BRUNSWICK — Norway Savings Bank has appointed Ashley Morrill and Christine MonteCalvo as market supervisors to serve the bank’s two Brunswick branches (83 Maine St. and 14 Gurnet Road) and its Topsham branch (47 Topsham Fair Mall Road). Morrill has been with Norway Savings since 2021, most recently as a customer relations representative II at […]
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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Ellen Gibson: The American Dream is our north star
My partner was diagnosed with leukemia this summer, starting a journey of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. When his immune system crashed two weeks after the chemo, he spent nine days in the hospital receiving intravenous antibiotics to keep him alive. It was a harrowing summer through a lot of unknowns. So many people helped us through […]
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Katherine Perron: Vote Kouzounas, Theriault for U.S. Senate, House
On Oct. 6, 2023, we arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, for a three-week vacation to visit our son, daughter-in-law and five grandchildren. On Oct. 7, the war began. When we returned home two weeks later, I wrote a letter to U.S. Sen. Angus King encouraging him to support Israel. His first reply was positive. However, […]
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Adrian Dowling: In defense of Lewiston’s ‘mushies’ mural message
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb — known for such hits as “Wichita Lineman” and “MacArthur Park” — was so inspired by the beauty and adventure of hot air ballooning that he wrote “Up, Up and Away” in 1967. The song was recorded by The 5th Dimension later that year, and it won four Grammy awards in 1968. […]
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Bob Duplessie: Bryant a champion for western Maine
I support Bruce Bryant for Maine Senate. He is a champion representing the citizens of western Maine. I’ve known him for many years and served with him in the Maine House of Representatives for two terms (1998-2002) before he moved on to be a senator. Bruce was a strong supporter of educational opportunities for all, […]
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Associate attorney joins Lewiston law firm
LEWISTON — Christian A. Jones has joined the Skelton Taintor & Abbott firm’s family law group as an associate attorney. Jones graduated from Franklin and Marshall College and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maine School of Law. His background includes work as a student attorney at the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic’s […]
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Topsham resident joins Auburn real estate firm
AUBURN — Topsham resident Emma Noonan has joined Fontaine Family — The Real Estate Leader. The Steep Falls native has a background in customer service and a bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Southern Maine.
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Virginia Starbird: Theft of political signs won’t change election results
Theft of political signs on someone’s private property is not only theft, but harassment and intimidation. My friend who lives across the street from Bates College had two Harris signs on private property. They were there at 10 p.m., and at 3:30 a.m. the dog started barking, and lo and behold the Kamala Harris signs […]
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Craig Saddlemire: Rotundo supports families
Peggy Rotundo is a proven leader who has helped create policies that support families in Lewiston and across Maine. Through her work on the Appropriations Committee, she ensured there was funding for Maine’s Child and Dependent Tax Credit, which helps to reduce the child poverty rate, supports Mainers living with disability, and also supports people […]
