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 17, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Two friends honoring courage display theirs
John Mixon and Carlos Arredondo were nearby when the bombs went off Monday, and ran directly into the carnage as most were running away.
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PublishedApril 13, 2013
King’s first 100 days: ‘The hardest I’ve ever worked in my life’
Remaining wide-eyed in a place that thrives on cynicism, Maine’s independent senator makes an impression on both sides of the aisle.
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PublishedApril 5, 2013
Bill Nemitz: A physician tries to heal the violence
He’s 78 now – an age when most successful surgeons are enjoying the good life. But not Bob McAfee . . .
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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Fugitive rapist’s arrest hits many nerves
What happened during those 35 years on the lam? Did Gary Irving get to Maine and somehow switch off his animalistic switch? Or are there other victims we don’t know about?
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PublishedMarch 22, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Looks like LePage is awakening
Dear Governor: You’ve transformed into a perfectly rational human being. I don’t know what happened, but it’s nice to have you aboard.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2013
Bill Nemitz: ‘Kwikie’ becomes late scratch
Attention all business schools: If you’re in the market for a new case study on the perils and pitfalls of product naming, I’ve got a story for you . . .
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PublishedMarch 6, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Public colonoscopy has happy ending
An occupational hazard in my line of work is that people occasionally claim you’ve got your head up your butt . . .
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2013
New ‘playbook’ leads team to hidden strengths
Ask the members of the South Portland High basketball team and they’ll tell you weekly talks about respecting women and girls and acting like role models played a part in their run to the state title game.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2013
Bill Nemitz: New ‘playbook’ leads team to hidden strengths
As preseason pep talks go, this one left an entire team squirming . . .
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Feeling good about legal pot
Democrats and Libertarians are creating an unlikely coalition, which could finally make marijuana legal in our beloved state.
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