After the decisive vote for a new mayor and two new City Council members, we can look forward to a city government that is transparent and more receptive to the wishes of Auburn citizens. However, the results from Nov. 7 will not affect decisions that will be made at the upcoming Planning Board meeting on […]

My wife and I want to express our deepest sympathy to the families of those who lost love ones in last month’s horrific Lewiston shootings. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We also want the people of Lewiston to know we are also with them. May each of you find strength from your beliefs, […]

As someone grieving the loss of two beloved family members and as a now-retired medical social worker, I would like to thank all of the community responders to the terrible events of Oct. 25. There are so many of you both on the frontlines and in the background. I cannot thank you enough for your […]

It really is a very simple problem: too many guns and not enough common sense. Does anyone truly believe the military-grade weapons, with high capacity magazines, are actually needed in every home? Or any home? The police certainly don’t. Would they like to respond to an emergency and be outgunned? People need to stop listening […]

Here we go again with a mass shooting and we blame the guns. When we all read that police stopped looking for him before the shootings, they dropped the ball and now people blame the gun. The criminal will always find a way to get a gun. The only ones who will be unarmed will […]

It’s mighty easy to Monday morning quarterback and find issues that might have been handled better. It’s also easy to criticize as it makes for many conspiracy theories and good press. With a mass shooter of 31 people on the loose and so many possibilities of where he was and what he was up to […]

My neighborhood overlooks the site of the second shooting on Oct. 25 at Schemengees Bar & Grille. It’s about a four minute walk away. I never believed this sort of thing could or would happen in Maine. And I hope where Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and our other New England neighbors are concerned this may […]

We are exasperated. We are worried. Our throats are raw and our eyes puffy. Our arms ache from holding our children tightly, or from yearning to. Together, we have broken open a limitless capacity for mourning with our communities. And now we mourn with our hometown. Lewiston, Maine. Together, we have churned through the stages […]

What we need now is a total ban on assault weapons. Period. They only belong in the hands of the military and law enforcement. These guns have nothing to do with our right to defend ourselves or hunt. We know the difference. Any politician who is against gun regulation laws really doesn’t care for our […]

It was moving to see the prayer vigil at the Basilica. Not only did we come together to help Lewiston and surrounding areas heal, it showed the brilliance of our founding fathers when they included religious freedom in our Constitution. I can’t believe what is going on in this world and in this country. Hamas attacked […]