FALMOUTH — Darlene Field, 75, was at a time in her life when she needed to reinvent herself, so she went back to work. She’s been working at Couleur Collection, a women’s clothing store in the Shops at Falmouth Village on Route 1, for nearly five months and said the working environment is just what she […]
2018
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Patriots run over Bills, win 10th straight AFC East title
New England became the first franchise in NFL history to earn playoff berths in 10 straight seasons
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Santa Claus is biking to town
With Christmas carols playing from his smartphone, Santa Claus, known to family and friends as Dennis Richardson, rides his bicycle and waves to passers-by Sunday morning on Route 4 in Auburn. “I do this every year,” Richardson said of his beard and red suit. He said he rides for Bikes for Tots and has ridden with Patrick […]
Posted inMaine
Mainer robbed at gunpoint in Hartland after responding to social media ad, police say
Police say suspects stole cash and fled on foot after an assault and robbery on Brown Road in Hartland.
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
A wider river runs through it
After Friday’s heavy rain and temperatures in the 50s, the Little Androscoggin River swells Saturday in South Paris, threatening to flood residences near the river’s confluence with Stony Brook — near the junction of routes 117 and 119. (Sun Journal photo by Abigail Austin)
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Nation / World, News
Asylum seekers travel to Portland in droves, overwhelming city services
The city stands apart for the help offered to those fleeing persecution, but migrants’ numbers have deluged shelters and attorney caseloads.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Next step for Mike Michaud after Congress: His local select board
Never one to stop serving, the former Maine representative with deep ties to East Millinocket looks to help rebulid the mill town.
Posted inNews
From Angola to Portland, a migrant family’s treacherous journey to freedom
Fleeing violence back home, a father shepherds his family through a 13,100-mile trek into jungles and raging waters, bound for refuge in Maine.
Posted inObituaries
Joseph Guy Yvon Pelletier
AUBURN – Joseph Guy Yvon Pelletier, 86, of Auburn, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Nov. 28, 2018, at Marshwood Center in Lewiston. He was born in Riviere-Bleue, Quebec, Canada on Jan. 2, 1932, to Isaie Pelletier an American and Isabelle (Beaulieu) Pelletier a Canadian. At a very young […]
Posted inObituaries
Lucie Bisson
MECHANIC FALLS -, 61, of Mechanic Falls, peacefully passed away on Thursday Dec. 20, 2018, at her home with her loving family at her side after battling courageously with cancer for a short time. She was born in Fort Dix, N.J. on Jan. 31, 1957, a daughter of the late Camille and Jacqueline (Roy) St. […]