CHESTERVILLE — At two recent board meetings, selectmen have discussed the availability of trained firefighters to respond to emergency calls. In late November, Fire Chief John Archer told the board he had no one licensed for emergency medical service calls. Several want to take the training and two need to finish training. “People are working; […]
2017
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Shouldering the cold in Lewiston-Auburn
Tyson Roberts, 8, of Auburn rides on his dad’s shoulders through Friday’s snowfall in Lewiston. David Roberts took his son to Tyson’s mom’s house for the weekend. Because there was a 90-minute wait for a taxi, they decided to make the 30-minute walk instead. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Farmington librarian leaves position
Patrons of Farmington Public Library expressed good wishes to librarian Maurie Stockford of Mount Vernon on her last day at the library. Stockford has accepted a position as the new library director for RSU 40, comprising Waldoboro, Warren, Washington, Friendship and Union. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal)
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Lewiston CareerCenter January programs include resume writing, interview practice
LEWISTON — The Lewiston CareerCenter has released its workshop programs for January. CareerCenters can assist businesses by offering workshops on location, at local businesses or other organizations at no cost. All workshops are located at the Lewiston CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way, unless otherwise noted. Training Projects — Construction: Recruitment beginning now. Job seekers will learn about […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
The most popular stories of 2017 on SunJournal.com
Regrettably, the most popular stories on SunJournal.com tend to be about death and destruction. And the story about what happened to Tom Johnston fit that characterization. Two stories about his disappearance and death made the SunJournal.com top 10 list. On a more positive note, readers around the world enjoyed the story (and video) of how […]
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Merger, Gallant among area’s top 10 stories of 2017
Try describing 2017 in a concise way. We dare you. In Maine, as in the rest of the country, it was a year that started with a loud and often ugly political debate that never seemed to end. There were scandals of all kinds and tragedies almost too immense to bear. Locally, the idea to […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Modern square dancing classes at Martel Elementary
LEWISTON — In one evening of modern square dancing, people can get 5,000 to 8,000 steps without ever thinking about the exercise. Dancing also engages the mind, relieves stress and includes people in a larger community of dancers throughout Maine, New England and internationally. It’s time to erase the old image of square dancing from […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Dr. Jan Kippax cleared of remaining charges by dental board
AUGUSTA — After five days of testimony spread across three months, Maine’s dental overseers Friday threw out the remaining charges against Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax. James Belleau, the attorney for Kippax, credited members of the Maine Board of Dental Practice for listening to the evidence, especially the testimony of two experts who backed Kippax, […]
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Science stories you may have missed in 2017
This year it was easy for any story about science or nature to get, quite literally, eclipsed. When the world wasn’t fixated on the total solar eclipse that traversed the continental U.S., scientists were making headlines by marching through major U.S. cities. But there were many other important if less publicized events, ideas, trends, problems […]
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Endangered Species act written, became law under Nixon
When President Richard Nixon asked my old boss at the Smithsonian Institution to loan me, then the institution’s head of environmental sciences, to the White House, I took on what may seem like an impossible task: write and help enact one of the country’s most important environmental laws. But I did, and the bill passed […]