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Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.

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  • Published
    October 19, 2019

    Larry Gilbert Jr. named Maine Press Association’s ‘Unsung Hero’ for 2019

    The Sun Journal, Advertiser Democrat and Franklin Journal won more than 30 awards at Saturday’s annual Maine Press Association conference in South Portland.

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    October 18, 2019

    This week’s agenda

    Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public comment regarding cable TV franchise renewal, 6 p.m., Municipal Center. Select Board meeting to follow. Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., The Forum, Mt. Blue Campus Paris: Planning […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2019

    Legion hosting October activities

    AUBURN — Activities hosted by the American Legion, William J. Rogers, Post 153, in October are as follows: Every Friday and Saturday, there will be music, Karaoke and dance with DJ Jean Louis from 7 p.m. to closing. A buffet breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. Menu will […]

  • Published
    October 14, 2019

    Gautier seeks re-election to Auburn School Committee

    In 2016, she retired as Edward Little High School librarian after 25 years.

  • Published
    October 14, 2019

    Clement seeks election to Lewiston City Council

    The retired law enforcement and public safety executive has more than 45 years of experience in municipal and county government in two states.

  • Published
    October 14, 2019

    This week’s agenda

    Tuesday Bethel: Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 10 a.m., county building Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford […]

  • Published
    October 11, 2019

    Sun Journal wins Publick Occurrences Award

    Staff reporting on crime rates and racial tensions in Lewiston was recognized by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

  • Published
    October 7, 2019

    UMF professor awarded prestigious national award

    FARMINGTON — Dr. David Gibson, professor of geology at the University of Maine at Farmington, has been awarded the prestigious Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for 2019 by the Geosciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research. The award was presented at the Geological Society of America national conference last month. The annual award is given […]

  • Published
    October 7, 2019

    College planning workshops scheduled in Lewiston

    LEWISTON — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free college planning workshops next month in Lewiston. The workshops, titled Essentials of College Planning, will be held: • FedCap-Lewiston, 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, 1035 Lisbon St. • Lewiston Career Center, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, 5 Mollison Way. • Lewiston-UMA, […]

  • Published
    October 6, 2019

    This week’s agenda

    Monday Bethel: Select Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Board of Assessors, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen,  6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Select Board workshop, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Public hearing on proposed amendments to the General […]