Good article Sun Journal, keep up the good work, unfortunately neither the CEOS, or the hospital board of directors have any shame or common sense; in the coming years it will be more of the same. Gov. Lepage should look in that direction, than kicking poor people off of Medacaid!
Congrats P-eter, your certainly conservative enough; the TCT is the newspaper version of Fox News I do question the impartiality of the MHPC, so this seemmslike aperfect fit-Good luck to all!
Lewiston is the home of a brand new VA health center which was championed,+ fought for+achieved largely because of the efforts of the only former paper mill worker serving in the US Congress,Democrat Mike Michaud! Thanks Mike.
It is shameful conduct exhibited by members of both parties who should know better; thier explanations are equally shameful+ self servingI hope this administration takes note+ puts an end to it, but I doubt that will happen.
Mr Berube, I trust yo read Lynn Berubes post, that should explain one of the reasons for the council'scarefully considered action, in response to your questioning my comment last night that Chief Crowell would not receive both his and the mgrs. salary, I doubled checked and he will not, though he may recive asmallteam leader stipend that was established by Mr. Aho himself when trying to avoid filling the asst. mgr. posistionCheif Crowell filled that position this summer+ is well qualified, he is anexemplary example of good citizenship; I would sugesst that if you arethat interested in Auburn City affairs, that you volunteer to serve on a board or committee , or run for a city electoral posistion
Anopionated Mr Breton asummes a number of things most wrong:1st I doubt chief Crowelis going to receive100%of both salaries , and2nd.blindly asumming the council is wrong to sack Aho; Mayor Gleason, level headed by any definition tonight I believe was quoted as saying it was warranted, andit was an issue festering since May; in stead of playing out the string, this counci lshould be commendeded for taking bold+ courageous actions on behalf ofour city!Thank you Councilors!
Bob Mennealy
The previous commentator implied that Lewiston's new mgr. is not doing sowell, that is the first ime that I've heard that!Aho's problems that are destroying staff's morale have been well documentated!I have complerte faith in Councilor's Hayes, Gerry's+Herrick's judgement and careful consideration of the facts!
Bravo, I'mglad some one else sawthru theB.S. I could't beleive a Ms. Plowman quoted in the article as actualy stating that sitting candidatescandidates+their districts are are nevertaken into account when the new districts are created, and then she continued to amaze, when she was quoted on page7,as stating thatcandidates do not even have to live in the districts they represent! Amazing!
One would asuume that th Republicans wod be batashamed bvthis primative proposal but does not appearto be the case in this leastbit, one has to wdder where the 3rd Rerich's erosion of indivual liberty begabin in pre WW2 Germany?
How right you are Mark, the fraud they want to committis to supress voters who do not agree with their right wing extremism,. butinstead believe in human deceny!
Rex,
your editoral hit the nail right on the head, itwas a very accurate depiction of what hapened here in my opinion, Iunderstand that some avid fans were already discussing the possibility of another team coming to Lewiston tonight at Gippers, I do not have any idea if that is arealistic possibility, butit does show that this cummunity has developed an apetite for this high level of hockey!
A sad day for Lewiston, the principal owner Just, while not an angel, himself,was correct when he said the poor atendence for thisyears talented team in the thatplayoffs was a sign that things were not going to get better, but in this tough economy money wastight for everyone ,so the blame game is not going to solve anything Hats off to the teams most loyal fans+ Go Bruins!
I have to agree with Joe Gray, by the way Joe, are you the former Portland city mgr.of the same name?
Aho should be let go,as he has lost the faith of the council,and a least this citizen, and who knows how many integral city staff members!
I totally agree, we in Westrn Maine have been dicrimnatedagaist by the MTA for years, while Portland has an exit every mile, the MTA has studied g giving L-A another one for years, before finally ariving atth decision that we didn't need one!
From some one who has traveled down a similar path; I am left side paralyzed , and have been since a1998 skinng accident ar Sugarloaf,Keep up the good work! Your an in spiration, and your story wil spur others in our situation to be all they can be
Bob Mennealy, Auburn
Governor Lepage, if he contiues down his personal version of Right Wing governance, will quite quicklymake us yearn fo the return of our last two governors, who managed to get things efficientlyaccomplishedwith a sense of decorum, without all of the acc rimony tha this buffon exhibits on a daily basis!
Bob Mennealy
I think it essential that we citizen tax payers know who received the cards, and what the logic was in giving them in the first place, I cannot fathom that any MTA executive would think that it was appropriate to do so !
Bob Menealy
Maybe Bob Stone and Paul Madore could both attempt political come backs so that the Lewiston legis lative delegation could be more fairand balanced like Fox news!
Bob Mennealy
I know Steve to be an honorable citizen and gentleman; I wish him nothing but the best, we all have some amounts of human fraility Goood Luck Steve,
Bob Mennealy
The Mdicinne Shoppe , and it's customers( of which Iamone are lucky to have himon the job,my wife and I haveoften remarked to each other about what a class act he is!
Bob Mennealy ,Auburn
I did not support Lepage or his platform, even though I graduated with him from Lewiston High School in 1967;his victory is a prettyawesome feat,ANDI wish him well! FYI I never remember him being homeless,and down trodden in any way!
Stephen Bowens comments from the rightwere very charitableas were the governor's desire for a smooth transition withthe Lepage administration, hopefully grid lock can bereplaced by compromiseand cooperation as was recently achievedin Con gres's lame ducksession, lets hope so!
I hope they do the right thing and recuse themselves. but I wouldn't be surpised if they do not, as they have already votedd on an issue directly related issue and none of them did the ethical thing!
The "great" Chip Morrison is clearly out of line out of line stating that the councilors who voted to move this issue forward do not care about the arts, and maybe not even the city,!this issue has been fermenting for yearsand the deadline is nota week or ten days away,it is 6 months away allowwing the CLT,or any other community group time to get organized and come up with a rational plan to take over the building, this group will need a similar energetic effort that was put together to save the YWCA , Chip the ball is in your court, you can be ahero not just a cheap shot artist!
