The public service will be held at the Lewiston Armory at 65 Central Ave. to remember the former Twin Cities mayor, state senator, motivational speaker and friend to many.
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
Sabattus home destroyed when propane in faulty grill explodes
No injuries were reported in the explosion.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Leavitt Area High School celebrates 132 graduates in class of 2022
From behind the stage’s podium at The Colisée, Elliot Misiura, the senior class president, urges classmates to “take their experiences and use them in (their) next journey.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Severe Weather Alert issued for central and western Maine counties
Storms Saturday night will include hail and 60 mph winds.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Police look for suspect in Sunday night robbery in Bethel
Nearly $200 in cash taken from The Big Apple on Railroad Street.
Posted inbPlus, Maine
Maine farms offer that warm and fuzzy feeling
‘Babies to bed nite,’ goat yoga and ‘lamb cuddling’ events are some of the things area farms are offering as people seek out close encounters with farm animals for everything from exercise to furry hugs.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Man charged after standoff at Lewiston home
Chad Chandler, 42, of Greene, was charged with three counts of assaulting an officer.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn firefighters extinguish burning railroad ties Tuesday morning
The stack of ties was stored just before the railroad trestle spanning the Androscoggin River.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Vehicle hits pedestrian crossing Center Street in Auburn
AUBURN — A Turner man suffered minor injuries Monday afternoon when he was struck by a car while crossing Center Street, Deputy Police Chief Tim Cougle said. Craig Young, 58, was hit by a 2011 Subaru driven 29-year-old Tyler Barnies of Turner who was leaving the Mobil gas station at 345 Center St. and his […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
MSAD 52 board holding emergency budget meetings this week
Voters of Greene, Leeds and Turner did not pass the $30.3 million spending plan last week.