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Working: Common Grounds Cafe in Lewiston offers teens business experience

The pay-what-you-can coffee shop is in the heart of the downtown Tree Streets neighborhood.

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‘I look forward to it every day:’ longtime Sun Journal readers reflect on newspaper

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A former Auburn man’s high-flying ‘airship’ caught the world’s attention in 1897

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Bethel man surrenders to police in Rumford

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Cause for Laughter: Healing pain through comedy

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The challenges and joys of raising a pet just to give it away

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Dissociative identity disorder often misrepresented in media
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Friendship evaporated amidst shoplifting and shortchanging
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Looking Back on May 16
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Leo: Set high standards and discuss plans with someone you can rely on for good advice.
Sun Spots Posted: 12:00 AM

Reader giving away equipment for black-and-white photography
Connections Posted: 12:00 AM

Wales student makes Belhaven University dean’s list
Columns & Analysis Posted: 12:00 AM

Why Wall Street can’t escape the culture wars
Columns & Analysis Posted: 12:00 AM

A recession won’t be as scary as it sounds
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Rangers score in overtime to beat Penguins in Game 7
Sports Posted: Yesterday at 10:24 PM

Mavericks storm past Suns to win Game 7
News Posted: Yesterday at 8:02 PM

Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls group to discuss issues facing communities
Business Posted: Yesterday at 7:56 PM

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UMF students hold sit-in, call for Chancellor Malloy’s resignation
- Nine faculty positions eliminated at UMF cut from humanities and social sciences
- University of Maine at Augusta faculty senate votes no confidence in presidential search, system chancellor

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Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33
- Jesse Harvey, advocate for people battling substance abuse, dies of possible overdose
- Inaugural safe syringe exchange program in Lewiston honors founder’s legacy

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‘A very difficult day’: St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center to end maternity services

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Bruins top Hurricanes to force a Game 7

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Area roundup: Late run separates St. Dom’s softball from MCI

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Softball: Leavitt homers three times in road win at Lewiston

Legacy of Pain

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The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems

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‘What we’re really dealing with is a trauma epidemic’: Multiple resources needed to address opioid crisis

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A work injury and a prescription. One Maine woman’s story of the cycle of addiction

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As state tightened opioid access, illegal drug trade created a deadly new era in Maine’s opioid crisis

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At the root of an epidemic in Maine: a prescription pad

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‘Lucky to be alive right now’: Rumford man credits doctors, awareness, luck for avoiding addiction

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The challenges and joys of raising a pet just to give it away

It can be difficult, falling in love with an animal and then giving it away. But a growing number of Maine pet fosterers say the rewards are doggone wonderful.

Franklin County budget panel to hear from nonprofit organizations

Money requested for social service agencies, economic development.

Bethel man surrenders to police in Rumford

Jeremiah Adams, 47, is facing four charges, including criminal threatening with a firearm.

Hartford man appealing 2021 murder conviction

Rondon Athayde was sentenced to 50 years for killing his longtime girlfriend at their home.

A recession won’t be as scary as it sounds

Recessions always have a human cost. It may be some small comfort, though, that a mild recession in the near term means you can avoid a very bad recession in the future.

Fairfield and Unity residents express concerns over scope of ‘forever chemicals’ contamination at town halls with Erin Brockovich

At two weekend town halls to discuss 'forever chemical' contamination with consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, Fairfield and Unity residents expressed concerns about the scope of the contamination — if they should be worried about their kids, their food and their health.

Seasonal businesses in central Maine struggle to find workers as economic conditions improve

The national economy is humming and companies are ramping up hiring, but seasonal businesses in central Maine continue to struggle to find enough help as they prepare for the busy summer months.

Auburn police to increase presence around Bonney Park

The latest fray happened Monday night when a fight involving several young adults spilled over from Lewiston and ended with two people assaulted at Moulton Field in Auburn.