As aformer councilorI have folowed this issue closely, and havr researched the issuethroughlyand have found that95% of the time it was done forvalid reasons theplanningt board issueis one of the fewtimes itwas not avalid one, but rather was done out of frustrationwith the bureaucratic red tape issues that delay local business starts,and expansions Councilor YoUng should not be so quick to throw his fellow councilors under the bus, but should work with them to get Auburn moving in the right direction!
The LSJ'S endorse ment of an unproven Levesque shows how short sighted they aregiven all that Mike Michaud has done forthe area, including trade agreements that protect he paper industry and the establishment of avets health center in Lewiston!
The editorial boardhas done it's readers adiservice by endorsing Levesque; Michaud has seerved us wel by bringing a veterans health center in Lewiston,and supporting and acheiving a trade ruling that will help what is left of of our paper in dustry
Judy,
There is asimple solution to your plight move; us rational people might prefer a more refined govenor, one that is not as obnoxious and disrespectful !
When a man+ his family are unscrupulous enough tp lie about thier actual residency for a minor financial gain; is thatth the typeof man we want for governor? Ihope not!
You can all say what you want about the man, but we had unprecedented budget surplus's during his presidency!I personally would rather have a president screwing an intern, rather than the country!
I f the Y closes and thereisnot any revenue at all, I would think that the bank would already be nervous about getting it's present loan repaid,thusthey they shothusrepaidths they t they already have an incentive to restructure the loan so tha they have aviable entity existing thatcould repay them could could repay them
I knewor more correctly, knew of Eliot Cutler when I was a for one of Ecollege intern in Washington D.C in 1970 FOR ONE OF Senator Muskies subcomitees, I 'm certain the esteemed E. S.M would not be impressed with M.Cutlers alleged( and inaccurate) statements about thein fluence of unions, Eliot, shame on you!
From what I have read, a major contributing expense in the YW's financial mess is the mortgage, in this day and age it would seem that some restructuring of the debt,and negotiating with the financial institution would be fruitful, and if the lendor is not open to that, bankruptcy could be an option, for example the MLB Texas Rangers just went through a similar proces so thathey could continue to operate!
As a former 3 term mayors rep. to he Auburn Sewer District I can personallyattest to the progress made in Auburn to eliminate the possibility of sewerage over flows into the Androscoggin under the guidance of Norm Lamie, and now John Storer
\ former Auburn City Councilor,
Bob Mennealy
George, I understand what you are saying andIcan't off the top of my head remember the letter you refer to, but I do not think imposing a small tax/ bottle/gallon extracted, would cripple the company, and could provide necessary funding to/local+State govern ment, and cosequently all of Maine taxpayers in these tough times!
Hats off to the editorial boar, you hit he nail on this one, and to al those GOP right wing zealots moaning about Democrat/ Obama Care spending, lease remember that the lasttime, we had single year surpluss was under Bill Clinton, and if you watched 60 minutes tonight, they stated that unless we get health care spending under control, that will bank rupt us, yet Bush's medicare prescription bill made it illegal to negotiate with the pharamaceutical giants for lower prices; what is the logic behind that, yes I'ma Democrat, and proud of it!
Reynolds is so full of B.S,expecting theSenate tobase their total selection criteria for supreme court nominees to be based on their positionon the 2nd amendment.It's a good thing h'e s an ignorant hasbeen, and nolonger holds any meaningful positions.Thank thelord Snowe and Collins have alot more common sense than he!
Klaus, you are wrong on this!I suggest you reference Mayor Bloomberg's emotional speech on the subject, and I apologize to all for the dual post, I'm not a computer guru!
Thanks to all who attended the council meeting and voiced the many clear reasons to maintain Auburn's present polling locations, and to the councilors for voting to do so, sanity prevailed, that is agood sign
Bob Mennealy
Bob,
How can you be so short sighted I agree with Veitas 100%; do you think Nestle walks on water?A small tariff forusing Maines'natural resources could asist many layers of MaINE government, and still allowtem to flourish!
Bob Mennealy
I agree with Mr. Albrecht that the State of Maine may not be perfect, but extending corporate welfare to Nestle is as senseless as, or even more so than allowing some of the less fortunate of us, I'm disabled, acessto health care
I agree with the writer. that city mgr Aho's pay raise ,and even more so his public whining about it is inapppropriate in these trying economic times, but I also applaud the councilors discussing possible cost sharing with the Dempsey Challenge sponsors!
I agree that the City Mgrs pay raise, and even more so his public whining about it, is inapproporiatein these trying economic times, but I applaud the councilors for daring to discuss cost sharing options forthe Dempsey Challenge !
Paul Lepage grauated in my class,k LHS, 1967, I'm proud of him and I will be there to shake his hand though, when I heard that he believed in creation ism vs evolution,thatis pretty scary; he must have learned that in parochial school!
he only forumst That you come close to winning are radio talk shows.and blogs like these! Elections are not even close, because voters see right thru your B.S.!
I'm proud to sayI was a high school clasmate of Paul Lepage at LHS when it was located on Central Ave. his politics are far to the right of mine, but Iam still proudof him and the Maine voters who were savy enough not to let Le$ Otten buy the election!
Right on Tron,
As if he expects us to believe that the people he routinely talks to are agood cross section of the the general population, they more likely are right wing zealots like himself the only forums or asemblies that they have a majority in are talk shows and blogs!
The LSJ should be ashamed runing this article the weekend of the first Democratic State Con vention to be held in Lewiston since 1984, Great publicity!
City
Boston man arrested in slaying of Lewiston woman
By Mark LaFlamme
Published: Dec 09, 2009 6:37 pm Share |
Amos "Ace" Don LEWISTON — A Boston man was charged with murder Tuesday in the shooting death of a Lewiston woman in Dorchester in August.
Amos "Ace" Don, 23, was served a warrant Tuesday afternoon at the Cumberland County Jail, where he was being held on an unrelated charge.
Don was charged in the slaying of 29-year-old Erica Field, a Lewiston woman who had driven to Dorchester with her boyfriend, Shameek "Jo Jo" Garcia; he was also shot but survived.
In the months following the shootings, Lewiston police worked closely with their counterparts in Boston. Police said Don had traveled several times between Boston and Lewiston, before and after the shooting.
On Sept. 29, more than a month after Field was killed, Don was arrested at 977 Lisbon St. and charged with drug trafficking. By then, investigators had begun to suspect him in the slaying, and with the help of other departments, had begun to monitor his movements.
