Holiday pick-up meal being offered to Auburn residents AUBURN — Auburn’s Age-Friendly Community Committee, together with the Auburn Recreation Department and Auburn resident Matt Leonard, invite Auburn residents to have a “Special Christmas and New Year’s Meal.” The free pick-up meal of three finger rolls (chicken, egg, or ham), chips, a bismarck and water, will […]
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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Winthrop High School lists first-quarter honors
WINTHROP — Winthrop High School has announced the first-quarter honor roll as follows: High Honors Seniors: Kerrigan Anuszewski, Jenna Buzzell, Hannah Duley, Colby Emery, Owen Foster, Rowan Goebel-Bain, Noah Grube, Landen Huff, Chase Keezer, Dana Lesko, Ella Michaud, Nathan Miller, Fisher Parker, Teresa Siniak. Juniors: Sarah Adam, Anna Berkes, John Ellis, Justin Ferguson, Eleanor Folsom, […]
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Bob Mennealy: Collins must live up to promises
It was refreshing to see in an otherwise nasty election cycle that a couple of Mainers, Bill Cohen and Jared Golden, could lift themselves out of the muck. First, Cohen endorsed Golden as clearly the best candidate, then Golden — a combat veteran — endorsed Trump’s plan to remove U.S. troops from the Afghan war. […]
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Emergency food, shelter program grants available for 2 counties
LEWISTON — United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that it has been selected to administer grants for Androscoggin and Oxford counties from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to aid in the local fight against homelessness and hunger. The grants will be administered by a local board comprised of area nonprofit leaders, […]
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Richard Whiting: Trump’s personal ATM machine
Trump’s personal ATM machine, i.e., his devoted followers, has moved on to post-election “donations,” allegedly for legal challenges to election results. However, of the $200-plus million slush fund raised since the election, only about $9 million has actually gone to that. To add insult to injury, only individual contributions in excess of $6,000 actually go […]
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Sevigny named diocese’s Hispanic Ministry director
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has appointed Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., as the Diocese of Portland’s new director of the Office of Hispanic Ministry, effective immediately. A Sanford native, Sevigny has served in the office since August. He succeeds Sr. Patricia Pora, RSM, who stepped down as director after more than a decade of […]
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St. Dominic Elementary School lists honor students
LEWISTON — The following students in grades three through five were named to the first-quarter honor roll at Saint Dominic Academy’s Elementary School preschool through grade five. High Honors Grade Three: Max Belanger, Brooklyn Dunbar, Bradley Follansbee, Connor Langan, Ava Langlais, Paxton Lynn, Anthony St. Pierre, Jielin Wu. Grade Four: Julia Andrews, Gretchen Dunbar, Patrick […]
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Bill Press: Forget the Republican Party: It’s dead
No institution lasts forever. They get too old, too big, too tired. Eventually, they outlive their usefulness and forget their original purpose. When that happens, the best thing you can do for them is pull the plug. It’s time to pull the plug on the Republican Party. Because, let’s face it, the Republican Party we […]
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Cal Thomas: Trump is still winning on the economy
Some people can’t handle success. The latest jobs report shows that despite the pandemic, President Trump’s policies of lower taxes and reducing regulations continue to work. Raising taxes and imposing regulations, as Joe Biden has pledged to do, has historically had the opposite effect, but there are people who continue to deny the history, believe […]
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Jay-Livermore Falls Lions Club shares recipes as fundraiser
JAY — The Jay-Livermore Falls Lions Club has prepared a cookbook of favorite recipes of members and friends as a fundraiser to replace fundraising activities such as the annual home show and yard sale that have been curtailed by the pandemic. The cookbook is for sale to members and the public at a cost of […]