Last week, President Donald Trump forced us to address the easy question about climate change and winter cold. No — experts loudly responded to a Trump tweet – unusual cold in one region of the globe during winter does not mean the globe as a whole is not warming. The far harder question is how […]
2018
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Junior Division Gendron & Gendron 43, KDL Construction 24 Gendron & Gendron: Issac Gautier led scoring with 18 points, followed by Jacob Grealish with 13 points, Reminisce Fournier with eight points, Abigal Seddon with four points, and Jack Brocke with two points. KDL Construction: Connor Irish led scoring with eight points. Also scoring was Issac […]
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FEMA Urges Preparedness Ahead of Major Winter Storm
WASHINGTON – Winter weather is already affecting some parts of the nation, but as an intense winter storm forms off the eastern coast, residents are encouraged to take the storm seriously, and to act now to prepare homes and families for potential impacts. FEMA, from its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and through its regional […]
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L-A College to offer more degrees
Lewiston-Auburn College will offer expanded degree programs through a new partnership between the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine at Augusta. UMA is enrolling students at the Lewiston campus in business administration and public administration degree programs. Registration has started for classes beginning on Jan. 22. In addition, UMA will offer baccalaureate […]
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Bobcat Beat: Bates women gearing up for NESCAC season
Bates College’s Melanie Binkhorst looks to the basket past Husson University’s Sami Ireland as she shoots the ball during the game at Bates College last weekend. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Nor rain, nor sleet, nor bomb cyclone … The Bates College women’s basketball team held a practice Thursday morning, despite the weather that shut down a […]
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Bridgton Hospital welcomes first baby of 2018
Bridgton Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2018, Isaiah William Wyman, at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2. Isaiah weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. He is the son of Tyler Wyman and Danielle Parrish of Cornish. Isaiah joins his siblings Leah, Laila and Wyatt. The family received a diaper bag with newborn essentials […]
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Rangeley voters to consider airport runway extension
RANGELEY — Voters are expected to decide Tuesday whether they want to extend the runway at the town airport by 1,100 feet to accommodate LifeFlight of Maine’s medical airplane. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Office. LifeFlight, through the Federal Aviation Administration, is proposing the extension to allow its King Air B200 […]
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Auburn sports tourism study completed
AUBURN — The results of a sports tourism study commissioned by city officials in September will be presented to the City Council and public next week. According to city officials, the study done by Arizona sports consulting firm Huddle Up Group lays out Auburn’s strengths and weaknesses as it hopes to become a regional destination […]
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Lewiston-Auburn bus service ridership growing after slow start
AUBURN — In the first six months of its new bus service in Lewiston-Auburn, Concord Coach Lines has connected about 10,000 people to Portland and beyond. Ben Blunt, vice president of Concord Coach Lines, said Thursday that ridership on the new Lewiston-Auburn service had an expected slow start, but has been picking up, especially around the […]
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Fontaine Realty helps grant wish
Fontaine Realty held its annual Bid for Wishes Silent Auction this year and raised $7,132 for Make-A-Wish Maine. With the help of other local business owners, they were able to grant the wish of a Maine child with a life-threatening illness. The silent auction is held in memory of Nolan Thomas Williams, who died of […]