lighthouse The USCG Rescue Of Tammy Burnham.html

Consider signing a petition that has been created in honor of the USCG men whose voices have gone unheard for too long. The petition will be presented to Rear Admiral Joseph L. Nimmich, Commandant USCG First District Boston, MA
http://www.gopetition.com/online/34403.html

Comment on Letter: No need for new motorcycle noise laws (Printed Feb. 26, 2010)

William Campbell — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:53:19 GMT

Mr Cressey states that there are already enough laws regarding motorcycles and agrees there is little enforcement of existing motor vehicle laws. Maybe this is why the riding loud craze has become an epidemic problem in this country and also why 39% of all motorcycles registered in Maine do not bother to have their bike inspected. The EPA label law has been federally mandated since 1982 yet most States do not enforce the tampering or removal of this equipment. Removing the approved exhaust as we know makes the motorcycle much louder but many do not know it also disconnects the emissions system which can make a motorcycle produce sometimes as much as 200 times the illegal emissions than a car.

While everyone else is required to have an inspection sticker on our vehicles Mr. Cressey feels this should not apply to him the same way traveling around without a proper muffler should not apply to him.
It is far too late to hope for personal responsibility to regulate this noise and pollution problem that is now out of control everywhere.
It is time for stronger laws and enforcement. Contact your Representatives and Senators to help control the illegal removal of mufflers.

Check out the www.meclam.org website and join in to help get the message out about loud motorcycles and LD1675.
Thanks
William Campbell

Comment on Letter: No reason for cycle noise (Printed Feb. 19, 2010)

Texray — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:26:41 GMT

Traffic law should not be administered by the Feds, especially an non-elected body that does not answer to the people.

Comment on Three-wheel electric vehicles illegal (Feb. 13, 2009)

Amanda Johanssen — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:36:19 GMT

Very good points by Joyal ... though I do understand the need for proper investigation of the safety aspects of these vehicles before they are made legal. Can they be registered in Maine and the other states under a different category than the motorcycle one?

Comment on Health concerns vex school officials (Printed Feb. 5, 2010)

sickinschool — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:10:25 GMT

Do you really know the students were not affected? Check the nurse logs. Do students go the nurses office at the same time from the same class often complaining of headache, dizziness,cough,rashes, hives,are they pale, tired, vomiting, stomach pain. It is tracks and trends that show where the problems are not testing. Doctors treat symptoms and and indoor air quality experts look at the building but the 2 are never educate on both and they don't work together. Even if your doc got the report after testing they don't know even how to read it. Health departments and educators work together and doctors don't realize the poor conditions teachers and students are in.My daughter was in a sick building for about 2 years and has never recovered. Her health issue will continue for a life time, Many teachers went out on comp and were told they were crazy, but after many lawsuits( students and teachers) they made a attempt to clean it up. Time will tell if it was done right. The bottom line it is costly when there is a problem they will test and tell you it is not a health problem, use your head and remember the long term issues for the students that have their life ahead of them. They are the ones that can't just get another job they are trapped in a building for years. Getting headache, stomach problem,tired,dizzy, sinus infection, rashes, never being diagnosed with the proper cause.Poor indoor air quality can have many different symptoms and some don't recover

Comment on News Brief: State taking side in beach dispute (Printed Jan. 22, 2010)

Mic Harris — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:26:41 GMT

The State of Maine coming into this suit is fantastic news for those that oppose the attempt to privatize Goose Rocks Beach. (And make no mistake--the suit language is such that any of the 23 can deny access to you and your family without any reason AND anyone that purchases from these folks can do the same).

The State of Maine agrees with the Town of Kennebunkport that it is critical to defend this legal attempt to turn Goose Rocks Beach into a private preserve of a few, and others are joining as well. The Town will have allies in this fight, including a rapidly growing grass roots organization, Save Our Beaches, www.save-our-beaches.org, as many of you might have seen on Channel 13 or on the front page of the Sunday Boston Globe January 17.

Come to Goose Rocks Beach, and you'll see for yourself the respect the vast majority show the homeowners and other beach goers every day. Can you 23 homeowners really justify turning Goose Rocks Beach into an "I've got mine, your place is over there" class war?

Work with the community folks--we've all got plenty of reasons to keep the beach clean, safe and friendly, without resorting to a lawsuit that can stop you from walking, sitting, reading, sunbathing, or doing what beach goers here have done for 100 years. I can't believe all 23 (out of 88 oceanfront owners) intend to legally imperil a historical way of life.

Let's come to our senses--drop the suit, work with the Town and the Save Our Beaches organization, and we can address any concerns with out nuking the beach. There are two months of the year where we have a fair amount of people enjoying our beautiful beach, and we can manage this without resorting to costly and divisive lawsuits. For all of our sakes, drop this suit!

Comment on Ruth Merriam voted Great Person (Printed Jan. 8, 2010)

Richard & Diane DeSantis — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:07:46 GMT

Pastor Ruth has been an inspiration to us all. She is a marvelous role model to young people and adults alike. She is a scholar, dedicated mother, community leader, as well as a spiritual leader. We are so happy to see that she has been recognized for her many, many contributions and exhausting level of effort.