Monday Bethel: Select Board, 6 p.m., Town Office 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 Wilton: Select Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing to receive comment on proposed adult use of marijuana and medical use of marijuana ordinances, […]
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 inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston-Auburn’s Museum in the Streets to be unveiled Saturday
Thirty historical markers along the Androscoggin River tell the history of the Twin Cities.
advertisement
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Just the truth, no facts please
Joe DiGenova probably coined a new expression, “incandescent ignoramus,” to describe one of today’s witless, pop-star politicians. That remarkably compact description befits his legal training and point of view. One evening earlier this month radio host Howie Carr took a listener’s call. It was also brief and to the point: “Trump is a scumbag.” This […]
Posted inNews
This week’s agenda
Monday Jay: Select Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: RSU 9 board, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus Wednesday Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
This cultural problem needs resolution
A problem that has existed for far too long is one where people look down with disdain on individuals who work with their hands. This problem began in the 60s and 70s when it was said that for a young person to get ahead and to do well that they must go to college and […]
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inNews
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 […]
Posted inNews
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 […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Gautier seeks re-election to Auburn School Committee
In 2016, she retired as Edward Little High School librarian after 25 years.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
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.