Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell Deputy Chief S. Clyde Ross Capt. Scott Baxter Capt. TD Hardy Firefighter Ted Baxter Firefighter Joe Hastings LEAP maintenance supervisor Larry Lord And, of course, Capt. Mike Bell. On Monday, each of these men went to work doing what they love, in a community they dearly love. Each of them […]
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Peril awaits us without serious changes in understanding
A recent survey done by the Wall Street Journal and NBC revealed some very disheartening statistics regarding our millennial generation. They apparently lack an understanding of our history and it is exhibited in their values, or, in the lack of them. Let me explain the outlook of two age groups and a perspective of their […]
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Births
St. Mary’s Medical Center Lily Shedd, a girl to Matt and Amy Shedd of Lisbon, June 5. Sibling, Hallie; grandparents, Jim and Rebecca Shedd, Sabattus, Gary and Peg Siebert, Lewiston; great-grandparents, Ken and Evelyn Bubier, Sabattus. Serenity Neisius, a girl to Kayla Martin and Joshua Neisius of Lewiston, May 31. Sibling, Elliott Neisius; grandparents, Kathy […]
Posted inFranklin, News
Four Brazilian nationals, living illegally in the U.S., arrested in Farmington
FARMINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol agents from Rangeley arrested two Brazilian nationals Wednesday, according to a statement issued Saturday. Further investigation led to a local hotel where two additional Brazilians were arrested. According to the statement, agents responded to the Farmington area following a report of suspicious activity near the local Walmart. While investigating the […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Selectpersons, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectpersons, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: RSU 9 Strategic Planning Committee, 6 p.m., Chef’s Table, Mt. Blue Campus Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 7 […]
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Seditious conspiracy and other Obama administration parlor games
The trickle of information just now beginning to be made public by the Inspector General of the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, provides a glimpse into the mind of former FBI Director James Comey and the methods he used to further a seditious conspiracy among Obama administration holdovers and other deep-state actors. “If two or more […]
Posted inOpinion, Our View
This is why the Meserve case is messy
Nick Meserve was a police officer. An enforcer of laws. He was a beloved father. A community volunteer. A devoted friend. A helper of strangers. He was, above all else, a human being. And, like human beings everywhere, he was imperfect. A 10-year officer with the Lewiston Police Department, he stole drugs, used drugs and […]
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Sing it: Changing words in a shifting culture
Driving down Route #1 recently and listening to golden oldies on the radio, I found myself humming along with Dean Martin singing “Standing on the Corner” – a 1950s pop song originated by the Canadian group, The Four Lads. The lyrics go: “Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by. Brother, you cannot […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Local people who are all about the work share what motivates them
For local citizens, passion, kindness, community discipline and purpose are common threads on the road to success.
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Recreation Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 10 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 Operations Committee, 5 p.m., Chef’s Table, Mt. Blue Campus Farmington: RSU 9 Personnel and Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Chef’s Table, Mt. Blue Campus Farmington: RSU 9 Educational Policy Committee, […]