Dabo Swinney is thrilled about winning another title but already eager to get started on next season.
January 2019
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Fresh tracks in Auburn
Hannah Wilson of Auburn skis on the Auburn Nordic Ski Association trails Tuesday. The association trails are groomed and maintained by volunteers to provide a place for community members, including the high school and middle school ski teams, to ski. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
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Lewiston mom: From welfare to a million-dollar business in three years
LEWISTON — Three years ago, Laura Catevenis’ daughter was a year old, they were living on $367 a month in welfare benefits and Catevenis told state workers she didn’t want to go back to work. She wanted to be the boss. “They looked at me like, ‘You’re out of your mind,’” said Catevenis, 27. “I […]
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Shutdown is felt in Maine, from small business loans to housing vouchers
The Washington stalemate has left multiple federal government agencies unfunded, and the effects are far-reaching.
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford Hospital welcomes first baby of 2019
RUMFORD — Scarlett May Pingree is the first baby born at Rumford Hospital in 2019, arriving at 2:15 a.m. Sunday. She is the first child of Tyler Pingree and Cheyenne May of Rumford and weighed 8 pounds and measured 19½ inches. The family received a bag filled with newborn essentials and a onesie with the […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury wind project seen as 'eyesore' for hikers
Bob Iles of Bethel, a member of the Mahoosuc Land Trust, provided testimony during a Maine Department of Environmental Protection hearing Monday on a proposed wind project in Roxbury that he said would hinder views from popular Whitecap Mountain in Rumford. Looking on is Kevin Martin, presiding officer of the hearing for DEP, and Assistant […]
Posted inMaine
Portland man sent to prison for running gambling operation worth millions says, ‘I was out of control’
Stephen Mardigan, 62, delivers a tearful statement during his sentencing hearing and describes his addiction to gambling in a letter to the judge.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston school superintendent Bill Webster sings out a snow day
LEWISTON — Superintendent Bill Webster had always wanted to cancel school with a song. On Tuesday, he saw his opportunity and seized it. In a one-minute video posted on YouTube, Webster croons, “You want to know, you want to know, you want to know if there’ll be school today.” He plays the piano. He plays […]
Posted inFranklin
Senior study time
Students Jacelyn Daggett of New Vineyard, left, and Madeleine Guerrette of Farmington work on their senior seminar projects Tuesday in the food court at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington (Franklin Journal photo by Dee Menear) Students Jacelyn Daggett of New Vineyard, left, and Madeleine Guerrette of Farmington work on their senior seminar projects Tuesday […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
After November's shellacking, state GOP eyes possible leadership change
AUGUSTA — Despite suffering a crushing defeat in November, the Maine Republican Party’s leadership team is seeking to remain in place for another two years. But at least two GOP lawmakers, former Maine Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason of Lisbon Falls and former state Rep. Heather Sirocki of Scarborough, are eyeing the possibility of taking […]