Auburn native Breanna Wing wants “Axe Women: The Modern Lumberjill” to chronicle women’s relationship with the timber industry, from wartime lumber-cutting to modern competitive shows.
Frida Zeinali
Staff Writer
Frida Zeinali is a staff reporter at the Sun Journal covering mostly local education in Lewiston and Auburn. A Youth Journalism International alum, she came to Maine by way of Marquette University where she did radio for a while in graduate school. She calls Auburn home these days.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
About 300 Lewiston middle schoolers get naloxone training as part of state mandate
As the state-mandated training for administering the overdose antidote makes its way to school districts across the state, hundreds of middle schoolers attended Lewiston’s training two days in a row. More than half of them chose to leave with a naloxone kit.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston Regional Technical Center may need a referendum to cash a grant
The school has been awarded a $980,000 grant through a municipal bond bank, Superintendent Jake Langlais told School Committee on Monday. A local referendum may be needed if the City Council cannot approve the bond.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston Public Schools receives $500,000 grant for bolstering entrance safety
The grant will allow security to identify, warn against and follow potential intruders.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn School Committee sets 2025 schedule for budget, address overcrowded bus concerns
The timeline for developing the 2025-26 fiscal year budget runs from this month to June 2025.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Naloxone training coming to Lewiston schools next week, Auburn soon
Mandated by a new state law, public schools now offer training for students in secondary education to teach them how to administer the overdose antidote, even if the students choose not to take part.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Turner increases property tax rate 20 cents, value reduction of Hillandale Farms
The slight increase comes as the town sees a major reduction in the value of Hillandale Farms property.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Ridership is rising, but the Lewiston, Auburn, Portland commuter bus has a long way to go
In almost two months since the pilot service linking Lewiston, Auburn and Portland began, ridership has increased. However, some issues are still in need of improvement.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Maine Climate Council is on the road to hear feedback from Mainers
The Maine Climate Council is on a deadline to deliver an updated climate action plan by Dec. 1. With a stop in Lewiston, the council is holding workshops around the state through September to hear how Mainers want to combat climate change.
Posted inSchools & Education
Lewiston School Committee addresses disciplinary concerns following student’s guns and gum picture
“I can assure people that the student is not at school,” Superintendent Langlais said Monday.