AUBURN — Fontaine Family Real Estate’s 11th annual Bid for Wishes silent auction raised $25,000 to support Make-A-Wish Maine. This year’s auction was held in memory of 11-year-old Jackson Gibson. Jackson’s journey was cut short by Sanfilippo Syndrome, a rare genetic condition. Despite the challenges he faced, he lived his life with grace and kindness, […]
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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Auburn’s Fontaine Family Team adds Lewiston woman to staff
Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader has added Melinda Cote to its Auburn team. Cote grew up in Auburn and lives in Lewiston. For the past 20 years, she has been a preschool special education teacher at the Margaret Murphy Centers for Children. Cote graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn and earned […]
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Lewiston’s Central Maine Healthcare wins national quality award
The award from the Island Peer Review Organization recognizes commitment to and success in improving patient outcomes and reducing readmissions.
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Froma Harrop: Cameras watch our public spaces, and that’s OK
Cameras are everywhere. They capture license plates of every driver on the roads. They are in stores, recording the activities of both shoppers and shoplifters. In New York City, for example, they are all over the subway system, which is why people who commit gruesome crimes there are now quickly apprehended.
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Austin Bay: Time to prepare to fight and win two major wars simultaneously
In 2024 — or even 2028 — can the U.S. fight and win two major simultaneous wars, one in Europe and one in the western Pacific?
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Cal Thomas: Who’s a ‘threat to democracy’?
Elections can’t be legitimate only if your side wins and illegitimate if the other side is victorious. That attitude is the fastest way to undermine the United States into divided states and a perpetually divided people.
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Clarence Page: Wait, so Jim Crow was a good period for Blacks in America? Could have fooled me
We can do without the nostalgia unless it helps us to deal with the challenges of today’s world.
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David Gustafson: Golden demonstrates integrity
I wish to support the reelection of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. I haven’t always agreed with his positions. However, I was so impressed when, after the Lewiston shooting, he went on TV and apologized for voting against stronger gun laws. It is rare for a politician to admit they were wrong; that to me is […]
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Richard Whiting: Sheats well qualified to serve Senate District 20
I support Bettyann Sheats’ candidacy for state Senate District 20. She is well qualified as a former state representative. She graduated from West Point, then served our country as a helicopter pilot for eight years. She owned a small business and supported responsible development while on the board of the Finance Authority of Maine. She […]