LEWISTON — United Ambulance Service has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. It has been Maine’s only nationally accredited ambulance service since 2006, maintaining compliance with national standards of excellence for over 15 years, according to a news release from United. Every three years United undergoes a voluntary review process that […]
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Auburn rec department names new leadership
AUBURN — Auburn’s Recreation Department last December named Jeremy Gatcomb as director and Dawna Daigle as deputy Director of the Recreation Department. “I am proud to have Jeremy and Dawna leading our recreation efforts,” said City Manager Phil Crowell in a city news release. “We have built some great momentum — and a strong reputation […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Carole Richards: ‘Let’s be one America’
I worry about the big divide in our country. If this situation in Ukraine becomes a war, I wonder if we have any patriots who will roll up their sleeves and say, “What can I do to help my beloved country?” Or do we have a bunch of whiners who will cry over the price […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Tom Hart: Biden is ‘a puppet,’ ‘not a leader’
Thomas Shields of Auburn wrote a very good letter (“Questions for Democrat-controlled government,” Feb. 24) and truth about what’s happening in this country with this useless President Biden. The gas price is going way up. People shouldn’t blame it on the war; Biden could make the Russians with Vladimir Putin suffer by opening the Keystone […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Neria Douglass: Lake Auburn drinking water must be protected
A five-story gravel pit, the Asbestos Dump, Old Burning Dump, Pionite/Sawdust Dump, Interim Landfill and Demolition Dump have been approved for commercial development next to Lake Auburn, our drinking water. When I was an Auburn counselor, hazardous waste from the dumps was leaking. The gravel pit was a quarter of its current area and depth. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cal Thomas: Deeper and deeper in debt
Like so much of the Constitution, the left and too many on the right have ignored history and sage advice when it comes to the economy. We are doomed to repeat that history unless we get our economic house in order. That will require more Americans taking a pledge to care for themselves and rely less on government, and it will mean electing people who will heed the warnings and advice of the people quoted above.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Amy Sanchez: Moratorium on shelters an ‘attack’ on resource center
Right now, there are a total of 74 beds for the homeless in Lewiston. With COVID this number is even lower. Not only do these people need beds, but they need other resources, such as food, mental health treatment, case management and laundry facilities; the list could go on.I found the presentation of the Lewiston […]
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Pam Rousseau: Lake Auburn filtration waiver could be lost to development
There are some who want to increase development around Lake Auburn. If the quality of the water goes down because of development, we lose the filtration waiver and must build a filtration system. Sebago also has a waiver. The Lake Auburn study says a filtration system will have an estimated cost of $35 million to […]
