I ask residents to save our retirement in Jay by voting no on Article 5. Article 5 asks if the town wants to eliminate the guaranteed monthly retirement income for new employees hired after Jan. 1, 2022. Town employees have contributed into the Maine State Retirement System since 1992. If it’s not broken, why fix […]

Mainers are now voting whether to amend the Maine Constitution to include a “right to food.” Supporters admit that the amendment is not about guaranteeing food for the hungry. In fact, proponents haven’t given us even a single tangible reason for the amendment. Apparently, they plan to use the amendment in court to further the […]

As an educator and mother of two school-aged children, I encourage residents to support Paul Beauparlant in his bid for reelection to the Lewiston School Committee, Ward 7. Paul has devoted his life to education, spending 43 years in the classroom as a teacher and department chair, never failing to put students first. He has […]

I do not customarily write endorsements but do so here because “it’s all about Lewiston.” I support, without any equivocation, or reservation, the following. For City Council: Ward 1, Linda Scott; Ward 2, Robert McCarthy; and Ward 5, Laurier “Larry” Pease. For School Committee: Ward 2, Janet Beaudoin; Ward 6, Meghan Hird; and Ward 7, […]

It is with utmost respect and gratitude that I write in support of reelecting Belinda Gerry to the Auburn City Council. Belinda has been a loyal representative to the citizens of Auburn with her listening ear, her research of facts and actively assisting neighbors and people who she has never met before. We cannot afford […]

I ask Lewiston residents to join me in voting for Carl Sheline to be the city’s next mayor. I was impressed by Carl and his thoughtfulness during presentations before the Lewiston City Council when I represented Ward 1. I have just had conversations with Carl on two very important issues, and his responses have made […]

Long before Carl Sheline was interested in elected office in Lewiston, I have always marveled at his enthusiasm and outright love for this community. It is often heard today that people are looking for someone who is “authentic” and “genuine.” That perfectly described Carl long before those descriptions became fashionable. He is that same person […]

The tactic employed by those who took away the Penobscot Nation’s right to the river that bears their name, for good reason, is currently being employed by those who wish to block the transmission of clean energy generated in Quebec through Maine. Where right to the Penobscot River is concerned, a cabal of corporations looking […]

Heather Benson is exactly who our Lewiston School Committee needs to help shape policy and put the educational outcomes of our students first. She understands the needs of students and parents alike and would be sure to keep those needs forefront, instead of an ideology or specific agenda. I would be proud to have her […]

I am supporting Caleb Roebuck for Lewiston Ward 2 city councilor. Some believe a person needs to live a long time in a community and be over the age of 60 to be a good representative. This is simply not true. It says a lot about a person when they come live in Lewiston, realize […]