Lewiston police officers Derek St. Laurent and Carley Conley were assigned to the team of investigators working on the case.
Don was released from the Androscoggin County Jail on the trafficking charge. However, in recent weeks, he was arrested in the Portland area and has been held at the Cumberland County Jail since.
"At that point, we were confident there was no longer a threat to the public," Lewiston police Chief Michael Bussiere said Tuesday.
With Don in jail, police continued to put together their case against him, getting an indictment for murder and arresting him on that charge.
In Boston on Tuesday, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said it would seek to have Don brought back to face the charge there.
He was charged with armed assault in the shooting of Garcia, who police said has regained consciousness in spite of at least one gunshot to the head.
Investigators have described the shootings as a drug deal gone bad.
On the night of Aug. 25, Field was found dead in a rental car parked on Norwell Street in Dorchester, Mass. Next to her, 32-year-old Garcia had been shot several times, police said.
Field, the mother of a sixth-grade girl, grew up in Lewiston and worked at Val's Root Beer, a drive-in hamburger stand on Sabattus Street.
"We worked on this case as hard as we would have if it had happened in our city," Bussiere said, adding that St. Laurent and Conley traveled to Boston as they worked with police there. "It was good work all around."
Comments
sadie says
Comya...this trash didn't come here for welfare, he came here for drugs...maybe now RIP Erica will have more meaning.
comya,
I would be willing to bet that some of the maggots you refer to can spell a bit better than you, why don't you get your GED and come back when you don't embarass yourself with your posts!
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jim m,
What sort of background do you have that allows you to knowledgeably respond to the casaino proposal other thanlistening to the Baileys fear mongering?
Ms, Meyers objection seems like b.s the new councilors may not have been sworn, but they were elected , the present council should be commended for in cluding them
Right on pormanand Dr.s Sokol! If the Republicans had stuck to tax cuts and not searched for non existant weapons of mass destructionourcountry would bea lot healthier fiscallyand morallyand health carewould have been paid for!
Well stated,jddogmatic ,the scare tactics used by the opposition was despicable!TheCatholic Church shoul be ashamed of theselves, closing churchs all over,paying millions to victims of pedophile priests yet they still diverted much time and effortand resources to this effort of ignoranceand biasdividing our citizens!
I can sympathize with the teachers, but they also have to realize that times are tough now for all of us, many would like a job period,and a job with benefits would be cherished!
Reggie,
When your private right, smoking, harms others,as 2nd hand smoke has been unquestionably proven to do, it is not your right being harmed, it is others rights to good health being protected! Come on your not really that ignorant !
Robert Reed,
I'm very surprised that after the very rough time you experienced in your very brief foray as a public elected official that you would be ignorant enough ,to have the audicty to challenge the ethicis of a councilor from across the river, all of whom I'm proud to have served with! I do think that such legis lation as propoded by Rep. Dostie Coul be viable, and worthy if itwas well written and easy to interpret, and enforce,my experience with the LSJ however in attempting to just get a brief defination as to how many actual elected off icials in attendence would constiute such an occassion as meeting the defination of a public meeting,ws noteasily answered
'"working for a betterAuburn"
as meeting the defination of a public meeting,ws noteasily answered
'"working for a betterAuburn"
Auburn Councilor at large Bob Mennealy
The teachers, and their Union must exist in a fish bowl ,not recognizing the economic turmoil, that the world around them is in; Social Security recipients are not receiving any colaincrease this year, they should look around and be grateful that they have jobs with benefits !
george06083 ,
What does Obama have to do with this, by the way he is mending bridges that W destroyed, an example of this is a comment made by a European head of stateat the recent G-10 summitt who commented on the bridge mending by saying ABB(any body but Bush)
We will get passenger sevice here bout as soon as we get our promised new turn pike exit! I believe Lucien Gosselin is on the MTA board he should cash in his chips and IOU'S and bring home the bacon!
Jyla,
I cansympathize with your concern, but the Auburn school system has agood track record of providing quality education and student saftey so I wouldn't overeact!
Cherrs to the LSJ + Tron for noting thediscrepancy between the the way Acorn and Black water were treated, and as Tron accurately points out Dick Cheney's old employer Halburton
What are you talking about? What does Maine Leads have to do with MSEA, the last ime I checked Unions were independent of the State of Maine govt. and the governor
Sounds feasible to me as thereare alot of scammers gathering signatures for$!Even the holier than thou, Diocese of Portland paid for signatures, while shutting down local churches!
I too have been blessed by local good Samaritans,and am very grateful for their help!I am handicapped,but have an adapted recumbent bike,in the last week alone, Auburn citizens have helped me replace my chain on the sprocket,and stopped and pushed me out of a huge hole on a Center St. side walk
Recent Comments
Dispatch /911 system
Your editorial hit the nail right on the head.Bravo!
Foreclosure Bill
Atypical Lepage move, he vetos abill thatpassed in the senate32-2+ wouldhaveprotected home owners, and al he cares about is the banks..Pitiful!
Libbyannounces candidacy
The announcement article failed to mention what parties nomination Mr.
Libby was vying for!
Hospital CEO compensation
Good article Sun Journal, keep up the good work, unfortunately neither the CEOS, or the hospital board of directors have any shame or common sense; in the coming years it will be more of the same. Gov. Lepage should look in that direction, than kicking poor people off of Medacaid!
Polquin's ethics or lack thereof
Well stated Dan!
Steele appointment
Congrats P-eter, your certainly conservative enough; the TCT is the newspaper version of Fox News I do question the impartiality of the MHPC, so this seemmslike aperfect fit-Good luck to all!
Class A State hockey titles
Good article, sad but true, Kalle!, Did you know Dixfield now Dirigo won a title many moons ago?
Saints- Devils
Tough loss, but thanks for a great year Blue Devils!
Dems+ Vets
Lewiston is the home of a brand new VA health center which was championed,+ fought for+achieved largely because of the efforts of the only former paper mill worker serving in the US Congress,Democrat Mike Michaud! Thanks Mike.
Great job Devils!
Great job Devils!
