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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PublishedApril 22, 2016
Harvey Lembo’s a sympathetic figure in gun debate, but shouldn’t he be charged?
The Rockland man was sending a message, not defending his home, when he shot a fleeing intruder in September.
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PublishedApril 17, 2016
Bill Nemitz: LePage ought to ‘seriously’ rethink run for Senate
The governor’s belief that he outperformed Angus King in leading Maine is unsubstantiated, and then there’s the question of living up to Senate rules of decorum.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2016
Bill Nemitz: In helping Maine’s hungry, George Mitchell remembers his roots
His humble upbringing gives him a special understanding of poverty and hardship.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2016
Bill Nemitz: A firsthand look at Portland’s nagging homeless problem
Without city funding for the HOME Team, life on the streets will get uglier for everybody.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Susan Collins keeps a level head on Supreme Court issue
Collins defies Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s order that the president’s yet-to-be-named nominee to replace Antonin Scalia be shunned by all Senate Republicans.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2016
Bill Nemitz: A restless student, a retiring teacher and a lasting bond
A former Deering High School student remembers his late English teacher Gaetano Santa Lucia for his personality, insights and enduring influence.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
Bill Nemitz: In New Hampshire, hunt for a president gets personal
In advance of the primary, the parade of politicians here inspires plain-spoken stories from true believers.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Faith endures among ruins of a razed monastery
The Islamic State destroyed St. Elijah’s in Mosul, but not the ideals that built it 1,400 years ago.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2016
Bill Nemitz: LePage and Alfond finally work together to get something done
Senate Minority Leader Justin Alfond and Gov. LePage started to talk – and ended up helping pass a bill to fight drug addiction.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2016
Bill Nemitz: No mere brain cramp, LePage ‘slip-up’ seriously damages Maine
His remark about drug dealers often impregnating ‘a young white girl before they leave’ portrays the state as a backwater of ignorance and intolerance.
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