Optimist Club donates to Bolster Heights

Humane society picks raffle winners

Jim Benson: Concerns about ‘anti-Israel’ rhetoric

When Barack Obama stated in one of his speeches that America is “no longer a Christian nation,” he spit in the face of all born-again Christians. Now Kamala Harris is trying to advance his anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian rhetoric. America has always been an ally of Israel. God states in his word that “whoever blesses Israel will […]

Maine Music Society welcomes new board member

LEWISTON — The Maine Music Society has named Jane Mitchell to its board of directors. Having recently retired as a paralegal from Hardy, Wolf & Downing, PA, Mitchell has long been active in the performing arts scene, and brings a range of experiences to help the board meet its goals. Mitchell is in her seventh […]

Cartoon for Wednesday, Dec. 23

Grant to make STEM education more accessible to students with disabilities

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has received a National Science Foundation grant of $96,377 to engage rural students with disabilities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning through accessible makerspaces. The innovative UMF incubator makerspace, Maine-Makerspaces for Abilities Driving Entrepreneurship (ME-MADE), is in the Mantor Library Learning Commons. It is available […]

Youth honoring veterans

West Paris school gives out promise awards

WEST PARIS — The Agnes Gray Elementary School held its end-of-trimester school promise award ceremony at the flagpole Dec. 18. Principal Beth Clarke announced the trimester 1 certificate recipients: Engaged Minds: Gabe Steckino, Sawyer Bisson, Autumn Bean, Hazel Abbott, Oliver Bisson, Alan Hatch, Alice Abbott, Ervin Brown. Kind and Respectful Hearts: Landon Dorais, Valorie Romero, […]

Michael Boom: ‘Hunker down,’ stay safe

People hunker down when the bombs are dropping. Why can’t people hunker down when death is at the door? Venturing out for no good reason is license to kill yourself. Wake up, America. Michael Boom, Lewiston

Alicia Gamow: Mainers Against Mask Mandates vs. true patriotism

Mandates to reduce COVID-19 spread are about public health, not politics. The group Mainers Against Mask Mandates misrepresents public health facts. It claims the inside of masks are germ-ridden, but isn’t that the point — to stop the mask-wearer’s germs from spreading to other people? They use early CDC statements that masks were unnecessary, before […]