Hopefully a strong Democratic
Hopefully a strong Democratic canidate will emerge and retakethe seatso the senate maintains its democratic majority
Conflicts of interest
It is shameful conduct exhibited by members of both parties who should know better; thier explanations are equally shameful+ self servingI hope this administration takes note+ puts an end to it, but I doubt that will happen.
G. W' Levers passing
My con dolences to the family, he was a greatguy+ will be sorely missed
Governors proposed cut backs
As usual Lepage's sensitivity to the plight of the less fortunate comes up short What a scrooge you notice that he isn't missing any meal!
editoriaal on mayor's race
Well written Rex Let's hopefor the best!
Aho's departure
Mr Berube, I trust yo read Lynn Berubes post, that should explain one of the reasons for the council'scarefully considered action, in response to your questioning my comment last night that Chief Crowell would not receive both his and the mgrs. salary, I doubled checked and he will not, though he may recive asmallteam leader stipend that was established by Mr. Aho himself when trying to avoid filling the asst. mgr. posistionCheif Crowell filled that position this summer+ is well qualified, he is anexemplary example of good citizenship; I would sugesst that if you arethat interested in Auburn City affairs, that you volunteer to serve on a board or committee , or run for a city electoral posistion
Replacing Aho
Anopionated Mr Breton asummes a number of things most wrong:1st I doubt chief Crowelis going to receive100%of both salaries , and2nd.blindly asumming the council is wrong to sack Aho; Mayor Gleason, level headed by any definition tonight I believe was quoted as saying it was warranted, andit was an issue festering since May; in stead of playing out the string, this counci lshould be commendeded for taking bold+ courageous actions on behalf ofour city!Thank you Councilors!
Bob Mennealy
Dis missing Aho
What makes an ill in formed Mr.Breton believe that these folks are Right wing? he sounds like the Right Wing wacko!
dis missing AHO
The previous commentator implied that Lewiston's new mgr. is not doing sowell, that is the first ime that I've heard that!Aho's problems that are destroying staff's morale have been well documentated!I have complerte faith in Councilor's Hayes, Gerry's+Herrick's judgement and careful consideration of the facts!
Republican redistictingplan
Bravo, I'mglad some one else sawthru theB.S. I could't beleive a Ms. Plowman quoted in the article as actualy stating that sitting candidatescandidates+their districts are are nevertaken into account when the new districts are created, and then she continued to amaze, when she was quoted on page7,as stating thatcandidates do not even have to live in the districts they represent! Amazing!
GOP Voter Supression
Y ou would assume they
One would asuume that th Republicans wod be batashamed bvthis primative proposal but does not appearto be the case in this leastbit, one has to wdder where the 3rd Rerich's erosion of indivual liberty begabin in pre WW2 Germany?
9gopld be ashamed, and why they are not
Little Theatre solution
From some one who has been in volved freom Day One; congrats+ GOD Bless for a long, harmonious+ prosperous future!
Bob Mennealy
Studens right to vote
How right you are Mark, the fraud they want to committis to supress voters who do not agree with their right wing extremism,. butinstead believe in human deceny!
Gop's voter supression activity
Any righteous citizen or entity would see the fallacy of this hypocrisy!Grow up Republicans; have you no shame?
Bob Mennealy
Auburn
same day reigistration
theletter by Wes Cooley letter is typical GOP B.S.when ever they lose it isa conspiracy, not a failed message,which is the actual cause Come onGrowup!
TheMaineiacs
Rex,
your editoral hit the nail right on the head, itwas a very accurate depiction of what hapened here in my opinion, Iunderstand that some avid fans were already discussing the possibility of another team coming to Lewiston tonight at Gippers, I do not have any idea if that is arealistic possibility, butit does show that this cummunity has developed an apetite for this high level of hockey!
M Maineiacs leaving
A sad day for Lewiston, the principal owner Just, while not an angel, himself,was correct when he said the poor atendence for thisyears talented team in the thatplayoffs was a sign that things were not going to get better, but in this tough economy money wastight for everyone ,so the blame game is not going to solve anything Hats off to the teams most loyal fans+ Go Bruins!
Aho's columns
As a forme rcouncilor, my experience is that we have more to fear from Aho, than councilor Herrick,who is sincere,open, +honest!
Cutting Maine PBSoranyPBS funding
Is extremely penny wise and pound foolish!;is Lepage, my highscool classmate , ie creationism,afraid of the facts?
I-Pads for Auburn
If the LSJfeells so strongly abouthis, they should make asignifigant donation forthe same!
City Mgr. Aho
I have to agree with Joe Gray, by the way Joe, are you the former Portland city mgr.of the same name?
Aho should be let go,as he has lost the faith of the council,and a least this citizen, and who knows how many integral city staff members!
Mainersleaving for atour in Afghanistan
Good luck and God bless Thank you for your service!
Maine Turn pike disparty
I totally agree, we in Westrn Maine have been dicrimnatedagaist by the MTA for years, while Portland has an exit every mile, the MTA has studied g giving L-A another one for years, before finally ariving atth decision that we didn't need one!
AuburnSchool budget
Good job councilors!
Con grats Monica!
From some one who has traveled down a similar path; I am left side paralyzed , and have been since a1998 skinng accident ar Sugarloaf,Keep up the good work! Your an in spiration, and your story wil spur others in our situation to be all they can be
Bob Mennealy, Auburn
Con grats Kalle
Great Job+ Keep up the good work, I hope your compensation package is appropriately adjusted upward to relect this national award!
Bob Mennealy
mural remova
Governor Lepage, if he contiues down his personal version of Right Wing governance, will quite quicklymake us yearn fo the return of our last two governors, who managed to get things efficientlyaccomplishedwith a sense of decorum, without all of the acc rimony tha this buffon exhibits on a daily basis!
Bob Mennealy
newplace
Too bad we can't find a newplace for Paul Lepage!
Turn Pike gift cards
I think it essential that we citizen tax payers know who received the cards, and what the logic was in giving them in the first place, I cannot fathom that any MTA executive would think that it was appropriate to do so !
Bob Menealy
"If he's in telligent he hasa very odd way of displaying it"
Very well stated!
Bob Mennealy
Removal of mural!
Talk about paranoia and lack of class Shameful, is what it is!
Craven Wqagner Show
Maybe Bob Stone and Paul Madore could both attempt political come backs so that the Lewiston legis lative delegation could be more fairand balanced like Fox news!
