While committees study and write reports, our most vulnerable citizens, young working families, the elderly and the disabled, continue to be priced out of their homes and our unhoused population continues to grow.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Central Maine Community College offers free fiber-optic technician training
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College is partnering with area employers and service providers to recruit candidates interested in completing their 120-hour fiber-optic technician certification. An information session is set for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. Classes run Monday through Friday from Feb. 26 to March 15. […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Lewiston rec department hires community sports aide
LEWISTON — Kevin Bean is the Lewiston Recreation Department’s new community sports aide. His responsibilities include maintaining working relationships with Lewiston organizations for the use of public facilities, overseeing athletic field rentals, maintaining a schedule for community games, practices and events, and developing and implementing community athletic programs for all ages. Bean grew up in […]
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Auburn/Scarborough real estate firm honors top agents
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader hosted its annual awards ceremony Feb. 8 at the Auburn Hilton Garden Inn. The ceremony recognized the achievements of the Fontaine Team, whose members helped 566 families buy or sell property in 2023. Aaren James, Deanna Lavoie, Kathy Lee Cook and Lauri Kinser received the Bronze […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: Clickbait fuels obsession on Biden’s age
What ultimately matters is what our leaders do. Biden just got Democrats to go along with a very strong border control deal that made virtually no concessions to his party’s left flank. Trump, for all his hollering about chaos at the border, bullied Republicans to kill the bipartisan agreement precisely because it would have ended the chaos. He needs America to fail as a campaign strategy.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: The unmaking of a president
The deplorable state of the president is obvious to all but those who are desperately hoping they can drag him across the finish line in November.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jane Pentheny: America must uphold its treaty obligations
I am mortified by the recent off-the-cuff comments by the likely presidential candidate of the Republican Party, stating he would encourage our historic enemy from the Cold War (Russia, formerly the Soviet Union) to do what it wants with our allies in Europe. My parents and their siblings lived through World War II; they made […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Kevin Murphy: Rep. Libby offers Maine ‘a common sense approach’
How do Mainers like state government in every aspect of their life? From the cars they will drive, to the stove they can buy and how they heat their home, to the ever-increasing taxation. In my mind, small government is best. “Live and let live” has always been the Maine way. If people aren’t violating […]