Voters agreed to halt new commercial solar developments for 180 days to give the town time to study the issue.
Joaquin Contreras
Joaquin is a staff writer for the Sun Journal, primarily covering breaking news and contributing features. A graduate of the State University of New York at Purchase and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, he has covered arts & culture, international news, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City for student publications. Hailing from Long Island, New York, Joaquin joined the Sun Journal in 2021.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Leeds residents to set budget, vote on commercial solar moratorium at town meeting Saturday
LEEDS — Voters will consider 35 articles at the annual Town Meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the fire station on Ridge Road. The proposed municipal budget of $1,614,478 is $151,775 more than the $1,462,703 from the previous year. The current tax rate determined in 2021 was $18.50 per $1,000 of property valuation, 40 cents […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Video of assaults leads to arrests of 3 juveniles in Auburn
A woman believed to be homeless and suffering with mental illness and a man believed to be homeless were attacked by teenagers at Moulton Park, according to officers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Misfits Rehab provides care for ailing porcupines
Auburn group helps injured, orphaned or sick wildlife, including porcupines afflicted with aggressive fungal disease that has proved fatal in numerous cases.
Posted inbPlus, Business
Burnt Ends Barbecue opens in Lewiston offering ‘the epitome of comfort food’
‘Everything … we do is about that down-homey-style enjoyment of a meal,’ says owner and head chef Kevin Cunningham.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Body found in Little Androscoggin River identified as missing Naples man
AUBURN — The State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the body found Monday in the Little Androscoggin River was that of missing Naples resident Mark Conley, Police Chief Jason Moen said in a statement Wednesday. On March 21, workers at the Barker Mill Dam discovered the body near one of the sluice gates in the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn dam workers find body in Little Androscoggin River
AUBURN — A body believed to be that of Mark Conley of Naples, missing since December, was found Monday in the Little Androscoggin River by Barker Mill Dam workers, Police Chief Jason Moen said. At 12:06 p.m., police responded to a report of a body found near one of the sluice gates, Moen said in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Waterville driver not hurt when SUV destroyed in rollover near Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge in Lewiston
Frank Bolduc lost control and veered onto the ramp leading to Main Street, flipping the vehicle several times, according to police.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Police: Vehicle backs out of driveway, hits pedestrian in Lewiston
Victim taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn Mall vaccination site closing after one year of operation
National Guard members have helped Central Maine Healthcare staff.