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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PublishedJune 26, 2016
Bill Nemitz: First lady serves up a reason to raise wages
If Ann LePage has to waitress, times aren’t tight just for the first family.
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PublishedJune 16, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Assault rifle owners have some growing up to do
Civilians who defend owning weapons made for professional soldiers endanger all of us to indulge their fantasies.
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PublishedJune 12, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Brave artist ready for Portland – love or hate
Aaron T Stephan, commissioned to create public art for Woodfords Corner, says he likes to ride the line between acclaim and disdain for his sculptures.
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PublishedJune 8, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Sen. Collins, take a stand and disavow Donald Trump
The moderate Republican has a lot to lose by clinging to hope that the nightmare candidate will redeem himself.
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PublishedMay 29, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Bonny Eagle Robotics Team shoots high, scores
But radio inactivity at an inopportune time hurts the BERT team at the world championship in St. Louis.
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PublishedMay 25, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Here’s a slightly shocking idea for ending Gov. LePage’s lies
All that may be needed is an electrical device that gently zaps him every time he wanders away from the truth.
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PublishedMay 20, 2016
In a year marked by tragedies, Waynflete seniors host ‘play day’ for mental health
Some saw the need to offer education about suicide prevention after two of the school’s students took their own lives.
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PublishedMay 15, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Someone lead the game wardens out of the woods, back to reality
Their performance in ‘North Woods Lawless’ deserves a real panning.
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PublishedApril 28, 2016
Narcan veto override presents Maine lawmakers with a life-or-death choice
Each one can defer to Gov. Paul LePage’s dark view or do the right thing for Mainers whose lives may depend on it.
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PublishedApril 24, 2016
Bill Nemitz: A time to bear the weight of supporting our troops
On May 7 in Portland, members of the public can carry a backpack loaded with whatever weight they wish in the Husky Ruck Memorial 10K race and veterans’ scholarship fundraiser.
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