Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: The bitter Biden story could be baloney
If political writers are going to go psychological on us, the least they could do is reveal who are the “high administration officials” whispering the president’s inner thoughts in their ears. From such information, the public might be able to guess possible motives for saying what they’re saying. Who knows? The motives might even be honorable.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
In rebuttal: Rev. Paul St. Germain and Trinity Vestry board: ‘History lesson’ needed more current context
As leadership of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lewiston, we were hoping to be enlightened by the “history lesson” presented by Steve Collins Aug. 11 (“100 years ago, KKK stunned Lewiston with gunpowder and a huge, flaming cross“). Clearly Mr. Collins has done some deep diving into the paper’s archives, dusting off pages past. Yet did we […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
William Hiss: 20 reasons to reject a candidate
Here are 20 reasons to vote against someone for elected office. · Convicted felon; · Found liable for sexual assault, harassment, business fraud; · Indicted for dozens of alleged felonies; · Attempted overthrow of U.S. government (normally called treason); · Attempted theft of classified documents (normally called espionage); · Offered to destroy environmental laws for […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Norway Savings Bank appoints information tech director VP
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank has appointed Frank Farrell its Information Technology & Systems director vice president. Most recently, Farrell served as information systems manager. The Monmouth native and Minot resident joined the bank in 2013 as a software support specialist in the IT Department. In 2018 he was promoted to systems administrator and assistance […]
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Norway Savings Bank makes local donations
Norway Savings Bank recently made donations in Bethel and Lewiston. Among those was $2,000 toward the Dr. Moses and Agnes Straw Mason House in Bethel, built in 1813 and seated in the Broad Street Historical District. The Museums of the Bethel Historical Society launched a renovation project to make critical repairs, a cause the bank […]