John Poulin, 57, is expected to be charged with setting the fire, a spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Public Safety said.
Ben Bragdon
Staff Writer
Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.
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Fire in Auburn ruled accidental
The fire Monday destroyed much of a building at 39 James St.
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Systems remain down at Lewiston’s hospitals. Have you been impacted?
The Sun Journal wants to hear from patients whose care has been disrupted amid a ‘cyber incident’ at the city’s two biggest health care systems.
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What’s being voted on Tuesday in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties?
See what’s on the ballot in your community for the June 10 elections.
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Volunteers dig in at Lewiston animal shelter
Employees of KeyBank show community spirit.
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Woman dies when car crashes into Lewiston home
The driver in the fatal crash on Old Lisbon Road also hit a building in Auburn in 2017, according to newspaper and police records.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston adult education graduation set for June 3
The public is invited to attend the commencement ceremony to be held at Lewiston High School.
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Sonder Lounge opens in downtown Lewiston
The lounge, from the owners of Sonder & Dram, is in the former bon Vivant space at 133 Lisbon St.
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Lewiston man sentenced for defrauding pandemic business loan program
Shahied Golden, 30, misused the funds from the Paycheck Protection Program.