Bob Mennealy
Where are those jobs?
well said Diane !,
Bob MJennealy
partisan pollution
Iagree,we should be happy that our president shares our common interests, rather than elitist pursuits like poloand fox hunting!
the business of public transparency
Judy,
Iagree with you 100%, candid conversations do not need to be secret secrycy does not inspire public trust and or confidence
!
Bob Mennealy, a1967LHS clasmateof GovernorPauL epage, though well to his left!
Steve Perce
I know Steve to be an honorable citizen and gentleman; I wish him nothing but the best, we all have some amounts of human fraility Goood Luck Steve,
Bob Mennealy
Lepage definitely needs to show more grace
But if he can fix state government, Ican tolerate a little brashnes!
my sincerest condolences Ray, Pat +Erica
Bob Mennealy
st. Marys Death Panels
They should be ashamed of themselves!
Our confrontatational governor?
You can't blaneL page's confrontational attitude entirely on the lLSJ;it seeems like he enjoys it!
Aworthy pursuit
Beavo Ronella!
.Support for the Maineiacs
George,
Itake it youwant toremain employed by them!
Richard Gregoire
The Mdicinne Shoppe , and it's customers( of which Iamone are lucky to have himon the job,my wife and I haveoften remarked to each other about what a class act he is!
Bob Mennealy ,Auburn
Wishing LePage well
I did not support Lepage or his platform, even though I graduated with him from Lewiston High School in 1967;his victory is a prettyawesome feat,ANDI wish him well! FYI I never remember him being homeless,and down trodden in any way!
Oil spill
Good job Cam!
Stephen Bowens comments
Stephen Bowens comments from the rightwere very charitableas were the governor's desire for a smooth transition withthe Lepage administration, hopefully grid lock can bereplaced by compromiseand cooperation as was recently achievedin Con gres's lame ducksession, lets hope so!
Conty leadors weigh possible conflicts
I hope they do the right thing and recuse themselves. but I wouldn't be surpised if they do not, as they have already votedd on an issue directly related issue and none of them did the ethical thing!
Baxter Beer
Here's a toast toboth asuceesful start and long term tability
Casino referendum recount
Dennis Bailey's quote proves he's a real comedien maybe when they are builtm, he can be hired to work in on of thier night clubs!
CLT takeover ofGreat Falls building
If this works out, it could be ahappy ending for all!
Great Falls Building-*CLT
The "great" Chip Morrison is clearly out of line out of line stating that the councilors who voted to move this issue forward do not care about the arts, and maybe not even the city,!this issue has been fermenting for yearsand the deadline is nota week or ten days away,it is 6 months away allowwing the CLT,or any other community group time to get organized and come up with a rational plan to take over the building, this group will need a similar energetic effort that was put together to save the YWCA , Chip the ball is in your court, you can be ahero not just a cheap shot artist!
Auburn Council ignores rules
As aformer councilorI have folowed this issue closely, and havr researched the issuethroughlyand have found that95% of the time it was done forvalid reasons theplanningt board issueis one of the fewtimes itwas not avalid one, but rather was done out of frustrationwith the bureaucratic red tape issues that delay local business starts,and expansions Councilor YoUng should not be so quick to throw his fellow councilors under the bus, but should work with them to get Auburn moving in the right direction!
Auburn native named ambassador
That's pretty neat;I graduated from LHS in 67and UMO in 71, soour parhs probably crossed,good for her1
LSJ's endorsement of Cutler
How convenient, in the same paper that it endorses Cutler itgives his crying about being slandered front page head lines!
Levesque endorsement
The LSJ'S endorse ment of an unproven Levesque shows how short sighted they aregiven all that Mike Michaud has done forthe area, including trade agreements that protect he paper industry and the establishment of avets health center in Lewiston!
Leveaque- Michaud
The editorial boardhas done it's readers adiservice by endorsing Levesque; Michaud has seerved us wel by bringing a veterans health center in Lewiston,and supporting and acheiving a trade ruling that will help what is left of of our paper in dustry
SHIFTIG THE TAX BURDEN
Wel said Elllen!
put a real dress in the Blaine House — Elizabeth "Libby" Mitche
Iconcur,Paul Lepage has shown that he does not have the temprement to be governor!
2010mid terms
Thank the lord the 2 Maine Reps will not be part of a GOP take over of the house!
embarrassed to be living in this state.
Judy,
There is asimple solution to your plight move; us rational people might prefer a more refined govenor, one that is not as obnoxious and disrespectful !
Winterization pays for Auburn woman
Good for you Mary!
Ben Hayes "Dad of the Year"
I sure hope he wins,and hats off to his family and friends for their support! God Bless!
Bob Mennealy
Ox ford Casino
Big demonstration 6 people Vote Yes on 1!
Excluding Jenkins
Good for them, if JJ was to lazy to get on the ballot he's getting what he deserves!
J enkins for governor
what a joke he+ this campaign is!
Levesque for congress
Right all we need is a right wing zealot from the "just say no" party
Central Maine Medical Center's financial problems
Hopefully, the cuts will start with the exorbitant salaries paid to the fat cats, and not from the staff who keep the place operatingefficiently!
Lepage candidacy
When a man+ his family are unscrupulous enough tp lie about thier actual residency for a minor financial gain; is thatth the typeof man we want for governor? Ihope not!
Lepage residency scam
Liar, liar , pants on fire! How is he going to react in a real crisis!
Bill Clinton
You can all say what you want about the man, but we had unprecedented budget surplus's during his presidency!I personally would rather have a president screwing an intern, rather than the country!
Religious freedom
Great letter Mary- Karen Bravo tolerant America!
pot plant evidence stolen
Sounds like a good start to a legal distribution center!
LatestOur View
Once again the Sun Joournal knows all!
Shad run on the Andro
N. Ward, Just whoare your financial backers;and what resources do they have?
J enkins for governor
If J.J. was really interested in being Governor he ould have done the tedous but neccesary work t o get on the ballot, but he was too lazy to do so!
J enkins for governor
If J.J. was really interested in being Governor he ould have done the tedous but neccesary work t o get on the ballot, but he was too lazy to do so!
