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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PublishedJanuary 20, 2019
Bill Nemitz: Dangerous times at Cheverus High
In 1978 and 1979, no fewer than five predatory men worked simultaneously at the school.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2019
Bill Nemitz: Sen. Collins should stand up to the leaders of her party
The current federal shutdown is a bad idea. How about doing something about it, Senator?
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Bill Nemitz: It’s a day for trailblazers – past, present and future
As Janet Mills prepares to take the oath to become Maine’s first female governor, she recalls the encouragement she received as a child from another pioneer, Margaret Chase Smith.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Bill Nemitz: Feathered friends offer respite from chaos
Of chickadees, loons and a great black hawk, and their capacity to thrill us.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2018
Bill Nemitz: Clinic a ray of hope for those with failing sight
A not-so-retired ophthalmologist and the Iris Network’s Low Vision Clinic are there for people who need more than eyeglasses.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2018
Bill Nemitz: After votes are counted, Shawn Moody and Bruce Poliquin present a study in contrast
In defeat, Moody took the high road; so far, at least, defeated 2nd District Rep. Poliquin has not.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2018
Bill Nemitz: Poliquin faces uphill battle for House seat
Republicans overlook the document that will likely land Jared Golden on Capitol Hill: the Constitution of the United States.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2018
Bill Nemitz: Town of Millinocket reinvents itself – and its Memorial Library
The Maine Library Association’s recognition of Matt DeLaney as the state’s top librarian marks another step forward for a northern Maine community that refuses to fade back into the forest.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Bill Nemitz: Let’s take a better shot at enforcing existing gun laws, even for lawmakers
Maine issues hunting permits and maintains records of felony convictions. Why not cross-check them so a state legislator and others barred from possessing weapons can’t get away with ignoring the law?
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PublishedOctober 28, 2018
Bill Nemitz: If you’re Alan Caron, waking up is so very hard to do
The obvious question: Why have you not withdrawn as promised?
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