A new accompanist, Morgan Lee, has joined the Maine Music Society as it begins its Golden Jubilee Season. Lee has built a career as a soloist, collaborative pianist and teacher. She recently graduated from the University of Connecticut with her Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance, where she studied with Angelina Gadeliya. Morgan also […]
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.
Scott Currie: Harmon offers ‘welcome change’ to Auburn
I think Jeff Harmon for mayor of Auburn would be a welcome change. The Lake Auburn watershed is at risk of losing its enviable status as a pure water supply for our community. It is one of a handful of pure water resources left in the entire country that does not require an expensive water […]
Ed Plourde: Sheline is the mayor Lewiston needs
To me, voting for the right person for mayor is all about character. We need a person who can look at the bigger picture of our community. We need someone who needs to be concerned about the diverse views of everyone regardless of status. We don’t need someone who either merely listens to individuals who […]
Craig Saddlemire: Sheline shows up for Lewiston
Carl Sheline has shown up again and again for Lewiston, throughout his first term as mayor. He manages to make himself available for almost every community event there is, championing our city and its hardworking citizens. He’s always very accessible, willing to discuss any subject with any constituent at any time. If people take a […]
Central Maine Healthcare names new providers for River Valley
RUMFORD — Central Maine Healthcare recently added two new providers to the River Valley region. Jesse Leeds, MD, is joining the team at Swift River Family Medicine in Rumford. Lauren Mason is a pediatric nurse practitioner who is joining the Elsemore Dixfield Family Medicine practice. Originally from Long Island, New York, Leeds graduated medical school […]
Don Robitaille: Kudos to Lewiston PD on speed patrol
A few days ago, I contacted the Lewiston Police Department concerning the many speeding vehicles on my road (I live on the Old Greene Road, the Sabattus Street end). The McMahon Elementary School is less than one mile away. Already I have noticed police cars in the area. I appreciate the quick response of the […]
Marilyn Burgess: Foreign power’s control of CMP raises concerns
I would not be excited about inexperienced people running Central Maine Power, but I am not sure it could be worse than it is now. My greatest concern is that CMP is owned by a Spanish company. Spain has never been a close friend of the United States, and if the world descends into a […]
Terence McManus: U.S. can do better than Biden vs. Trump in ’24
On the left, we have a president who is clearly edging into senility. More than once he has lost his train of thought in public and stumbled and fallen on other occasions. On top of that, the financial shenanigans of his son from five or six years ago, while his father was vice president, are […]