Police say Peter Reid provided alcohol to a group minors on the night of the assault.
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, Maine Crime, News
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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Posted inBethel, Franklin, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
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 […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
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 […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
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, […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
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 […]
Posted inOpinion, Our View
It’s just easier for the Mechanic Falls Council to ignore rules
Mechanic Falls Town Manager Zakk Maher either has already been fired or will most certainly be fired. It’s tough to really know what his status is because municipal and state rules have not been — and are not being — followed. It’s like the Town Council views rules set forth in its own charter and […]
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, Uncategorized
Downtown Norway will be a stage for music, arts July 11-13
NORWAY — The downtown will be the setting for three days of activities built around the Norway Music and Arts Festival, July 11 to 13. On July 11, the second annual Norway Fringe Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Concert Hall at 479 Main St. It’s designed to provide space […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week’s agenda
Monday Bethel: Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing on special amusement ordinance complaint, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 10 a.m., county building Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., […]