A team-by-team glance at the Sun Journal’s coverage area.
2021
Posted inCheering, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheering preview: Monmouth sets sights on a Class D title this season
The Mustangs came out of nowhere and won the Class C title the past year, but now they have shot at another crown
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Posted inFranklin, Health, Maine, News
Three rural Maine counties now among nation’s worst for spread of COVID
Franklin, Aroostook and Piscataquis, where vaccination rates are low, currently have the 4th, 5th, and 6th highest per capita new case rates in the U.S.
Posted inNation / World
All members of U.S. missionary group freed in Haiti, police say
The remaining members of a U.S.-based missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago have been freed
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Maine CDC includes Auburn in its hunt for toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Thirty-four communities across Maine will be tested for PFAs. Testing is already taking place in Leeds.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College now requires booster shots for students in a bid to keep college safer from COVID-19
Bates aims to avoid the campus closures that have hit other colleges as omicron variant takes hold.
Posted inCommunity Sports
JKA Maine Karate Academy does well at Husky Cup
After so many months away due to the coronavirus pandemic, was finally able to compete again at the Husky Cup held on Nov. 13 at the University of Connecticut. JKA won eight gold, 10 silver, three bronze, and three Husky Cups for winning two first places in their division.
Posted inBethel, Business, News, The Buzz
Le Mu Eats moves from a food trailer to Main Street in Bethel
BETHEL — The owners of Mu Noi Brunch closed the popular Center Street restaurant in June after almost a year in business to focus on their original Bethel location, teasing at the time about opportunities for growth. That growth is almost official: Le Mu Eats is moving from a food trailer on Mechanic Street into […]
Posted inConnections
Jay Ladies Auxiliary plans annual children’s Christmas party
The Ladies Auxiliary in Jay plans to hold its annual children’s Christmas party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. The event is to be held outside at French Falls Park, on French Falls Drive in Jay. There will be games, prizes, snacks and Santa will hand out gifts for the children at […]
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Wilton teen wins national titles, nominated for ‘Teen of the Year’
Valerianne Hinkley of Wilton has been doing pageants since high school, when she decided to take a stand against bullying.