Dear Colleagues: Well, that was . . . normal. President-elect Biden slips while playing with his dog on Saturday and has to go to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with hairline fractures in the bones of his foot, necessitating a few weeks in a walking boot. The information is released in a businesslike and […]
Alex Lear
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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.
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Community briefs for Friday, Dec. 4
Marine Corps League to hold session LEWISTON — Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment 810 will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF Corpsmen and Navy Chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also invited to attend. VFW […]
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Austin Bay: Merry Christmas, Hawaii: U.S. missile defenses just improved
Hawaii can rest a bit easier this Christmas, thanks to another successful Missile Defense Agency anti-ballistic missile test. On Nov. 16, an SM-3 Block IIA (SM3) missile fired by a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John Finn, destroyed an “ICBM-representative target” as it plunged toward Hawaii. The SM3 is a kinetic interceptor, hit to […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show to go virtual in 2021
AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) 2021 Maine Agricultural Trades Show (ATS) is scheduled for Tuesday to Saturday, Jan. 19 to 23. The five-day all-online show will feature a mixture of live and pre-recorded presentations and forums on agricultural and forestry issues, sessions for ag producer groups, exhibitor showcases and networking […]
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Scholarship fund to honor John Jenkins launches
LEWISTON — Friends of John Jenkins, the late state senator and mayor of Lewiston and Auburn, have launched a scholarship fund in Jenkins’ name to recognize his many contributions and honor his legacy. He died Sept. 30 following a fight against an aggressive cancer that spread throughout his body. Jenkins graduated from Bates College in […]
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New building going up for Franklin County Adult Education
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Adult Education (FCAE) has seen many changes through the year. The school year started off with new Director Nancy Allen taking on the challenge of working with an unfamiliar staff and larger territory and facing the pandemic. Even before the pandemic the limited space made it difficult for the many […]
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Lewiston adult ed moves to temporary office during construction
LEWISTON — Lewiston Adult Education’s main office has moved from Lewiston High School to a temporary spot at the Longley Multipurpose Center, 145 Birch St. The change will place the main office temporarily with the Adult Learning Center in the Multipurpose Center due to construction of the new addition to Lewiston High School. “This will […]
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Maranacook Community High School lists honor students
READFIELD — Maranacook Community High School has announced the first-quarter honor roll. Grade 12 High Honors: Madelyn Ballard, Eljas Bergdahl, Marie Brosey, Hannah Brown, Lily Cannell, Michael Cirello, Casey David Cormier, Natalie Costa, Anna Lauria Drillen, Katherine Gasper, Gabrielle Green, Andrea R. Harmon, Anna Laberge, Wyatt Lambert, Cashman McClure, Kate Mohlar, Thomas Poling, Alyssa J. […]
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USDA offers farm loan funding for underserved and beginning farmers
BANGOR — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Maine Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director SED David R. Lavway reminds producers that FSA offers specially-targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. During fiscal year 2020 (Oct. 1, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2020), Maine FSA obligated $9.1 […]