Alex Lear

Portland

Opinion Page Editor at Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME)

Opinion page editor for the Sun Journal, a musician, an artist, an introvert who craves attention.

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Articles

Maine arts organizations face sudden loss of federal grants

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex Lear

Wilhelmina Smith was shocked — but later said she maybe shouldn’t have been too shocked — when she got an email late Friday night from the National Endowment for the Arts. The email informed Smith, artistic director of the Salt Bay Chamberfest, that the NEA was terminating a $20,000 grant to support the annual Damariscotta classical chamber music festival.
‘Definitely human’ students connect with author during alien-inspired visit

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex Lear

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‘Definitely human’ students connect with author during alien-inspired visit

1 week ago | sunjournal.com | Alex Lear

SOUTH PORTLAND — Author and illustrator X. Fang arrived at Dr. Waldo T. Skillin Elementary School this week and found an alien invasion. The hallway to the library was lined with neon portraits of aliens in all shapes and sizes — some with antennas poking out of curly hair, others with six eyes or extra arms and legs.
Mainers join in nationwide protests against Trump administration

1 week ago | sunjournal.com | Alex Lear

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Maine’s state revenues expected to level off, then decline in future years

1 week ago | sunjournal.com | Alex Lear

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Maine’s state revenues expected to level off, then decline in future years

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex Lear

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Federal cuts to AmeriCorps jeopardize more than 120 positions in Maine

1 week ago | sunjournal.com | Alex Lear

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Federal cuts to AmeriCorps jeopardize more than 120 positions in Maine

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex Lear

Community organizations in Maine are scrambling to respond to nationwide cuts to the AmeriCorps program that have put more than 120 positions here in jeopardy and that could result in a loss of public services. About two dozen states, including Maine, have joined a federal lawsuit over the dismantling of the federal program after an announced Friday that it would be canceling nearly $400 million in grants.
Dr. Nirav Shah to speak at UMF graduation May 10

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex Lear

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Maine announces record $8M in state climate resilience grants

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Alex Lear

KENNEBUNKPORT – During last winter’s storms, rising seas drove the Kennebunk River to a record 11 feet and washed away dozens of local roads, sandy beaches, and private homes, reaching such ferocity that it stripped the signature red shingles off a historic beachside hotel. On Thursday, Kennebunkport became one of 166 towns to win a combined $8 million in state climate resilience grants, representing the state’s largest ever round of local funding to prepare for the effects of climate change.