Alex Lear

Staff Writer

Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Topsham Police Beat: Oct. 18

Arrests 10/7 at 2:28 p.m. Thomas Verow, 27, of Old Orchard Beach, was arrested by Officer Nicholas George on Lewiston Road on a charge of operating under the influence. 10/8 at 11:57 a.m. Elliott McCray, 29, of Flushing, New York, was arrested by Officer Nicholas George on Topsham Fair Mall Road on a charge of […]

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Bath Police Beat: Oct. 18

Arrests 10/7 at 3:51 p.m. Ryan Pellegrini, 40, of Richardson Street, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Richard Ross on Richardson Street. 10/11 at 9 p.m. Robert Drovin, 50, of Heath Lane, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Ryan Kaake at an undisclosed location. Summonses 9/25 Bruce Wright, 48, of Edgecomb, was issued […]

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Brunswick Police Beat: Oct. 18

by Alex Lear

Arrests 10/7 at 12:52 p.m. Stacy Vankeuren, 37, of Independence Drive, was arrested by Officer Nicholas Bedard on Tibbetts Drive on a charge of theft. 10/8 at 10:02 p.m. Ernest O’Connor, 56, of Columbia Avenue, was arrested by Officer Patrick Scott on Pleasant Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 10/10 at 12:31 […]

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