"Draft John Jenkins
I hope he gets the face book affirmation that heis looking for; I'm sure the egotistical Sob will get crushed, he could use alittle humility
Office of Cyberspace
A typical GOP response create another agency!
YWCA benafactors
Agreat story, I went to high school with George, and hewas astar on the swim team Thank you, Gendron family !
YWCA mrgage
I f the Y closes and thereisnot any revenue at all, I would think that the bank would already be nervous about getting it's present loan repaid,thusthey they shothusrepaidths they t they already have an incentive to restructure the loan so tha they have aviable entity existing thatcould repay them could could repay them
Eliot Cutler
I knewor more correctly, knew of Eliot Cutler when I was a for one of Ecollege intern in Washington D.C in 1970 FOR ONE OF Senator Muskies subcomitees, I 'm certain the esteemed E. S.M would not be impressed with M.Cutlers alleged( and inaccurate) statements about thein fluence of unions, Eliot, shame on you!
YWCA
From what I have read, a major contributing expense in the YW's financial mess is the mortgage, in this day and age it would seem that some restructuring of the debt,and negotiating with the financial institution would be fruitful, and if the lendor is not open to that, bankruptcy could be an option, for example the MLB Texas Rangers just went through a similar proces so thathey could continue to operate!
Why You hate football
You really must hate chess!
APD+ dog license
Sad!
lewiston Coun cil's lack of financial over sight sense
Sounds like the gang that couldn't shoot straight!
Veteran's als diagnosis
Very sad, good luck and God Bless, you will be in my prayers!
OAbama's un fulfilled promises
Great letter Paul, but he
's still better than the other alternative a very scary thought!
storm water sewarge over flows
As a former 3 term mayors rep. to he Auburn Sewer District I can personallyattest to the progress made in Auburn to eliminate the possibility of sewerage over flows into the Androscoggin under the guidance of Norm Lamie, and now John Storer
\ former Auburn City Councilor,
Bob Mennealy
Vounteers for Lewiston
May God bless them, and Thank you!
Military Budget
Right on editorial board!
Dennis Bailey- why don't you
arooned,I couldn't adree wth you more! Bailey is apompous know it all !
PolandSpring Water/ Nestle
George, I understand what you are saying andIcan't off the top of my head remember the letter you refer to, but I do not think imposing a small tax/ bottle/gallon extracted, would cripple the company, and could provide necessary funding to/local+State govern ment, and cosequently all of Maine taxpayers in these tough times!
expiring tax cuts
Hats off to the editorial boar, you hit he nail on this one, and to al those GOP right wing zealots moaning about Democrat/ Obama Care spending, lease remember that the lasttime, we had single year surpluss was under Bill Clinton, and if you watched 60 minutes tonight, they stated that unless we get health care spending under control, that will bank rupt us, yet Bush's medicare prescription bill made it illegal to negotiate with the pharamaceutical giants for lower prices; what is the logic behind that, yes I'ma Democrat, and proud of it!
Snowe- Collins, Obama court nominees
Reynolds is so full of B.S,expecting theSenate tobase their total selection criteria for supreme court nominees to be based on their positionon the 2nd amendment.It's a good thing h'e s an ignorant hasbeen, and nolonger holds any meaningful positions.Thank thelord Snowe and Collins have alot more common sense than he!
Federal government shirking duties 12:00 am
Tom,
Why don't you do us all a favor and move to Arizona, a bigot likeyou could probably get ajob in the in the Brewer administration!
Mosque
Klaus, you are wrong on this!I suggest you reference Mayor Bloomberg's emotional speech on the subject, and I apologize to all for the dual post, I'm not a computer guru!
Mosque
Klaus, you are wqrong on this!I suggest you reference Mayor B
conservative think tank?
Isn't that an oxy moron ;that organization provides muchin accurate B.S.to the Twin City TimesL.A's version of Fox News
conservative think tank?
Isn't that an oxy moron ;that organization provides muchin accurate B.S.to the Twin City TimesL.A's version of Fox News
conservative think tank?
Isn't that an oxy moron ;that organization provides muchin accurate B.S.to the Twin City TimesL.A's version of Fox News
Maintaining present polling locations
Thanks to all who attended the council meeting and voiced the many clear reasons to maintain Auburn's present polling locations, and to the councilors for voting to do so, sanity prevailed, that is agood sign
Bob Mennealy
Nestle
I apologize to all for my misspellings!, my concern to gain acess thru the LSJ's filter un nerves my composition skills at times!
Nestle
Bob,
How can you be so short sighted I agree with Veitas 100%; do you think Nestle walks on water?A small tariff forusing Maines'natural resources could asist many layers of MaINE government, and still allowtem to flourish!
Bob Mennealy
Nestle
NestleHas had A freed ride in this State for 2 long@ Giving back TAtaxpayers 0, $while givingG giving Maine taxapayors nextt too nothing!!
Nestle
I ehoel eheartedly agre !Nestle has been given a free ride for way toolong
Nestle
I ehoel eheartedly agre !Nestle has been given a free ride for way toolong
Emily's Run
GOD Bless her legacy, and the event, from a former cross country runner, many years ago! In theLHS, Coach Ross era!
Bob Mennealy
Kagan confirmation
How understanding of you Senator!
Death of Mr. Hebert
My condolencesto the family, hewas an example of the American dream, a classy hard working, and devote citizen!
Bob Mennealy
Bob67
I agree with Mr. Albrecht that the State of Maine may not be perfect, but extending corporate welfare to Nestle is as senseless as, or even more so than allowing some of the less fortunate of us, I'm disabled, acessto health care
New latin decision makers
How bad could it be ifi it curbs the rich frpm the generalpopulation?
Aho
I agree with the writer. that city mgr Aho's pay raise ,and even more so his public whining about it is inapppropriate in these trying economic times, but I also applaud the councilors discussing possible cost sharing with the Dempsey Challenge sponsors!
Aho
I agree that the City Mgrs pay raise, and even more so his public whining about it, is inapproporiatein these trying economic times, but I applaud the councilors for daring to discuss cost sharing options forthe Dempsey Challenge !
Thank the lord
For the happy ending!
Aho
I agree with Mom , apay raise when already making 100+K is greedy!
