Androscoggin County Commissioner Noel Madore was right in his Feb. 12 guest column in saying that “the caliber of people we elect to all offices is important.” The residents of Androscoggin County have three commissioners who clearly are not up to the task. They are wasting taxpayer money grandstanding, when they should be focused on […]
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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New ‘Food, Fuel, and Fiber Fund’ is helping residents in need
JAY — In an effort to help residents in need, St. Rose of Lima Parish has launched a “Food, Fuel, and Fiber Fund” to provide heating fuel and other necessities for residents of Livermore and Livermore Falls. “The fund takes the torch from the recently closed Good Neighbor Fuel Fund (GNFF), a former ministry of […]
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Cal Thomas: Andrew Cuomo’s deadly lie
Cuomo received an Emmy for what they called his “masterful” COVID-19 press briefings. The media lauded those performances, extolling his honesty and transparency. It now turns out he was as honest as many other politicians and as transparent as a brick.
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Jerry Hume: Impeachment over, but ‘hypocrisy will last forever’
Oh, the high drama that came from the prosecution in the Trump impeachment hearings. The case is over, but the hypocrisy will last forever. The prosecutors maintained that our democracy was at risk unless Trump was impeached. I sooner fear the billionaire backers of the mainstream news rather than another Trump. Huge lawsuits filed against […]
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Veteran of month served in Vietnam, earned Purple Heart
SOUTH PARIS — Peter Rowell was named Veteran of the Month for January at the Maine Veterans’ Homes — South Paris. Rowell was fresh out of Traip Academy in Kittery when he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1959. The New Hampshire native barely had time to change his cap and gown before he signed […]
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George Howitt: Some facts left out of Trump trial record
Here are some facts that never got entered into the record at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. 1. Mitch McConnell, Charles Grassley and Lindsey Graham voted to convict Bill Clinton for lying to a federal grand jury about having sex in the White House with a woman other than his wife. They voted to acquit Donald […]
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YWCA Central Maine gets grant to support remote learning for kids
LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine has received a $10,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation to support remote learning for children in response to COVID-19. “It’s been an exceptionally challenging year as we’ve pivoted to provide youth an opportunity for remote learning as part of our programming and response to COVID-19. Now, more than ever, […]
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William Clark and Larry Kaplan: Every Maine resident deserves health care
Universal healthcare — everyone in, no one out — creates unity and solidarity: foundational aspects of American democracy.
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Tom Saviello: CMP’s incompetence put Maine’s clean energy at risk
Maybe we would not be here today if CMP focused on bringing its Maine infrastructure into the 21st century instead of constructing the New England Clean Energy Connect. CMP is more interested in using Maine as an extension cord to make billions off a contract between Massachusetts and Hydro-Quebec than providing reliable service to its existing customers right here in Maine.