Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem by Claire Hersom articulates many thoughts Mainers have had when contemplating the seasonal changes the lush fields around us undergo. Seasons of the Field For Kate O’Grady, Pittston, Maine By Claire Hersom Soon the field will stop its moving the buzzing of […]
2017
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Eats: Make it a no-fad 2017
Our experts say dieting success will come from moderation, modification and motivation. Here’s how. It’s a new year and the perfect occasion for a fresh start . . . a time when most of us vow to improve our eating habits, especially after indulging throughout the holidays. We all know it’s a challenge to achieve in […]
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New schools, hayride plea, more food, abandoned dog, heroin deaths
We look at some of the top local news stories from 2016 Say what you want about 2016, but it’s a year that will be remembered — and for a variety of reasons. Like all years that have gone before, 2016 was a mixed bag of good news and bad. As a nation, we elected […]
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‘Beautiful woodwork’ thanks to the Depression
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Construction on the upper church of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul began in 1933 and finished in 1937, 80 years ago. After work on the exterior of the structure was completed, Casavant specialists came to Lewiston to install the organ, according to basilica historian Bob […]
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Jay teen to wait and see what the political future holds
JAY — Eighteen-year-old Trevor Doiron plans to wait and see what the future holds for him in politics. He hopes to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to study political science for his undergraduate degree. Doiron was 17 and the youngest Democratic delegate of 30 from Maine and the youngest male at the National Democratic […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Top web stories of 2016
These were the most viewed stories on the web from the Sun Journal: 1. Armed Auburn woman scares off clown 2. Dying man in Durham crash: ‘Tell my family that I love them’ 3. Lewiston Middle School student killed on Main Street 4. Lewiston police raid suspected meth labs 5. Gov. Paul LePage storms out […]
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‘Officer Smiley’ relieved after Elan School story
LEWISTON — For nearly 40 years, Max Ashburn kept a secret: When he was school liaison officer for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, he helped a boy escape from the Elan School. For decades he feared what people would say, how his law enforcement colleagues would react, whether he’d get in trouble. But after telling […]
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‘Believe in Steve’ Scott: ‘We’re still here, together’
LEWISTON — Last March, Steve Scott, 47, was in critical condition in intensive care, on life support, close to death. Before he got sick, he was strong, a mason for a bricklayers’ union in the Boston area. He suddenly came down with a severe pancreatic infection. “The cause, they’re not sure,” said his wife, Linda […]
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New year brings hope for new beginnings
DEAR READERS: It’s 2017! A new year has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning. Today is the day we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s Resolutions — which were adapted […]
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Newry meeting resistance in SAD 44 withdrawal
BETHEL — Since the vote to change School Administrative District 44’s cost-sharing formula failed in November, the Newry Withdrawal Committee is moving forward with the process, but not without resistance. Residents voted Nov. 8 not to change the district’s cost-sharing formula from 100 percent valuation to 90 percent valuation and 10 percent student enrollment for […]