Lewiston Sun Journal

Business

Shopping for a Christmas tree this year? Buy now, experts urge

Christmas tree farmers are predicting another year of high demand and tight supply.

Maine

‘No hunting ground left — the moose, the deer and beaver are all gone’

A newly discovered 1839 letter spotlights the poverty and powerlessness of a Penobscot Nation trying to survive.
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Otisfield man dies in Naples crash after hit and run

Police say Ethan Gardner, 19, of Otisfield rear-ended a vehicle, drove off, crashed into a tree and was found dead.

Working: Full-time pastor cranks up his side gig for the holidays

Lewiston-Auburn

Lisbon Street water main leak shuts down water for some in Lewiston

Oxford Hills

Photos: Celebration of trees in South Paris

Lewiston-Auburn

Lewiston, Auburn to create management plan for damaging invasive vine

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Stanton Bird Club celebrates Thorncrag’s 100 years as Lewiston’s refuge

News

The Week in Photos: Nov. 19-25, 2022

Sports Posted: 4:19 PM

Sports Digest: Hall of Famers Jones, Maddux on committee to consider Bonds, Clemens
Androscoggin County Posted: 4:10 PM

Photo: Getting the job done in Turner
Androscoggin County Posted: 4:02 PM

Photo: Waiting on a big buck
New England Patriots Posted: 3:20 PM

Patriots defense must play better against good defenses
News Posted: 3:10 PM

Wilton man pleads not guilty to trafficking in heroin
Sports Posted: 3:02 PM

World Cup: It’s win or go home for U.S. against Iran
News Posted: 3:01 PM

Woman injured in house fire in Wilton
Sports Posted: 2:54 PM

World Cup roundup: Brazil struggles without Neymar, but wins and advances
Outdoors Posted: 2:53 PM

Hunters set a record for deer harvests in Maine
River Valley Posted: 2:49 PM

Photo: Sharing a wish with Santa
Posted: 2:44 PM

Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 28, 2022
Nation / World Posted: 2:29 PM

Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre

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Mark LaFlamme: 104 Park St. has always felt like home

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Maine

Large deposit of rare elements and minerals discovered in northern Maine

Crime

A tale of two Justins: Poland murder suspect described as a loving father, brother whom the mental health system failed
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Lewiston-Auburn

Photos: Friends hold vigil for Jason Lavoie
- Educator, former Lewiston school committee candidate, dies in fall from window

Sports

Girls Hockey

Watch: Kylie Boardman goes above and beyond in Black Tigers’ girls hockey victory over Red Hornets

Football

Football: Oxford Hills’ Eli Soehren named Class A and MaxPreps player of the year

Football

Football: Leavitt sends offensive line coach Dave Bochtler out on top

The Mystery of the Headless Skeleton

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Chapter 28: Lowell returns to Lewiston
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Chapter 27: Lowell seeks a pardon
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Chapter 26: Lowell admits he killed his wife

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Looking Back on Nov. 26: ‘Putting ‘evil eye’ on cop puts local man’s speeding fine into upper bracket’

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Looking Back on Nov. 25:’ Story of pretty Hazel Conant and her two alleged husbands told Friday morning in the Municipal Court’

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Looking Back on Nov. 24: ‘A driver best be on his toes (and his brake pedal)’

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Photos: Celebration of trees in South Paris

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The Week in Photos: Nov. 19-25, 2022

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Lisbon Street water main leak shuts down water for some in Lewiston

Lewiston residents and businesses along the Androscoggin Avenue and South Avenue stretch of Lisbon street were without water until early Monday, according to officials.

Jay man pleads guilty to reckless conduct, sentenced in connection to fire that burned vehicles and house

Christopher White, 53, pleaded to a lesser felony than arson and was sentenced to a two-year sentence and two years probation.

Face Time: Marie Therese ‘Terry’ Martin writes her memoir about ‘Life, Death, and Survival in Maine’s Cancer Valley’

By the 1970s Martin and her husband Dr. Edward Martin became whistle-blowers attempting to alert state agencies, legislators, governors and environmental groups about emissions from the mill in Rumford.

Photos: Norway parade draws Christmas cheer

The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas parade Saturday started on Main Street in Norway and continued through Paris, ending at Market Square.

Regimes have long used the World Cup to hide human rights abuses

So far, FIFA has chosen profits over action. The question now is whether soccer's global governing body will continue to ignore the human rights violations in Qatar, as it did in the 1970s in Chile and Argentina, or if it will commit to establishing a fund to compensate migrant workers and ensure that LGBTQ+ people do not face discrimination or harassment.