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 9, 2015
Bill Nemitz: Anti-Muslim talk in Maine coming from the clueless
Two state legislators and others like them could unwittingly serve as recruiters for the terrorists they condemn.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2015
Bill Nemitz: Just a sign of the times in Lewiston? Not to one mayoral candidate
While an unthinking landlord and others give the city a bad name, Ben Chin sees colors and cultures working together.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2015
Bill Nemitz: Good Will-Hinckley drama puts truth about LePage in spotlight
Even the governor’s loyalists must see that his interference in Mark Eves’ job search is outside the pale.
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PublishedMay 22, 2015
Bill Nemitz: Veto says LePage doesn’t trust Maine hunters
Maine’s chief executive apparently suffers from selective trust deficit.
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PublishedApril 17, 2015
Republicans in Maine Senate just keep turning right
Logic would suggest that they would actually be governing. But at least a few of them can’t seem to help themselves.
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PublishedApril 15, 2015
Bill Nemitz: Litter reduced at the source, now let’s deal with the slobs
Maybe Portland’s new ordinances on disposable bags and foam containers will rekindle a social conscience intent on keeping America beautiful.
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PublishedApril 10, 2015
Bill Nemitz: Why do so many Mainers want to carry concealed weapons?
Passage of a bill before the Legislature would mean more armed people walking the streets of Maine, not fewer.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2015
Bill Nemitz: ‘Uncle Sam’ charged with acting truly un-American
The Portland man who dresses up as the character during tax season has been terrorizing an Iraqi neighbor over his race and ethnicity, the AG’s Office says.
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PublishedDecember 9, 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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PublishedNovember 20, 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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