Russia has long been a major supplier of energy to Europe. The depletion of European natural gas reserves has played a role in Russia’s increased significance.
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.
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Austin Bay: Independent entrepreneurs and industrialists act to defend Ukraine
Driven by insight and often sheer genius, entrepreneurs and inventors create and act, sometimes years before markets demand their services and inventions.
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Cornelio and Nickerson join Maine Music Society board
LEWISTON — Randi Cornelio and Linda Nickerson has joined the Maine Music Society’s board of directors. Each brings a unique knowledge and diverse experiences to help the board meet its goals, according to a news release from the society. Cornelio is a corporate accountant with Continuum Health Services, which follows her employment in computer operations […]
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Foster receives Fontaine’s Silver Level Producer Award
AUBURN — David Foster, Realtor at Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader, was recently recognized at a Fontaine Awards event at The Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. Foster received the Silver Level Producer Award for his accomplishments in 2021. He also earned membership in Fontaine’s Ambassadors’ Council. Foster serves the Biddeford/Saco and Lewiston/Auburn areas.
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Guay joins Gardiner consulting firm
GARDINER — Hart Consulting has hired Erin Guay as a senior evaluation consultant. Guay has 20 years of experience in the public health field in a variety of capacities. Most recently she served as executive director of Healthy Androscoggin, a community health coalition serving Androscoggin County, where she led a team of 14 staff to […]
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Genealogy Society elects new officers, board members
Maine Franco-American Genealogy Society elected new officers and board members at the nonprofit organization’s last general meeting in 2021. Board member Marie Murphy was employed for the city of Lewiston for 37 years. She was born and raised in Lewiston, and her deep Canadian roots include the family names of Cloutier, Dostie, Nadeau and Veilleux. […]
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Food bank gets $50K for COVID booster initiative
PORTLAND – Bank of America announced Feb. 25 that it is donating $50,000, worth 150,000 meals, to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine to address food insecurity in the region. Maine is ranked fifth in the nation for very low food security rates, a more severe range of food insecurity that involves reduced food intake […]
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Arthur Roy: Students should stand for Pledge of Allegiance
I write in response to a March 7 story by Vanessa Paolella (“Lewiston students no longer need written permission to abstain from Pledge of Allegiance“). I did two tours of duty in Vietnam. The second time I was wounded and was discharged through no wish of my own after becoming a chief petty officer. I […]
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Patricia Mador: Proposed Auburn zoning change raises concerns
I participated March 8 in the Auburn Planning Board Hearing via Zoom, since I live in the area that would be affected by the proposed Court Street zoning change. The change from urban residential to traditional neighborhood development is designed to increase the density of housing and to allow uses like community services, small offices, […]