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Letter: Falmouth bus provides necessary service

I'd like to add my voice to those already urging a no vote on Falmouth Question 1. Let's keep the bus. Ridership has been growing every year. Some residents need the bus to do their shopping. Many people, residents or not, depend on the bus to get to their jobs. Falmouth businesses benefit...

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Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:50 am

Letter: Bus ridership extends beyond Falmouth

Although we live in Yarmouth, we frequently drive to Falmouth and take the bus to Portland. We park at the shopping center – so much easier for us than driving into town. My husband, like a growing number of seniors, has low vision and cannot drive. Therefore, the bus is vital to him a...

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Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:40 am

Letter: Save Big Bird, and the Falmouth Flyer

Great news: We will solve all our national and local fiscal challenges by getting rid of Big Bird and the Falmouth Flyer.

• Opinion •
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:40 am

Letter: Bus is a vital service in Falmouth

Without a car, it's important for my family and me to live near the bus line. My children and I use the No. 7 METRO bus for all our appointments, errands, everything – it's our main means of transportation. If the bus line is discontinued, I'm not sure what we will do. Ending the bus...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:30 am

Letter: Falmouth bus is a 'problem solved'

The bus was a deciding factor in our decision to move to OceanView in Falmouth. We realized we should not drive any more, but were otherwise self sufficient – a familiar story and accelerating trend. The Flyer is our link to daily needs. The schedule is convenient; the route provides a...

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Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:10 am

Letter: Falmouth bus benefits many, not a few

While writing this letter as I am riding back to my home in Falmouth on the 6:30 pm bus, I do not recognize any of the four other passengers. The bus is not exactly empty, nor do I have to stand as I have sometimes done at earlier times in the day. One passenger leaves on Washington Avenue. When ...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:10 am

Letter: Vote no to save the Falmouth bus

I’m sorry to see the national trend in political debate, which I’ll delicately call misleading, has trickled down to Falmouth. Among the signs sprouting ahead of Election Day, “Stop the Empty Bus” caught my eye. Empty? Really? Annual ridership is more than 78,900 and climb...

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Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10:00 am

Letter: Re-elect Nelson in Falmouth

We are writing in support of Mary Nelson’s re-election to the Maine House, representing District 112. As a young couple with two children, ages 2 and 5, we are proud to raise our family in Falmouth, a community having so much to offer our children as they grow and ...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 8, 2012 at 9:50 am

Letter: Legislature needs Woodbury's independence

I am writing to express my strong support of Sen. Dick Woodbury for re-election to the Maine Senate. As a well-regarded economist (Harvard Ph.D.) and non-partisan legislative leader, Dick has built a unique role and reputation in the Legislature. He is objective, credible, and deeply thoug...

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Monday, October 8, 2012 at 9:20 am

Letter: Send Nelson back to the Legislature

My family and I appreciate having experienced representation in Augusta. Rep. Mary Nelson has been serving her constituents for more than three decades, in the Maine House, on the state Board of Property Tax Review, and on the Falmouth Town Council and School Board. ...

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Monday, October 8, 2012 at 9:20 am
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