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 […]
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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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 […]
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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, […]
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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
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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 […]
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UMF students receive holiday assistance from campus, local community
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Thrifty Beaver and local communities are reaching out to UMF students who may need a little extra this year to help make ends meet. The Thrifty Beaver is a student-run campus food pantry and co-op whose mission is to help provide food and other essentials to students […]
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Rich Lowry: The embarrassing Russian disinformation canard
We don’t know where the Hunter Biden story ends up. But if he gets indicted, it’s at least going to be a significant distraction for President Joe Biden and raise questions about how much he knew about his son’s sketchy dealings.
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Hammond named Monmouth Academy student of month
MONMOUTH — Rylee Hammond, Class of 2021, was selected as Monmouth Academy’s October student of the month. Hammond is a helpful, kind person who has exhibited incredible growth and achievement in his academics, according to his school. In addition to his studies at Monmouth Academy, he also is enrolled at the machine tool program at […]