Stephen Mardigan, 62, delivers a tearful statement during his sentencing hearing and describes his addiction to gambling in a letter to the judge.
2019
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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inMaine
Lewiston man sentenced for having sexually explicit material of child
Arthur D. Howe, 49, was sentenced to six months imprisonment, two years probation and will have to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Posted inMaine
Whitefield woman who beat father with fire poker, firewood in Randolph pleads guilty to assault
Briana L. Rideout, 21, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for attack.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Another snow day in Lewiston
Timmy Ellingwood, 7, of Lewiston slides Tuesday on his Sled Legs at Pettengill Park in Auburn. The second-grader at Acadia Academy and his two siblings had a snow day from school. Ellingwood’s Sled Legs were a Christmas gift from his grandparents Linda and Jerry Ellingwood of Norway. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
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Maine songwriter Amy Allen is ‘through-the-roof excited’ to have her first No. 1 hit
‘Without Me’ by Halsey reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Government shutdown a stinging blow to Maine’s craft breweries
The federal bureau that approves company expansions and beer labels for out-of-state sales has been closed since Dec. 22, preventing breweries from introducing new releases outside Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, sj-web
Barclaycard to close Wilton call center, leaving 227 out of work
WILTON — The town’s largest employer will shut down March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs. Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Tuesday afternoon Barclaycard is closing its Wilton call center. She said the Board of Selectpersons has scheduled an emergency meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the closure and coordinate services for the employees. […]