Bill Nemitz has worked as a journalist in Maine since 1977, when he became a reporter for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville after graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He moved to Portland in 1983, working first as a reporter for the Evening Express and later as a city editor and assistant managing editor/sports for the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram. He began writing his column in 1995. While focusing on Maine people and issues, his work has taken him three times to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan, where he was embedded with members of the Maine Army National Guard and the Army Reserve; to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the 1998 referendum on the Good Friday Peace Accord; to Manhattan for the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; to the Gulf Coast for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. Nemitz is a past president of the Maine Press Association and for many years taught journalism part-time at St. Joseph's College of Maine in Standish. He also served for eight years, including three as chairman, on the board of trustees for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland. In 2004, the Maine Press Association named Nemitz Maine Journalist of the Year for his reporting on the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion in Iraq. In 2007, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the New England Newspaper Association. In 2015, Nemitz was inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame. Nemitz lives in Buxton with his wife, Andrea. They have five children and four grandchildren.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Spat over ‘spring’ water is laughable in a world awash in woe
Fortunately, an Oklahoma-based nonprofit organization lends a little global perspective.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Mary Mayhew lacks even a sliver of remorse for chilling DHHS fiasco
She ducks responsibility for the deaths of 133 of Maine’s ‘most vulnerable citizens’ on her watch – and more.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Tuning out the world, tuning in the Little League World Series
The South Portland American team is one of many reasons to watch the real boys of summer.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Maine’s elections chief sees no monsters under the bed
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says being on a national panel looking into voter fraud lets him speak up for integrity.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Bad call by LePage on cellphones, driving
Common sense says the two don’t mix, but tell that to the governor.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Chesterville couple get new home built on community action
Like many older residents of rural Maine, their housing had become substandard and seeking help did not come easily.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Maine singers’ refrain sends message of finding home
A girls chorus made up almost entirely of refugee immigrants is representing Maine at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
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PublishedJune 25, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Obamacare’s a lifeline for our smallest hospitals
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would be so ill-advised.
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PublishedJune 18, 2017
Bill Nemitz: U.S. Capitol changes from the way life should be to armed camp
Portland attorney Severin Beliveau recalls a far different era as a Capitol cop in 1960.
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PublishedJune 15, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Sen. King’s frustration at hearings a reflection of disbelief
He’s not buying witnesses’ reasons for not answering questions, and he’s incredulous that Trump’s team seems so unconcerned about Russia’s election interference.
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