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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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Watergate: After a half century, the scandal still reverberates
Before the House could vote on impeachment articles, some Republican Congressional leaders met with President Richard Nixon, and told him bluntly that if a trial took place in the Senate, approximately 80 senators — 13 votes above the 67 required — would vote to convict. Faced with these odds, Nixon resigned from the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Couple burned out of their Otisfield home Friday
Otisfield Fire Chief Kyle Jordan said the initial investigation indicates that the fire started somewhere around the dryer, and the homeowner indicated she was doing laundry when the fire started.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
West Paris fire chief placed on leave after domestic violence assault charge
Michael E. Henderson, 35, of 259 Bethel Road, was placed on leave Saturday, according to Town Manager Joy Downing.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
New faces on SAD 44 board and Bethel’s Select Board
Five candidates were seeking election to two open seats on the Board Select Board, each for a three-year term, including incumbents Michele Varuolo Cole and Neil Scanlon. Neither were re-elected.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Scott Cole, Mark Hutchins win seats on SAD 44 board of directors
Also, Meryl Kelly and Frank Del Duca were elected the the Bethel Select Board.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Bethel-area school district budget passes by wide margin
As passed, the SAD 44 budget has increased for most departments, with slight decreases in spending for student and staff support and for career and technical education.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Poland Republican Committee holds elections
POLAND — The Poland Republican Town Committee held a reorganization meeting Thursday at the Ricker Memorial Library. Elected were Chairman Bradley Plante, Vice Chairman Randy Lautz, Secretary Carolyn Plante and Treasurer Arthur Berry. The committee will prepare to support candidates for the November election. The next committee meeting is at 6:30 p.m. July 7 at […]
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump.
Both Nixon and Trump have been willing prisoners of their compulsions to dominate, and to gain and hold political power through virtually any means. In leaning so heavily on these dark impulses, they defined two of the most dangerous and troubling eras in American history.
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PublishedJune 10, 2022
Where to vote today in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties
The polls close at 8 p.m.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
‘It has a lot of meaning to people’
A small group of Telstar Freshmen Academy students want to preserve Buck’s Ledge Trail and surrounding land and will be holding a fundraising barbecue on Monday, June 13, at the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond.
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