Lewiston Sun Journal

Lewiston moms worry teacher ruined magic of Christmas | Column

At Montello Elementary School, a substitute teacher left students in tears, and their parents angry, Mark LaFlamme writes.

Snow showers and more cold coming for Maine this week

Franklin County land conserved with climate, recreation in mind

Holiday at the Plaza fills Lewiston with cheer

Exposing Santa’s secret strategies! Plus some other stuff. | Column

Greene man charged with animal cruelty

What happens to Maine research grants canceled by the Trump administration?

Gratitude from parents lights up Toy Fund volunteers’ holiday season

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THE LATEST

How local housing authorities in Maine are shaping new development

Toy Fund requests surge as struggling families fight to keep holiday magic alive

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Maine schools explore nature-based playgrounds

Sixth Maine school district added to lawsuit over transgender policies

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Brewer’s Abbie Derosier wins Miss Maine Field Hockey award

High schools Saturday: Lewiston boys hockey wins opener with last-minute goal

Mt. Abram boys basketball beats Spruce Mountain on last-second shot

High schools Friday: Poland girls basketball shuts down Yarmouth in opener

Meet the fall 2025 Mountain Valley Conference all-stars

Historic images light up Lewiston’s Lisbon Street: ‘A Street of Stories’

Week in Photos: Snow in Lewiston-Auburn, museum construction and Poland Spring Resort

Music, lights, tours and other ho-ho-holiday happenings in Lewiston, Auburn and beyond

OPINION

Conditions shouldn’t apply to winter warming shelters in Maine | Editorial

Sincere apologies to Maine’s Somali people | Letter

LOCAL & STATE

5 arrested in Livermore Falls drug operation

Maine Drug Enforcement officials said the arrests were made after tips led to an investigation that spanned several months.

Panel votes to end recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine

Medical experts in Maine criticized the move, and the Maine CDC said it would continue to recommend the vaccine be given at birth.

Judge rejects effort by Maine, DOJ to alter settlement on disabled children’s services

U.S. District Judge Stacey Neumann denied the DOJ’s decision to change the agreement by removing the requirement for independent oversight.

Birthright citizenship case involving Maine ACLU heads to Supreme Court

The case deals with an executive order by President Trump that would deny children born in the United States of citizenship if their parents are not American citizens.

Good deeds bring smiles in Oxford

Spruce Mountain schools in Jay area to keep transgender sports policy as it preps for lawsuit

The RSU 73 board voted 9-4 to keep its policy in place, choosing to defend its transgender sports access restrictions despite warnings about legal exposure and taxpayer cost.