LEWISTON — Jake Boyce isn’t sure what he’ll read or what he’ll wear, but Aug. 11 he’ll appear at Quiet City Books. He’ll go as his alter ego, Chartreuse. And he’ll be ready to read to children. “We’ll start the session talking about: ‘Do you know what a drag queen is? Do you like to […]
2018
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Summer spruce-up in New Auburn
Ken Blais of Rolly’s Diner in Auburn smooths gravel Thursday afternoon under a bench he just installed across the street from his business at the corner of Mill and Main streets in Auburn. Blais is a member of United New Auburn Association, which last year received a Neighborhood Challenge Grant from the city. A stipulation […]
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Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Sisters-in-law tackling Tri for a Cure together
Jamie Watson left, Beth Watson Favreau, middle, and Johanne Watson, right, will be competing in Sunday’s Tri for a Cure. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Beth Favreau needed some support. She got it from her two sisters-in-law. Favreau completed the Tri for a Cure individually last year, accomplishing a goal she had set for herself, but to […]
Posted inFranklin
'Zombie Apocalypse' theme of Kingfield Days
KINGFIELD — The annual Kingfield Festival Days brings spooky fun to town this weekend. The Zombie Apocalypse theme offers plenty of creative opportunities for parade floats and other activities over the three days. Jodi Marsden, committee chairman, said the schedule is packed with annual favorites and new activities and performances. Nearly every event and entertainment […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Enjoying outside dining in Norway
Amanda Ilsley and her sons, Nathan, center, and Bobby Ilsley, sit at a picnic table at Ari’s Pizza and Subs on Main Street on Thursday enjoying the sights and sounds of early evening. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford receives downtown project update
A Sargent Corp. worker begins saw cutting along the sidewalks Thursday on Congress Street in Rumford. The machine cuts past Good Karma Health Foods & Cafe, 72 Congress St., which has a sign in the window that reads, “The Big Dig, Rumford Style.” (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) A crew from Sargent Corp. works Thursday on the […]
Posted inCheering, sj-web, Varsity Maine
PHOTOS: Cheerleaders perfecting routines for the Lobster Bowl
Cheerleaders practice for the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic football game, at Thomas College in Waterville. The Lobster Bowl is Saturday at Thornton Academy in Saco. Tri-county area cheerleaders participating are Maggie Belleau and Maraeka Merchant of Lewiston, Abigail Blauvelt of Mountain Valley, Lauren Garand of Oak Hill, Brianna Jackson of Mt. Blue, Jazlynn Newcomb […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Slip-slidin' away at Auburn Rec Camp
Reed Heutz, 11, slips and slides the warm weather away Thursday afternoon at the Auburn Rec Camp in Pettengill Park. Auburn Rec Camp is a day camp for children in grades four through eight. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Contact for benefit supper info
HARTFORD — A story published on Page B3 on Thursday should have said the phone number for information on the benefit supper for Joel Bennett on Saturday, July 21, is 207-388-2653.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Community safety volunteers to patrol Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — As the investigation into the beating death of Donald Guisti continues after more than a month of few answers, local organizations, with help from the city, are spearheading a project to put trained community safety volunteers in Kennedy Park. The project, known as “Peace in the Park,” is the latest in a series […]