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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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered
Hundreds of African Americans died at the hands of white mobs during “Red Summer,” but little is known nationally about this summer of violence 100 years later.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
I am a capitalist. Proud of it
I am not a member of the “one percent.” Not even close. I grew up in a solid middle-class family, got a job when I was a high school junior working on dangerous log booms at the oceanfront, and paid my way through college. I became a teacher, married, raised a family, attended church, and […]
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Technology, temporary help keeps farmers on job longer
Assistive technology, help from seasonal hires and family members, and a general improvement in the health of U.S. seniors in recent decades have helped them remain productive well into their 60s, 70s and beyond.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Second man charged in Oxford rape case
Police say Peter Reid provided alcohol to a group minors on the night of the assault.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Seven people in Lewiston charged during two-day Hot Spot sweep
Police seized drugs with an estimated street value over a quarter-million dollars.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
This week’s agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Select Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Select Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Downtown Workshop, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., The Forum, Mt. Blue Campus […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
No, we are not safe
Summer has finally arrived along the mid-coast. That brings warm days, pleasant evenings on the deck, visits from grandchildren, gatherings with friends, and the pleasures of seasonal restaurants and entertainment venues. Of course, summer also brings annoyances: Our vicious mosquitoes and deer flies, no vacancy signs, waiting lines in the best restaurants, and the perennial […]
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PublishedJuly 19, 2019
Lawyer requests Mechanic Falls council schedule hearing for Maher
Zakk Maher of Poland is on administrative leave after councilors cited a lack of communication and follow-through, and not being a good fit for the town.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2019
Traffic advisory: Emily’s Run is Sunday
AUBURN — Race two of this year’s Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series will be held Sunday, July 21. Emily’s Run will kick off at 8:30 a.m. The course, which begins and ends at Edward Little High School in Auburn, is considered moderately hilly. Runners will leave the high school, turn right on Western Avenue, […]
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Are we safe? Really safe?
On Monday morning, June 24, I was making an overnight business trip to the Northern Adirondack Mountains in New York. The weather was decent and the expected tourist traffic was not too bad. Winding my way through the Western Mountains of Maine and into New Hampshire my thoughts were only on the trip before me and […]
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