How about a big thank you to Kathy Montejo, Lewiston’s wonderful city clerk, and her hard-working staff and volunteers for another successful election season. My husband and I have every confidence in this team, that our votes will be counted with great care and accuracy even during an election like this one, with thousands of […]
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.
Community briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 11
SeniorsPlus hosting cyber awareness webinar LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus is hosting an AT&T Cyber Aware Webinar Tech Training to help keep Maine’s older adults safe while online at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. SeniorsPlus, AT&T External Affairs and tech experts will be on hand to answer questions. To register for the Zoom webinar, either call 207-795-4010 […]
Bob Mennealy: Pleased with election results
Thank the lord, it appears that Trump’s four years of divisiveness are over, and that Rep. Golden won reelection. That hopefully dampens Paul LePage’s appetite to subject Maine to more of his own brand of discord, which would distract us from fighting a winning battle against COVID-19 which, while painful, must be fought. Governor Mills […]
Kathleen Boothby: Thanks for help after fall
I would like to thank the women shopping at Kohls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, who helped me when I fell in the store. I thought my Rollator brakes were locked in place, but apparently they were not. I lost my balance and tried to sit down, but ended up slipping off the seat and onto […]
Richard “Dick” Pickett: Thanks for re-election to state House
To all my friends and neighbors in Maine House District 116, a very sincere “thank you.” I asked them for a fourth and final House term, and they resoundingly showed their approval of my work. I have spent six years listening to their ideas and fighting hard to bring our blended viewpoints to Augusta. Our […]
Community briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 10
Veterans plaza dedication to go virtual due to virus BRUNSWICK —The Veterans Plaza Organizing Committee has announced a major change to the Veterans Day, Nov. 11, dedication ceremony. To conform to the new COVID-19 regulations, the celebration will go on as planned, but will be staged off site and with no audience. Instead, starting at […]
Trinity Jubilee Center receives Avangrid $20,000 grant
LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center has received a $20,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation in partnership with Central Maine Power. The grant will support the center’s soup kitchen and food pantry. These programs are seeing increased need during the COVID-19 pandemic: more than 25,000 meals, 4,000 bags of groceries and 28,000 diapers have been […]