BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lakes Region Rotary Club on Dec. 29 contributed $500 to the Friends of the Bridgton Public Library. Rotarian Aaron Hagan, president-elect 2022-23, presented the ceremonial check to Library Director Amy Stone. The library was unable to hold its annual July Book Sale in 2020 due to COVID-19. With the loss of that […]
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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Annual Quit & Win smoking cessation program goes virtual
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin, in partnership with the Dempsey Center, has announced the 22nd annual Quit & Win program. Participants from Maine have the opportunity to win up to $250 in cash and prizes for attending all three classes of the tobacco cessation program. Due to the pandemic, the program will be offered virtually, since […]
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Dudley Gray: Military bases should not be renamed
The name of a fort indicates a place of honor where soldiers trained, and many later died in battle. Fort Bragg, North Carolina, holds special meaning to the survivors of the 82nd Airborne Division. It is hallowed ground. To change its name dishonors them, because a new name is meaningless. I did my basic training […]
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Auburn library program to depict seal’s journey
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library will host a program on Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME), going through a seal’s journey, from stranding to release, from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, online via Zoom. The program will start with seal basics, such as whether it’s normal for them to be out of the water […]
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Mark Wood: Irony of police helping pot owners
Many years ago (1977, I think), I remember reading in this newspaper about a joint task force of drug enforcement agencies that arrested a dozen or more people and confiscated several pounds of marijuana, thousands in cash and other illegal drugs in Lewiston. How pleased everyone was. But, just the other day (Jan. 2), this […]
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Tom Hart: Trump has been true to his word
It’s very hard to believe the way this country is going, or is going to be. Democrats should wait and see, with Biden as their next president. He is nothing but crooked. What is the matter with his supporters? President Trump said what he was going to do, and he did it. But these crooked […]
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Dixfield church pastor to retire
DIXFIELD — As the world was welcoming the 21st century, Dixfield Congregational Church members were welcoming their new pastor, the Rev. John Gensel. Twenty years later, and after 900-plus sermons, as well as numerous weddings, funerals and counseling sessions, they are wishing him farewell as he begins his journey into retirement. A drive-thru farewell will […]
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Cal Thomas: Biden will speak less than Trump
One of many things that will distinguish a President Joe Biden from his predecessor is that the incoming president is likely to speak less in public, mostly because of how he garbles his thoughts and words. The most recent example was when he called Peter Doocy of Fox News a “one-horse pony.” Translators are still working to decipher that one.