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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PublishedDecember 10, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Long Islanders in clear as ballot goof is uncovered
In the tight District 25 Senate race, it was a recount team that erred, by tallying 21 ballots for Cathy Manchester not once, but twice.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Keeper’s quiet power leaves Casco Bay better, but still at risk
As Joe Payne prepares to retire after 24 years as baykeeper, he warns that a crown jewel of Maine’s coastal economy faces a nitrogen threat.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2014
TV ads aim to show the human side of FairPoint strikers
Going beyond picket lines to make their case, the unions take a new tack to win the public’s support.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Troubling questions on recount jeopardize sanctity of elections
It’s important for democracy that we learn what led to 21 ‘phantom ballots’ in a Senate race, starting with an explanation from Long Island officials.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2014
On Thanksgiving, an enduring recipe for the stuff of memories
Grandma Nemitz’s stuffing, so good it makes the turkey incidental, helps to connect generations.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Two camps for legal pot in Maine going head-to-head
Legalize Maine and the Marijuana Policy Project both are pushing for a citizens initiative.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Trailblazing Maine teenager rises to Glamour heroes list
Transgender student Nicole Maines makes Glamour magazine’s list of ‘Hometown Heroes: 50 Phenomenal Women of the Year Who Are Making a Difference.’
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PublishedNovember 19, 2014
Bill Nemitz: A post-ordeal debriefing, in the words of nurse Hickox
The health care worker, who never had Ebola, has moved to Freeport, is looking for a job, gets both praise and criticism, and hopes to return to Africa someday.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2014
Election’s outcome redefines the ‘two Maines’
It’s no longer north versus south, or rich versus poor. It’s now officially urban versus rural.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Gov. LePage displays a tamer side. Let’s hope it lasts
This election showed us that, despite the past four years, the governor knows how to control what he says and how he says it.
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