LEWISTON — Clients of a former Brunswick lawyer who allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars of their money are likely to be reimbursed, at least in part, by a statewide lawyers fund aimed at bolstering public confidence in the legal profession, according to a lawyer at the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. […]
2019
Posted inRiver Valley
Recycling company collecting clothing, shoes from town waste stations
Clothing bins at the Mexico transfer/recycling station, River Valley Crossing in front of Marden’s in Rumford and The Sudsury laundromat in Dixfield hold clothing to be recycled by a New Hampshire company. (Submitted photo) RUMFORD — Bins to collect clothing and shoes have been delivered to the Transfer Station as part of a New Hampshire […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Greene man gives barred owl a second chance
AUBURN — Thanks to a perceptive good Samaritan, a young barred owl will live to see another day. Rick Hudson of Greene was driving his truck on Hotel Road in Auburn on Saturday when he saw something in the road. “I wasn’t sure what it was, and it dawned on me once I passed it,” […]
Posted inBusiness, Oxford Hills, sj-web
CN Brown gives to Norway food pantry
CN Brown Co.’s corporate office team came together in December to gather food for the food pantry at the Episcopal Church in Norway. Team members brought in a nonperishable food item each day of the month, eventually gathering an estimated $500 worth of food, which was delivered on Christmas Eve. From left are employees Pat […]
Posted inFranklin
Bristol Paige is FMH's first baby of 2019
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]