None of the three drivers were injured in the crash on Mercer Road.
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.
Posted inFranklin, News, Oxford Hills
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Livermore: Board of Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Board of Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
When someone says ‘it’s complicated’ ….
That often means “I don’t know,” or “It’s none of your business.” But nothing significant is ever simple or easy and that is particularly true of health costs in America. We are again immersed in a quadrennial flood of promises to make health care and medications at once less costly and more accessible. Most propose […]
Posted inBusiness
Collins wins New England journalism award for history writing
Sun Journal reporter cited for 1867 Auburn murder story.
Posted inNews
This week’s agenda
Monday Jay: Select Board and Budget Committee budget, 5 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing, 6 p.m., Municipal Center. Select Board meeting to follow. Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 10 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Is patriotism important to you?
The subject of patriotism is not really discussed frequently by individuals or families today. Why do you think this is the case? Do most no longer care or do they really question the value of its importance, or the necessity of passing this from one generation to the next? These are the values that have made […]
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Republicans in eight towns to caucus in Paris on Feb. 3
Republicans in cities and towns across Maine are gathering to hold biennial party meetings, known as caucuses. Voters will have an opportunity to connect with other Republicans, volunteer to serve as a local Republican Party officer, hear from candidates for local offices and, in some cases, hear from candidates and campaign staff for federal candidates. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Crash shuts down Minot Avenue in Auburn
The two-vehicle accident happened just after 9:20 a.m., near Coleman’s Collision.
Posted inMaine
This week’s agenda
Monday Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Presentation of Boston Post Cane, 5:30 p.m., Town Office. Select Board to follow. Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectpersons, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
What do you call it when . . .
An acquaintance recently emailed me, in a sense of bewilderment after following the national news for the past few weeks, and his questions prompted me to write these down. With his permission I present some of them, edited for clarity and PG-13 audiences. He hopes that when Trump is re-elected to a second term that […]