FARMINGTON — Bristol Paige, the first baby born at Franklin Memorial Hospital in 2019, arrived at 3:40 a.m. Jan. 1. Bristol Paige weighed 7 pounds, 10.8 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long. JennieLea Hanna of Franklin Health Women’s Care and nurse Natasha Foster attended the natural birth. Bristol Paige’s parents Larissa and Jason of Rumford […]
January 2019
Posted inMark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Knuckleheads and knuckle sandwiches
Back in the day, as a rule I’d go to every downtown fight I heard about over the police scanner. It’s not that I’m a fan of random violence, mind you. No need to write that angry letter to the editor. I tend to prefer fisticuffs in the boxing ring, on the hockey rink or […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Shoveling in the new year
Maggie Esposito clears the snow from her Lewiston driveway on New Year’s Day. A plow driver from St. Laurent & Sons Excavation saw Esposito struggling with the wet heavy snow and made a few passes to help her. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
Posted inNews, River Valley
Reception Thursday for new Rumford police chief and town manager
Chief Tony Milligan and Manager Stacy Carter are longtime town employees.
Posted inGuides, Outdoors, Things to Do
40 Most Beautiful Places in Maine
How many of the state’s natural wonders and scenic spots have you visited? We’ve just added 5 more – Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge, Belgrade Lakes, Chimney Pond, Sebago Lake State Park and Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary – so get going.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Police say a device with a lens found in women's locker room at Bates College
LEWISTON — An investigation is underway into a suspicious device with a lens that was found in the women’s locker room at Bates College. Lewiston police said the device is something anyone could buy at a store, but they wouldn’t say where it was in the locker room. A lieutenant said his investigating officer took […]
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First Maine baby of 2019 is a girl born in Presque Isle
Karly Drue Williams beats out Lev McGuckin, who was born in Portland, by just a few minutes.
Posted inPolitics
LePage pardons former legislator for felony drug trafficking
Former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, lost his re-election bid last fall after Democrats revealed he had a felony drug conviction 35 years ago, then hunted when he was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, records show.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Credit union raises $865 for ending hunger
JAY— OTIS Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that a raffle for its sponsored Christmas tree was recently able to raise $865 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger in Maine. The tree, decorated by a committee of OTIS FCU employees, was displayed at the Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd Annual […]