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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PublishedJune 4, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Young man’s character already has passed the toughest test
Washington Academy grad Gabe Brady became the family caretaker at too young an age.
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PublishedJune 1, 2017
Bill Nemitz: An appeal to Ayla’s killer: Listen to your conscience
Perhaps the news that her mother is seeking to have the toddler declared dead will trigger remorse in whoever removed that smiling face from this world.
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PublishedMay 28, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Tending to veterans’ graves still important
The Rivard family makes it their family business to tidy and flag the final resting places of Maine veterans.
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PublishedMay 25, 2017
Bill Nemitz: After a few misses, LePage nails argument against nips
The governor finally gets it right when he concludes that drivers throw the little booze bottles from their cars to toss evidence of drinking behind the wheel.
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PublishedMay 7, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Earbuds are fitting symbol for ever-silent Rep. Poliquin
He dons them when asked for his position on repealing the Affordable Care Act – a characteristic move from a lawmaker often loath to take a stand.
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
Bill Nemitz: LePage just can’t get over Katahdin national monument
With more anger than reason, the governor argues against the designation before a congressional committee.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Scholarships awarded at birth mean no child left in a bind
The Alfond Scholarship Foundation for the past four years has invested in each child born in Maine, no questions asked.
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PublishedApril 16, 2017
Bill Nemitz: Justice removes blindfold that masked facts in Portland murder case
The state has some explaining to do about building a case on the testimony of one legally blind witness.
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PublishedApril 2, 2017
Bill Nemitz: It’s a sure bet that casino proponent rigs the deal
Shawn Scott has hit the jackpot before at our expense.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2017
Bill Nemitz: How can we throw away perfectly good food?
United Nations findings paint a stark contrast between the world’s haves and have-nots.
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