I support Megan Parks’ run for the at-large seat on the Lewiston School Committee. She uses her head and her heart in decision making. This is good. She thinks about the consequences of the actions the board takes. This is better. Every election she brings the “worms out of the woodwork” who name call her […]

I moved to Lewiston a year ago. I admit that initially, some things about my Ward 5 neighborhood made me uneasy; I had never lived among so many folks struggling to get by. But I knew that my unease said more about me than it said about others, and I’ve come to embrace my neighborhood. […]

There are a few things I haven’t seen on Pine Tree Power commercials. First, Central Maine Power is in the process of building a billion-dollar transmission line to Massachusetts. Is this going to be included in the takeover, and if so, does that mean it will be $14.5 billion bond? Pine Tree Power will not […]

I have known Eryn Leclair for 15 years. If there is one thing I can say about her, it is that she stands up for what she believes in and would advocate for those who wish to have their concerns and needs represented at the city level. Eryn would be a great representative for Ward […]

I’m not a Lewiston resident, and therefore my opinion may be quickly discounted, but I’ve known Lewiston City Council candidate David Chittim for 36 years. I was referred to him by a mutual friend when I was in deep distress, and he came across with flying colors. He’s man of his word and follow-through on […]

It’s a sad and pathetic day when the citizens of Lewiston are allowing two elected officials to control by intimidation and force the rest of the City Council. When they can do whatever they want without consequences — regardless of established laws. If they say it’s okay, then I suppose it is. I always thought […]

Lewiston residents who are tired of the ongoing corruption within the City Council should voice their displeasure and vote its members out of office. Ron and Kathy Jacques, Lewiston

Current Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline has for many years been a community-engaged business owner. He has admirably continued and broadened his concern for the community as an elected official, attending community events and regularly talking with a variety of people on the streets — he listens, and learns from them. Additionally, he works diligently with […]

I’m supporting David Chittim for the Ward 7 City Council seat in Lewiston. David is a retired engineer, has amazing attention to detail, and does his homework. David chairs the Historic Preservation Review Board, on which I serve, and am aware of his skills. David is courteous, thoughtful, smart, curious and articulate. He has donated […]

The Sun Journal reported in 2022 that Lewiston City Councilors Lee Clement and Rick LaChapelle secretly drafted a racist resolution, then planned to suspend council rules and vote it through. The resolution was designed to keep Lewiston schools from teaching critical race theory, a graduate-level law school course. Critical race isn’t taught to K-12 anywhere […]