LEWISTON — The following students, grades three through five, were named to the second quarter honor roll at Saint Dominic Academy’s Elementary School preschool through five. High Honors Grade three: Summer Rae Beaulieu, Bailey Bourgoin, Brooklyn Dunbar, Londen Gustafson, Connor Langan, Ava Langlais, Paxton Lynn, Mia Renaud, Noah Rousseau, Anthony St. Pierre, Jielin Wu. Grade […]
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
Jay VFW post donates to local Jake Lord Play It Safe Foundation
JAY — Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has made its annual contribution to the Jake Lord Play it Safe Foundation. Funds were raised through multiple dinners and matched by several post members. Post Commander Don Frechette said, “It’s an honor to support a local charity that is entrenched in our area […]
Marc Jalbert: Pro-Trump reps should be ‘shown the door’
Given that this president has been afforded untethered silence regarding his activities and transgressions over the last four years, I am not surprised that the lack of backbone from our representatives is so rampant. There has been a mention of not enough time to impeach him. Really? To me this is a no brainer. There […]
Dorothy Raymond: Trump’s ‘unstable behavior’ deserves consequences
The terrorist invasion of our Capitol on Jan. 6 is the predictable outcome of this president’s treacherous and unstable behavior throughout his presidency. I support any legal means by which he and his collaborators can be removed before he does further damage. That he has not been removed already astounds me. He has been consistently […]
Youth council shedding light on mental health awareness
LEWISTON — A LIGHT IN THE DARK, a Photovoice Project by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council, in partnership with Healthy Androscoggin, launched Monday, Jan. 11. For 14 days, Monday through Friday, via social media, a youth council member will share a photo he/she took with an accompanying narrative that explains why the photo has been […]
Leonard Pitts Jr.: So what now?
We can only hope. But let us also recognize that, for the mob that ran riot last week at the Capitol, our hope is their fear. They know what a rising rainbow tide would do.
Namely, sweep them away like the garbage they are.
Bob Mennealy: We’re all in this pandemic together
Here’s hoping that the Sunday River Brewing Co. is ultimately granted the licenses that it needs to reopen, for the sake of its approximately 60 employees and their families. And that the business then strictly adheres to the same stringent safety protocols that all other area restaurants have been following, most without incident. Countries worldwide […]
Carole Richards: Kudos to democracy’s supporters
We owe a debt of gratitude to the millions of Black people and the young people of our country for standing in line for hours to vote in the 2020 election. They love our country, and were willing to endure cold, heat, harassment to have their voices heard. They are the ones who turned the […]
Andrew Tasker: Republicans haven’t supported U.S. citizens
I hope people will share their thoughts, and encourage friends and family to send emails to their representatives, recommending that Washington Republicans be punished for backing a man who has made it obvious that the reason he has often admired so many of the world’s dictators is that he wishes to be America’s dictator, and […]
Patricia Bernard: Let common sense drive CMP corridor project
We need to look closely at the Central Maine Power corridor project. We need to use our own resources. Water power has been the reason we’ve had all the mills and other industries that fueled our growth. The dams have been on our rivers for generations, and the environment has adapted. We don’t want bull […]