
Alicia Starbird changes the closing time on a sign Wednesday, opening day at Dairy Joy on Campus Avenue in Lewiston. Her sister Emma attaches the ribbon that her mother, Eliana, the business owner, cut during a brief ceremony where Mayor Carl Sheline recited a poem he helped write. The Auburn store on Spring Street opened one hour later at 1 p.m. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Joseph Albert looks Wednesday at his cherry-topped vanilla soft serve cone at Dairy Joy on Campus Avenue in Lewiston. “I try to be the first customer every year,” he said. “And he’s probably the last as well,” owner Eliana Starbird said. The popular ice cream stands in Lewiston and on Spring Street in Auburn opened for the season Wednesday. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline reads a poem he helped write at Wednesday’s opening of Dairy Joy on Campus Avenue in Lewiston. At left is owner Eliana Starbird. The popular ice cream stand and one on Spring Street in Auburn opened for the season Wednesday. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jaxx Daignault gets a taste of the ice cream cone his mother, Mackenzie Ouellette, bought Wednesday at Dairy Joy on Campus Avenue in Lewiston. The popular stand and one on Spring Street in Auburn opened Wednesday afternoon. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.
-
Community Sports
Lewiston Auburn Youth Soccer Association spring soccer signups
-
News
The Week in Photos: March 18-24, 2023
-
Schools & Education
Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
-
Business
War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
-
Business
The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?