Auburn fire
Heres' to the brave fire fighters who keep us safe Thank you!
LEPAGE fund raisor
Paul Lepage grauated in my class,k LHS, 1967, I'm proud of him and I will be there to shake his hand though, when I heard that he believed in creation ism vs evolution,thatis pretty scary; he must have learned that in parochial school!
more gren in our pockets
Benice
\ Are you really naive enough to think the GOP WILL DO NOW,WHAT IT DIDN'T DO IN TLELAST 10 YEARS WHEN THE BUSHSWERE IN CHARGE?
Dream on GOP
he only forumst That you come close to winning are radio talk shows.and blogs like these! Elections are not even close, because voters see right thru your B.S.!
Tom Delahanty
He is a class act and a great choice!
vista drive
Once again It takes Belinda to provide relativite sanitry to a simple effort to a relatively simple issue!
MOTHER OF 4
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Pingree report
Sandra2,
You sound jealous,areyou lonely!
Paul Lepage
Mr Lepage has publiclystated that he believes in creationism? Scary!
congressioal races+ teapartyiers
Maine citizens are astute enough, I believe to not fall for that Palinesque B.S!
Cal Thomas
al Thomas is awack jobanyways!
Primary results!
I'm proud to sayI was a high school clasmate of Paul Lepage at LHS when it was located on Central Ave. his politics are far to the right of mine, but Iam still proudof him and the Maine voters who were savy enough not to let Le$ Otten buy the election!
Deputy Chief
I t seems like Aho is starting to act like Finnigan!
Susan 2's post
You must be a conservative crank needing an urgent enema of the mouth!
GTFO of Maine
I 2nd the motion!
"contemptible
Alarie your post was what was "contemptible! or obnoxious if you prefer!
Lansley column
Right on Tron,
As if he expects us to believe that the people he routinely talks to are agood cross section of the the general population, they more likely are right wing zealots like himself the only forums or asemblies that they have a majority in are talk shows and blogs!
Le$ Rotten!
How can we expct him to bring prosperity to Maine, when he ran his own company into the ground, causing his shareholders to lose millions!
Election spending
I disagre with skippy on clean election funding,I believe it is a good idea that makes candidates less beholden to speial interest donors!
Independent panel
"Give me a break" Who is supposed to pay for that?
party
Better yet bill the kids and parents for thr co$t!
party
Imagine that college kids drinking!
.What's with this?
OK BIGOT!
keping people in poverty
Doug,
Your 100% right I hope
Rules change discriminates
What a shame!
Hooker article
The LSJ should be ashamed runing this article the weekend of the first Democratic State Con vention to be held in Lewiston since 1984, Great publicity!
le$$ Otten
His mismanagemnt cost himself and others milions of dollars, he ban rupted ASC, Maine can and must do better!
City Boston man arrested in
City
Boston man arrested in slaying of Lewiston woman
By Mark LaFlamme
Published: Dec 09, 2009 6:37 pm Share |
Amos "Ace" Don LEWISTON — A Boston man was charged with murder Tuesday in the shooting death of a Lewiston woman in Dorchester in August.
Amos "Ace" Don, 23, was served a warrant Tuesday afternoon at the Cumberland County Jail, where he was being held on an unrelated charge.
Don was charged in the slaying of 29-year-old Erica Field, a Lewiston woman who had driven to Dorchester with her boyfriend, Shameek "Jo Jo" Garcia; he was also shot but survived.
In the months following the shootings, Lewiston police worked closely with their counterparts in Boston. Police said Don had traveled several times between Boston and Lewiston, before and after the shooting.
On Sept. 29, more than a month after Field was killed, Don was arrested at 977 Lisbon St. and charged with drug trafficking. By then, investigators had begun to suspect him in the slaying, and with the help of other departments, had begun to monitor his movements.
Lewiston police officers Derek St. Laurent and Carley Conley were assigned to the team of investigators working on the case.
Don was released from the Androscoggin County Jail on the trafficking charge. However, in recent weeks, he was arrested in the Portland area and has been held at the Cumberland County Jail since.
"At that point, we were confident there was no longer a threat to the public," Lewiston police Chief Michael Bussiere said Tuesday.
With Don in jail, police continued to put together their case against him, getting an indictment for murder and arresting him on that charge.
In Boston on Tuesday, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said it would seek to have Don brought back to face the charge there.
He was charged with armed assault in the shooting of Garcia, who police said has regained consciousness in spite of at least one gunshot to the head.
Investigators have described the shootings as a drug deal gone bad.
On the night of Aug. 25, Field was found dead in a rental car parked on Norwell Street in Dorchester, Mass. Next to her, 32-year-old Garcia had been shot several times, police said.
Field, the mother of a sixth-grade girl, grew up in Lewiston and worked at Val's Root Beer, a drive-in hamburger stand on Sabattus Street.
"We worked on this case as hard as we would have if it had happened in our city," Bussiere said, adding that St. Laurent and Conley traveled to Boston as they worked with police there. "It was good work all around."
mlaflamme@sunjournal.com
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Comments
sadie says
Comya...this trash didn't come here for welfare, he came here for drugs...maybe now RIP Erica will have more meaning.
comya,
I would be willing to bet that some of the maggots you refer to can spell a bit better than you, why don't you get your GED and come back when you don't embarass yourself with your posts!
Winterbear98 says
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comya says
"Right on" Jayla+ good job
"Right on" Jayla+
good job L.P.D
Publikwerks doesn't have the
Publikwerks doesn't have the authority --,brains, or common sense- to dictate those of us wh can-- use the word we---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cal Thomas is an idiot!
Cal Thomas is an idiot!
Sounds like she makes a
Sounds like she makes a living doing this!
jim m, What sort of
jim m,
What sort of background do you have that allows you to knowledgeably respond to the casaino proposal other thanlistening to the Baileys fear mongering?
Hakim, Can you clarify what
Hakim,
Can you clarify what your jumbled comment meant, or means, your grammer is the laugh!
Isn't Geiger Elementary the
Isn't Geiger Elementary the new school that replaced Pettingill? if so, it is not on Central Ave but on College!
I have to admit reading
I have to admit reading saome of the bigotry expressed here byPirate and others is shameful!
Nice Quote!
Nice Quote!
