LEWISTON — Ashley Faucher is the city’s new senior appraiser, having obtained her Certified Maine Assessor designation. “It’s a very difficult exam, and only a few people a year receive the certification,” Lewiston Chief Assessor William Healey said. “Ashley should be very proud. She has a bright future in the assessing field.” The eight-hour Certified […]
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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Clarence Page: RIP Jim Brown — your legacy is mixed, yet memorable
Brown, who died last week at age 87, may well have been the greatest athlete to put on a football helmet, although in too many unfortunate instances, he was one of the most flawed.
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Mark Wood: Arrogance usurps truth with LD 535
L.D. 535 is a bill before the Maine Legislature, passing 7-4 out of committee with two legislators voting to pass the bill with an amendment, to allow 16- and 17-year-old teenagers to receive gender-changing hormonal therapy without parental consent. Determined to chip away at parental rights and childhood innocence, advocates of this bill believe this […]
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Alan Whitman: Another perspective on Lake Auburn’s problems
In his May 28 column (“Will Lake Auburn suffer the China Lake syndrome?“), Ben Lounsbury makes some of the best constructed points I have heard yet, against any further development in and around Lake Auburn. We have already seen Lake Auburn stressed to the point of near collapse, described in Ben’s column as the “China […]
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Norway Savings Bank receives Best Wellness Employer award
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank, for the fifth year in a row, has been recognized as a Best Wellness Employer. Wellness Workdays, a provider of corporate wellness programs, in collaboration with experts from the Harvard Medical School, bestowed the honor. The designation includes gold certification, the highest level achievable, and recognizes businesses and organizations committed […]
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Oxford Federal Credit Union wins social responsibility award
MEXICO — Oxford Federal Credit Union received the Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award at the Maine Credit Union League’s annual convention May 19 in Portland. It won first place for its asset size category in the state and will be entered in the Credit Union National Association competition later this year. The award recognizes how […]
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National multiple sclerosis society lauds Lewiston doctor
LEWISTON — Dr. Alison Daigle, a provider of care for people living with multiple sclerosis in Lewiston, has been recognized as a Neurologic Care Partner through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Partners in MS Care program. This recognition honors Daigle’s commitment to providing exceptional, coordinated MS care. St. Mary’s Neurology Associates’ clinicians demonstrate a wealth […]
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Cal Thomas: No will, no way
At a time when almost no form of behavior is considered a disgrace, the long, drawn-out scenario over the debt ceiling vs. cuts in spending is disgraceful. The debt alone is a disgrace. The battle over it is worse.
