AUBURN — Court Street Baptist Church has opened for Sunday services at 9:45 a.m. and Wednesday prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m. Facemasks and social distancing are required. Custodian Chet Bixby sanitizes chairs, the pews, podium and podium furniture. Sanitizing is done with a fine spray mixture of disinfectant and water. The mixture dries quickly at […]
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.
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Book club returning via Zoom at Treat Memorial Library
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library has announced the return of the book club, which will meet virtually over Zoom. The current book selection is “Pink Chimneys” by Ardeana Hamlin, part of the historical Maine series. The session to discuss the selection will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Those who would like […]
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Rotarians donate laundry detergent to Harrison Food Bank
HARRISON — Rotarians Carol Madsen and Carol Rothenberg, both of Waterford, were joined by Friends of Rotary Barbara Allen, Waterford, and Denise Eldridge, Bridgton, to affix Rotary labels on 500 bottles of laundry detergent going to the Harrison Food Bank. Sandy Swett, director of the bank, expressed her gratitude for all the work that Rotary […]
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Community briefs for Saturday, Nov. 7
State visitor info centers holding food drive HALLOWELL — The State Visitor Information Centers are holding a food drive through Nov. 22. The Maine Tourism Association (MTA), the state’s largest nonprofit tourism business association, operates the seven centers on behalf of the state. MTA is asking for donations of canned and nonperishable food that will […]
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Cal Thomas: Wrong again
The pollsters got it wrong again. Some claimed going into Tuesday’s election that Joe Biden had an unbeatable margin of 17 points in some states. Pundits claimed Republicans would lose between five and 15 seats in the House. It appears they’ve picked up a few. And because final results will not be known until states […]
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Community briefs for Thursday, Nov. 5
Oxford County Extension Association sets annual meeting SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford County Extension Association will hold its annual meeting and election of officers virtually from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. The meeting is free and open to the public. OCEA is actively recruiting new members. In partnership with University of Maine Cooperative […]
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Froma Harrop: It should have been easy to knock off Trump
As I write this, we don’t know the winner of the 2020 presidential race. By the time you read it, we still may not know. There are votes to be counted. What seems very apparent, though, is that Democrats did not enjoy the romp that they and some political prognosticators had expected. They were running […]
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Lynda Leonas: School resource officers are needed
I applaud the Lewiston School Committee for retaining school resource officers within the School Department. SROs working within Lewiston and Androscoggin County school systems provide opportunities to safely educate all students to take responsibility for actions, to manage that responsibility within a civilized society, and to maintain methods that allow students to form as adults […]
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Marcia Donald: Teachers face ‘a huge job’
I attended the Regional School Unit 9 board meeting on Oct. 27 through Zoom. I watched and listened with dismay to the teachers as they spoke of the problems they are experiencing while working with no contract in conditions that are substandard. Teachers have a huge job before them, and have the students’ well-being and […]