Over the last year, the City Council has partnered with two fledgling organizations to develop three city properties into housing cooperatives, which are owned and managed by residents, not a landlord.
2020
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 28
Dec. 28, 1814: A convention of Democrat-Republicans from several Oxford County towns is convened. Outraged about the inability of the federal government to expel the British from eastern Maine during the ongoing War of 1812, about the Massachusetts authorities’ unwillingness to aid in that effort, they conclude that the only sensible course of action to […]
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Posted inMaine
Donations adding up for toy fund
Donors to the Press Herald Toy Fund dug deep this year, pushing the year-to-date total over $240,000. The outpouring of generosity couldn’t have come at a better time for the many families who needed help to give their children some joy and a sense of normalcy at the holidays. There is no time limit on […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Androscoggin County police log: Dec. 27
Androscoggin County • Brittany Wallace, 27, of Auburn, on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release, 10:41 p.m. Saturday on Route 4 in Turner. • Casey Braley, 28, of Livermore Falls, on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, 10:41 p.m. Saturday on Route 4 in Turner. Auburn • […]
Posted inSun Spots
Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I submitted a recipe to the State of Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook in 2019. I was contacted by them and was told they would like a photo of the recipe’s owner, along with a brief write-up. I did all that was requested and would love to have a copy of the cookbook, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Denying the Holocaust threatens democracy. So does denying the election results.
We must refute the falsehoods that the president is purveying, which tens of millions of Americans believe, according to opinion polls. And we need to do it now, before it takes further hold, instead of just dismissing the problem.
Posted inOpinion
Conceived in a pandemic, born in a pandemic: The first quarantine babies are arriving
Like every new parent who has given birth in the past nine months, Katy Dobson had to adjust her expectations for the day of delivery — and manage those of her family.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Week in photos: Dec. 19-25, 2020
Favorite photos of the Sun Journal staff photographers from last week.
Posted inNation / World
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief
The president signs a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
MCHP appoints Ken Albert board chairman
LEWISTON — Maine College of Health Professions has appointed alum Ken Albert, chief executive officer of Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, as its board chairman. A 1986 graduate of the college’s nursing program, Albert has been on the board since 2017. He will lead the eight-member board, which is charged with serving as stewards of […]