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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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Auburn man is Salvation Army’s new advancement director
PORTLAND — The Salvation Army Northern New England Division has appointed Tom Fogarty as director of advancement. The Auburn resident, a nonprofit and foundation leader with over 25 years of experience, has held key resource development positions at leading educational institutions throughout the United States and at two of Maine’s largest health care systems, according […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Evan Yerger: Sheline ‘has his finger on the pulse of Lewiston’
As we approach the mayoral election on Nov. 7, I have been reflecting on the positive changes that I have seen in Lewiston under Carl Sheline’s leadership as mayor. Carl has his finger on the pulse of Lewiston, particularly the business community. If residents spend time walking around Lewiston I guarantee they’ll find Carl checking […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Sid Hazelton: Harmon would work hard to put Auburn back on track
Generations of dedicated professionals and volunteers have protected our drinking water supply for good reason. Clean affordable water is a primary driver for attracting and keeping businesses and industries. Studies have shown that the region has no readily viable backup public water supply. In the last six years under Jason Levesque as Auburn’s mayor, I’ve […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Rick Cailler: Clement a ‘steadfast supporter’ of Lewiston’s public safety service
The men and woman of the Lewiston Firefighters Association are proud to endorse and ask for voters’ support for the reelection of Lee Clement to City Council Ward 6. Lee has been a steadfast supporter of public safety in his 45 years of public safety service. Public safety is a key and critical component of […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Donald Michaud: Lewiston-Auburn needs a homeless shelter program
I just have been informed that the Lewiston Housing Authority has no plans for a homeless shelter in the works. There has not been any information in the newspapers, even from any other agencies or Lewiston or Auburn civic leaders, about plans for a homeless shelter. I do not believe that the problem has disappeared […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Bernie Fortier: Sheline is ‘the best choice’ for Lewiston’s mayor
I agree with so many others who have supported Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline’s reelection campaign. They have all pointed out Sheline’s many qualities as mayor, his presence at numerous city events, his work to improve our city, his work with various groups and his defense of protecting Lake Auburn. A friend of mine referred to […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
William LaRochelle: Trump is not America’s divinely anointed fixer
On Oct. 3, the news website Daily Beast published an article titled “Trump Shares Surreal Courtroom Sketch of Him Sitting Next to Jesus” (referring to his recent fraud trial in New York). The sketch was created by a fan who posted it on X, the website formerly known as Twitter. Donald Trump later posted it […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
James Cogan: Longchamps would help Lewiston council get unstuck
I’m writing to express my strong support for Susan Longchamps for Ward 2 Lewiston city councilor. Our current council is stuck, mired in the past, with arguments and missed opportunities all too frequent. Longchamps is a proven problem solver, an amazing listener and a clear thinker, able in the course of her business to see […]
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Rich Lowry: The Trump Doctrine
Donald Trump’s relatively crisis-free presidency in foreign affairs has created a sense, perhaps an accurate one, that he cowed enemies into not challenging the U.S.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Froma Harrop: You can’t stop fentanyl
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. Cheap to make, it is about 50 times as powerful as pure heroin. Of the reported 107,081 drug overdose deaths in America last year, more than two-thirds involved synthetic opioids other than methadone. A gram of fentanyl is so dangerous that experienced drug users have been known to die after making some careless dosing error.
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