On Monday, the children at the East End Community Grade School in Portland, Maine, wrote sympathy cards to their two fellow classmates whose father was killed at one of the crime scenes in Lewiston. The father also had two older sons and a spouse. The two older boys witnessed their father’s murder. Fortunately, these four […]

To the heartbroken people of Lewiston, Maine: I wrap my arms around you all and ever so lovingly and gently welcome you all into “The Club” that you never wanted to join. We all wish it didn’t exist and none of us wanted to be in it. Pathetically, it is not in the least exclusive […]

After last week’s devastating shooting in Lewiston, Maine, my heart echoed with pain, recalling the haunting day of May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Each incident, from Uvalde to Santa Fe, Parkland, and Columbine, pierces our souls with the same question: How did we let this cycle of violence persist? The anguish deepens as we […]

Minot is a multi-generational community filled with hardworking families and elders, who have called this town home for decades. At the heart of it all is our school, Minot Consolidated School. Residents, their children and grandchildren — my children included — are Minot Mustangs. Many families have moved into Minot because of MCS and its […]

As a steward at the Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary, I am writing to support my friend David Chittim for the Ward 6 Lewiston City Council seat. David is a retired civil engineer and land surveyor who I helped survey the Thorncrag Sanctuary in 2016. Based on his many civic activities, like his leadership in the Androscoggin […]

As part of the Maine Mayors Coalition, we have had the pleasure of working with Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque on a range of statewide issues important to each of our cities for the last three years. Jason always looks at the big picture and what solutions will work best for our entire state, not just […]

Voting to reelect Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline is a must. He listens to the people of Lewiston. He seeks solutions not revolutions. I will share the following example. When I met him, I had a conversation about Lewiston seniors not being represented in Lewiston. Being a 30-year member of AARP and attending monthly meetings at […]

I’m voting for Jeff Harmon for Auburn’s mayor, and for different at-large and Ward 5 Auburn city councilors. Here is why. The current mayor is completing his third term. In that time he has handpicked a City Council, Planning Board, Auburn Water District, and other boards to ensure a majority of votes to promote his […]

The Lewiston City Council needs Billie Jayne Cooke. She believes it takes real, thoughtful action to improve the safety and quality of life of all Lewiston’s residents. She listens to her potential future constituents in Ward 5 who are expressing the need for change. She would work for consensus, with civility and respect for her […]

I am writing in the hope my fellow Auburn residents vote for Leroy Walker for Ward 5 city councilor on Nov. 7. He has done so much for the New Auburn area, from saving the St. Louis bells to spearheading the new clock tower and Anniversary Park, where the Hello-Ween event and Santa’s arrival to […]