Why don't uou move then!
Why don't uou move then!
Right on Queen,Publikwerks,
Right on Queen,Publikwerks, and J A lbrecth, if theChurch keeps lobbying their tax exempt status should be reviewed!
Reading that story fom a
Reading that story fom a distance, it would seem that he had atempted to misuse his authority!
Just another overreaction
Just another overreaction from the Sun JornalAND Ms. Meyers!
Ms, Meyers objection seems
Ms, Meyers objection seems like b.s the new councilors may not have been sworn, but they were elected , the present council should be commended for in cluding them
Clothes and pettiness, does
Clothes and pettiness, does not make the individual, or the leader; perhaps the mayor-elect should more wisely pick and choose his battles!
new4u You are so right!
new4u You are so right!
iangol Why would you smell
iangol
Why would you smell lawsuit?Ms. Palmer does accurately point out theLSJ's hypocrisy!
Hope fully Maine voters
Hope fully Maine voters won't again be sold on Casino No's B.S scare tactics!Our State could use some job's and tax revenue!
What a shame!
What a shame!
Right on pormanand Dr.s
Right on pormanand Dr.s Sokol! If the Republicans had stuck to tax cuts and not searched for non existant weapons of mass destructionourcountry would bea lot healthier fiscallyand morallyand health carewould have been paid for!
Thats right, blame it on
Thats right, blame it on Baldacci, it's all his fault!
Well stated,jddogmatic ,the
Well stated,jddogmatic ,the scare tactics used by the opposition was despicable!TheCatholic Church shoul be ashamed of theselves, closing churchs all over,paying millions to victims of pedophile priests yet they still diverted much time and effortand resources to this effort of ignoranceand biasdividing our citizens!
I can sympathize with the
I can sympathize with the teachers, but they also have to realize that times are tough now for all of us, many would like a job period,and a job with benefits would be cherished!
Reggie, When your private
Reggie,
When your private right, smoking, harms others,as 2nd hand smoke has been unquestionably proven to do, it is not your right being harmed, it is others rights to good health being protected! Come on your not really that ignorant !
Robert Reed, I'm very
Robert Reed,
I'm very surprised that after the very rough time you experienced in your very brief foray as a public elected official that you would be ignorant enough ,to have the audicty to challenge the ethicis of a councilor from across the river, all of whom I'm proud to have served with! I do think that such legis lation as propoded by Rep. Dostie Coul be viable, and worthy if itwas well written and easy to interpret, and enforce,my experience with the LSJ however in attempting to just get a brief defination as to how many actual elected off icials in attendence would constiute such an occassion as meeting the defination of a public meeting,ws noteasily answered
'"working for a betterAuburn"
as meeting the defination of a public meeting,ws noteasily answered
'"working for a betterAuburn"
Auburn Councilor at large Bob Mennealy
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If Call feels Fox is
If Call feels Fox is objective, it must be, just like he@
The teachers, and their
The teachers, and their Union must exist in a fish bowl ,not recognizing the economic turmoil, that the world around them is in; Social Security recipients are not receiving any colaincrease this year, they should look around and be grateful that they have jobs with benefits !
george06083 , What does
george06083 ,
What does Obama have to do with this, by the way he is mending bridges that W destroyed, an example of this is a comment made by a European head of stateat the recent G-10 summitt who commented on the bridge mending by saying ABB(any body but Bush)
Does any one know if Les
Does any one know if Les Otten is seriously pursuing a run for Governor or is it all B.S?
We will get passenger
We will get passenger sevice here bout as soon as we get our promised new turn pike exit! I believe Lucien Gosselin is on the MTA board he should cash in his chips and IOU'S and bring home the bacon!
Jyla, I cansympathize with
Jyla,
I cansympathize with your concern, but the Auburn school system has agood track record of providing quality education and student saftey so I wouldn't overeact!
Norm, God bless RIP! Bob
Norm,
God bless RIP!
Bob Mennealy
wingnut, You area wing nut,
wingnut,
You area wing nut, they would probably use the extra$10 to compensate pedophile law suits or gay legal issues instead of saving the parish
Shame on the Diocese of
Shame on the Diocese of Portland!
Class less Eagle!
Class less Eagle!
g daddy. It is eye opening
g daddy.
It is eye opening to see how unenlightened you are! How does the Penobscot nation still have rights to these logs?
I agree! I can't believe in
I agree! I can't believe in retrospect how the regulators aand Banks ever approved this disater in the first place!
Tron, For once I whole
Tron,
For once I whole heartedly agree with you, it's not like the church hasn't had i'ts own hiddenskletons
Tron, Why are you always so
Tron,
Why are you always so negative, do you ever see anything in the world as being positive?
Cherrs to the LSJ + Tron for
Cherrs to the LSJ + Tron for noting thediscrepancy between the the way Acorn and Black water were treated, and as Tron accurately points out Dick Cheney's old employer Halburton
SHEESH, IN LINE 4NUT and
SHEESH, IN LINE 4NUT and DrDOSH are all right on!, Snowe+ COLLINS SHOULD GO!
Magoo, God bless you+ rip!
Magoo,
God bless you+ rip! My con dolences to your family!
BobMennealy
I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE!
I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE!
Govt2big What are you
Govt2big
What are you talking about
Govt 2Big
What are you talking about? What does Maine Leads have to do with MSEA, the last ime I checked Unions were independent of the State of Maine govt. and the governor
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I agree full disclosure is
I agree full disclosure is warranted!
Ithink print sub scribers
Ithink print sub scribers shouldn'y have to pay! Patti I ACTUALL GOT IN TO ABLOG+ COMMENTED !Thank you!
Sounds feasible to me as
Sounds feasible to me as thereare alot of scammers gathering signatures for$!Even the holier than thou, Diocese of Portland paid for signatures, while shutting down local churches!
I hopethat what ever
I hopethat what ever happens, the can unify and get their act together!
Acitizen panel worked for us
Acitizen panel worked for us in Auburn!
I too have been blessed by
I too have been blessed by local good Samaritans,and am very grateful for their help!I am handicapped,but have an adapted recumbent bike,in the last week alone, Auburn citizens have helped me replace my chain on the sprocket,and stopped and pushed me out of a huge hole on a Center St. side walk