I’m a fourth grade teacher at Carrie Ricker School in Litchfield. I have been sharing video read-alouds and keeping in touch via emails and phone calls. This week we started having class meetings via Zoom. Also coming up will be academic assignments via Google Classroom. My class and I will be reviewing proper letter writing […]
Judith Meyer
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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Ed tech Angela Delorme
During a “normal” school day I walk a lot, helping friends along the way. Subbing in classrooms, collecting and teaching students in small math groups, and running the Washburn School Store which helps with fundraising and supporting the Code, our school’s behavior guidelines; respect, responsibility, persistence, and safety. While away from school I’ve been completing […]
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Community notices, cancellations
Maine Family Planning continues providing health care LEWISTON — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine Family Planning is continuing to treat patients and provide comprehensive care at this time of increased social isolation and economic insecurity. Sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion care, are essential and time-sensitive. Denying or delaying care places an immediate burden […]
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Coronavirus updates, notices: CMCC prints masks and more closings
CMCC ‘printing’ respirator masks AUBURN — Members of the Information Technology Services Department at Central Maine Community College in Auburn are making respirator masks to be donated to local health care providers. Some of the masks might also be used by IT workers who will be handling laptops for student use in the college’s parking […]
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We must continue walking through hell
There is a saying, “If you find yourself walking through hell, don’t stop – keep walking.” In this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, we are, indeed, “walking through hell.” Not since the horror of 9/11 have we been tasked with the urgent need for the entire country to respond in collective unity. I could not be more […]
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Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine offers virtual programming, including yoga
NORWAY — Although the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine is closed until further notice, it is still —virtually — business as usual. Thanks to the innovation and generosity of many wellness providers throughout western Maine, the center is able to continue its programming by offering a variety of virtual wellness classes and support to […]
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Community notices, announcements, cancellations
Farmington Recreation Department has online offerings The staff at the Farmington Rec Dept. has created enough online offerings for 8-10 weeks. A weekly schedule for programs, times, and supplies needed will be posted Sundays at 4 p.m. Postings will be seven days a week, 3 times a day. The Recreation Department will either be going […]
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New urgent care center opens in Lewiston
New urgent care center opens LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare’s new urgent care center at 685 Sabattus St., across from Hannaford supermarket, opened to the public on Wednesday. The Lewiston clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. CMHC is hiring about 20 staff members.
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Community updates, notices and advice: UMF donates toilet paper to psychiatric hospital
UMF donates hundreds of toilet paper rolls to Riverview Psychiatric Center FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has donated 320 rolls of toilet paper to the Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta. The commodity has been in short supply with the recent COVID-19 pandemic. According to a UMaine spokesman, with many students studying remotely […]
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Auburn schools offer free internet access outside of buildings
AUBURN — The Auburn School Department has set up free Wi-Fi access for students and guests outside school buildings. The locations are: • Edward Little High School in the front parking lot by the main office; • Auburn Middle School in the front bus circle by the main office; • RETC (former Lake Street School) […]