Joe Gelarden Wed, 01/27/2021 - 7:00am
In case you have been living in a hole for the last year, you know that few days pass when we don t use the word protest in our daily conversations.
Some of us can still remember the years of the violent Vietnam war protests of 1968-1970, those following the assassination of Martin Luther King, and the time Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four.
This summer, our beloved nation has endured a series of racial and social protests.
We watched, just three weeks ago, in horror as a political rally in Washington, D.C. morphed into a raging mob. They stormed the capitol, trashed our nation s political cathedral, sent legislators cowering in hiding, and cost the lives of five, including two police officers.
Small pond prompts protest in Southport
The pond was created 90 years ago as a fire pond a water source for fighting fires said Southport Fire Chief and First Selectman Gerry Gamage. Author: Don Carrigan Updated: 10:00 PM EST January 19, 2021
SOUTHPORT, MAINE, Maine The small pond by the Southport School easy to overlook. It s right beside the sharp curve in the road, with the island’s store and the war memorial on the other side.
But the little pond is getting big attention right now after word began to spread over the weekend that town selectmen planned to fill it in. A group of about 20 parents and children staged a protest on Monday morning, pushing to save the pond, saying it is a treasured spot for natural science and ice skating.
KEVIN BURNHAM Mon, 01/18/2021 - 11:30am
Students, parents and other island residents gather near the pond at Southport Central School to protest the town’s selectboard’s decision to fill in the pond. Courtesy of Bruce White
The pond at Southport Central School. Courtesy of Bruce White
Courtesy of Gail Richter
Courtesy of Gail Richter
A Southport selectboard decision to fill in the pond at Southport Central School drew about 20 protesters to the pond early Monday morning, Jan. 18.
Word spread through Facebook, emails and phone calls on Sunday that a construction crew was to show up Monday morning to begin the work of eliminating the pond.