Judith Meyer

Sun Journal

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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July 12, 2020

Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford county polling places

Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Hall Auburn: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wards 1, 2 and 3 — Norway Savings Bank Arena, 985 Turner St.; Wards 4 and 5 — Auburn Hall, 60 Court St. Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Community Room Bethel: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Bethel Legion Hall Bridgton: […]
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July 12, 2020

Franklin and Oxford county polling places

Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Hall Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Community Room Bethel: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Bethel Legion Hall Bridgton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Hall Buckfield: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Municipal Building Canton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Office Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 […]
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July 12, 2020

Polling places are open now in many towns, and things are different

Municipal clerks are required to adhere to the Secretary of State’s Office guidelines at the polls in connection to COVID-19 restrictions. The state’s directions can be found at www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/covid19.html. The state is supplying protective and sanitizing equipment for each voting place to protect election workers and voters. These materials include face coverings and gloves for […]
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July 12, 2020

Recording of 837 attorney-client phone calls ‘borders on the ridiculous’

In the last year, four county jails recorded hundreds of confidential phone calls involving 34 law firms and 161 defendants, according to a Pine Tree Watch investigation.
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July 12, 2020

Breach of attorney-client privilege in Somerset County sparks outrage in Maine legal community

The coronavirus pandemic has stripped lawyers of the surest way to privately communicate with clients: face-to-face in a private room. Reliant on recorded phone lines and video conferencing systems, these attorney and client conversations are now at risk. And one just leaked.
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July 12, 2020

Protected attorney-client calls released to prosecutors at least four times in Maine

While the state’s public defense agency continues to study the scope of the breach, the ACLU of Maine does not have plans to take legal or legislative action. A prominent attorney suggests that a broader investigation by the governor’s office or Maine Supreme Judicial Court may be necessary.
Published
July 8, 2020

Four school districts forced to rescind next week’s school budget questions

Errors on warrants to consider school budgets were significant and would have shorted funding by millions of dollars in four school districts.
Published
July 6, 2020

Claxton of Auburn seeks reelection to Maine Senate

AUBURN — State Sen. Ned Claxton, D-Auburn, has announced he is seeking reelection in Senate District 20. Claxton was first elected to the Maine Senate in 2018, representing Auburn, Mechanic Falls, Minot, New Gloucester, and Poland. He serves as Senate chair of the State and Local Government Committee, and sits on the Health and Human […]
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July 6, 2020

Handy to seek third term in Maine House

LEWISTON — State Rep. Jim Handy (D-Lewiston) is seeking reelection to the Maine House of Representatives for House District 58. He is a Clean Elections candidate. According to a written statement, the last two years saw Handy’s legislation to require insurance coverage for hearing aids enacted into law. “It’s gratifying to know that many Mainers […]
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July 6, 2020

Tobacco companies are developing potential COVID-19 vaccines

Is Big Tobacco big enough to beat COVID-19? The properties of the tobacco plant have been well known among researchers for decades, earning it the nickname “the lab mouse of the plant world.” Plant-based vaccines can copy viruses, allowing the body’s immune system to recognize them and create an immune response. Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), a subsidiary of British […]

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