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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PublishedNovember 2, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Suit up, Maine, in case governor’s ignorance of contagion is contagious
Gov. LePage’s behavior in response to Nurse Hickox’s non-symptoms of Ebola makes Maine, once again, look stupid.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Eliot Cutler’s hopeful side faces reality
The independent who nearly got elected in 2010 found that this year’s race for governor is much different.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Poliquin smart? Yes. But there’s a jerk factor
It’s no wonder that unfavorability rating is climbing as Election Day looms.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2014
Nemitz: Local PAC’s robocall backfires in Hampden
In a real disconnect, a political action committee crops up in a Maine town council election.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2014
Bill Nemitz: LePage’s ‘not that rich’ quip not that close to most Mainers’ reality
The governor says during a debate that those who earn $100,000 or more are ‘not that rich.’
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PublishedOctober 19, 2014
Nemitz: Windham man sees that Civil War soldier gets attention he deserves
A new headstone will be set for Cpl. Henry Farr on Sunday morning, the 150th anniversary of his death, in Scarborough.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Snarling won’t win Eliot Cutler votes
Running for statewide office is as much an exercise in humility as it is one of intellectual prowess.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Bill Nemitz: Freeport’s response to Ebola false alarm a healthy sign
While much of the U.S. is in a fever over the virus, we seem to be taking the threat in stride.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2014
Nemitz: Gov. LePage reacts to news that never was
There is no plan to transform the former Elan School in Poland into housing for unaccompanied alien children. And he could have confirmed that with a simple phone call.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2014
Massive betrayal of trust rattles a Maine community
Rusty Brace was admired for his work leading a midcoast charity, but is now accused of stealing a stunning $3.8 million.
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