LEWISTON — Premier Pools & Spas, a family-owned builder of gunite, vinyl liner, and fiberglass pools, was named the 2023 National Builder of the Year-small market recipient. With over 160 independently owned and operated franchise locations nationwide, Premier Pools and Spas is the largest pool builder in the country, according to a news release from […]
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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Froma Harrop: DeSantis flunked charm school
His failure to replace Donald Trump as the likely Republican nominee for president seemed preordained. His mistake was copying Trump’s penchant for cruelty without absorbing any of the ex-president’s talents as a performer.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Mona Murphy: ‘Shocked’ by Lewiston code officer’s contract termination
I was shocked to read in the Jan. 20 paper that the city of Lewiston is terminating its contract with David Hediger, the director of planning and code enforcement. I’ve known and worked with Dave on the LA Triple Crown Committee for many years and have always found him to be reliable, dedicated to his […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Renee Cote: Auburn council was right to make new board appointments
Evan Cyr, in an article in the Jan. 17 Sun Journal, complains that after nearly a dozen years on the Auburn Planning Board he was not reappointed to that position. The former Auburn City Council, at its final meeting on Dec. 4, attempted to extend its control over future Planning Board membership by making three […]
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Robert Macdonald: Terminating employees for doing their job a ‘joke’
During my 33 years working for the city of Lewiston and six years as the city’s mayor, I cannot remember a Lewiston employee being terminated for doing their job. It reminds me of a late night TV joke. Does anyone realize the effect this will have on our current city employees? In a year will […]
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In rebuttal: Ron Russell: Auburn board appointment letter reflected sour grapes, not hypocrisy
Brian J. DuBois’ criticism of Ryan Smith (“Criticism of new Auburn Planning Board member,” Jan. 19) seems misplaced. Not knowing either person, I found the letter blaming Mr. Smith a bit conflicted. The removal of Evan Cyr from the board was the decision of the City Council. Putting Mr. Smith on the Planning Board is […]
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Donald Dubuc: Immigrants’ free housing overshadows needs of Maine natives
Do people ever wonder when the taxpayers of this state will stand up and say enough is enough? We have the state supplying $3.5 million to house undocumented immigrants free of charge for two years in Brunswick. That is not all that they are giving these immigrants, while a lot of the elderly in this […]
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Denis Mancine: Adult vs. child reactions to the schoolyard bully
As kids we encountered schoolyard bullies. A few kids become allies of the bullies. A few kids stood up to the bullies. The majority of kids did their best to avoid the bullies and to stay out of the way. Almost all kids knew that a bully was not a person to admire, a bully […]
