I write to express my support for Kristen Cloutier, who is running to represent District 94, formerly District 60, once again in the Legislature. Kristen has a seat on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, and the importance of that cannot be minimized. Rare are those assignments, and in serving on this committee Kristen is […]

In 2005 I was the listing agent for the real estate located at 115 North Auburn Road. I had listed the property with Thomas Gould, who had received the property from the two sisters whom he had helped through the years. The property consisted of the farmhouse with acres on one side of North Auburn […]

Kristen Cloutier has been a tireless advocate for Lewiston. Her commitment to public service, and the people she represents, has been demonstrated locally as City Council representative (Ward 5), president and mayor, and at the state level as the representative from House District 60 (with redistricting, now 94). In her first term, Kristen sponsored a […]

I’ll be voting for Bettyann Sheats for state Senate District 20 in November. Bettyann is a member of the Finance Authority of Maine Board of Directors, was the chairperson of the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, is a member of the Maine Military Community Network, and belongs to American Legion Post 31. She attended the Military Academy […]

A special School Board meeting occurred in Dixfield Aug. 9 to discuss if the graphic novel “Gender Queer” should remain in the Dirigo High School library. Following the board’s own protocol, a special committee reconsidered the material and determined it suitable for the library. This should have been the end of the story, but an […]

Kudos to Jim Wellehan on his letter to the editor calling on Auburn citizens to continue to act on the environmental issues affecting their city, lake and neighborhoods (“Protect Lake Auburn, preserve clean air, water,” Aug. 4). Government can and should positively affect citizens’ quality of life. As proof of that, I cite the condition […]