ELLSWORTH — The Gannett Scholarship provides renewable support for students majoring in journalism or a field reasonably related, including print, broadcast or electronic media. The fund helps pay tuition to attend an undergraduate, graduate, trade or technical school. The Gibbs Scholarship provides renewable support to graduating high school seniors planning to major in journalism or […]
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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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Jamie Beaulieu: Put government in ‘younger, more informed’ hands
Since Baby Boomers (the “Me” generation) gained control of government they’ve managed to botch pandemic response, regulatory and tax reform, security, and war in the Middle East. The only president of that generation to oversee a balanced budget was Bill Clinton, and that had more to do with the fact that they followed the advice […]
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Living Well with Chronic Pain workshop to be offered
AUGUSTA — Healthy Living for ME is offering a free workshop to help individuals with a range of chronic pain conditions. Living Well with Chronic Pain will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 16 through April 27 on Zoom, a video conferencing platform. The program is for those who may experience a […]
Posted inConnections
SeniorsPlus March classes include learning to use Zoom, frauds and scams
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus has announced its Online Education Center classes for March which, due to the pandemic and current CDC guidelines, will be held virtually. Classes and workshops are free and on Zoom unless noted. Register by emailing [email protected] or calling 207-795-4010 or 1-800-427-1241. For more information, visit seniorsplus.org/education-center. Classes What is Speech-to-Speech Relay?: From […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
John Nicholas: NECEC would be harmful to environment
A letter to the editor entitled “NECEC won’t tarnish Maine’s woods” (Alex Titcomb, Feb. 24) is woefully inaccurate. The forests of the western Maine mountains are not pristine, but nonetheless are beautiful and worth preserving for future generations. Approximately 37,000 acres are owned by the Nature Conservancy and private individuals and families — not commercial […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bryce Bilodeau: Local logger questions CMP corridor
When managed properly, trees are a renewable resource. Is CMP managing the forest they “own” sustainably? Is the power line really “green?”
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Black history is America’s history, will not be erased
African-American history is the only history – indeed, one of the few fields in all human knowledge – whose teaching routinely causes the sort of agita we have seen yet again this year. Does anyone feel the need to rebut Shakespeare? Does any school let kids opt out of algebra?
Posted inConnections
Treat Memorial Library to offer ‘March Music Madness’
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library has added the following to its shelves: the picture book, “Milo Imagines the World” by Matt de la Pena, the romantic novel, “Much Ado about You” by Samantha Young, and the fantasy, “The Witch’s Heart” by Genevieve Gornichec. For more recommendations, tune in at noon Saturdays, March 13 and […]