GRAY — When students return to Gray-New Gloucester Middle School this fall, they will be greeted by a new principal and vice principal. Rick Hogan, 49, has been hired as principal and Kristen Dacko, 31, will join him as assistant principal. Hogan of Brunswick was most recently principal of Maranacook Middle School in Readfield. Earlier […]
2018
Posted inBusiness
Canadians still visiting US despite trade flap
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The United States and Canada are engaged in a trade dispute, angering Canadians, but it doesn’t seem to be having an impact on tourism. Not yet, anyway. In Old Orchard Beach, popular with Quebecers, innkeepers report that Canadian tourism remains strong despite the harsh words last month when Prime […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Family anglers
Beth LeBlanc of Auburn watches her 11-year-old son, Joseph, fish Sunday at the Lake Auburn inlet. LeBlanc’s husband, David, and 9-year-old son, Thomas, were also fishing nearby. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, sj-web
Bethel society replacing Moses Mason building
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society has begun construction of a replica of an office and library that for 36 years belonged to Dr. Moses Mason. Mason (1789-1866) was one of Bethel’s most-renowned residents, according to the society. He worked as a physician and businessman, and served in many offices of public trust, including two […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Maine Event Comedy presents Leah Douglass at Bear Bones Beer
Maine Event Comedy presents Leah Douglass at Bear Bones Beer in Lewiston at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19. She’ll be joined by fellow comics Danny Jordan, Steve Cloutier and Al Ghanekar. Open mic will follow the show. Douglass was a part of last year’s Portland Comedy Festival and Women of New England Show. Jordan has performed […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Kudos: Jeanne Raymond offers behind-the-scenes support to many
LEWISTON — Jeanne Raymond has a lot of unofficial titles. She’s a “mother” to Lewiston Public Works employees, “grandmother” to teenagers on the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council and “mayor” of No Name Pond. A sign on her porch even says so. But even as city employees and Lewiston students would tell you how much she […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Bonding while welding
Manuel Levesque, 12, helps his father, Shannon Levesque, repair the tailpipe to their truck Sunday morning in downtown Lewiston. “I’m not a welder, but it will have to do,” Shannon Levesque said. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Woman fatally stabbed on Lewiston sidewalk
UPDATE: Auburn man charged with murder in stabbing death LEWISTON — A local woman died Sunday after being stabbed in front of a laundromat on Sabattus Street, police said. The victim was identified as Kimberly Dobbie, 48, who lived at Hope Haven Gospel Mission on Lincoln Street, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
UMaine professor cleared in sexual harassment cases
ORONO (AP) — A University of Maine professor who was accused of sexual harassment has been cleared. The Bangor Daily News reports that English professor Robert “Tony” Brinkley was granted access to campus last month after officials concluded an investigation. Brinkley was placed on leave on Jan. 2. University officials determined Brinkley didn’t violate the […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Hampden woman died of multiple gunshot wounds, Maine State Police say
An autopsy conducted Saturday in a Hampden murder investigation has concluded that the victim died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, Maine State Police said Saturday. Philip Clark, 55, of 557 Kennebec Road in Hampden, was charged with murder Friday in the death of the woman who lived in the same building, according to […]