Judith Meyer

Sun Journal

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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Published
July 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 […]
Published
July 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 […]
Published
July 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.
Published
July 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, […]
Published
July 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 […]
Published
July 11, 2019

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 […]
Published
July 5, 2019

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 […]
Published
July 1, 2019

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., […]
Published
June 30, 2019

Pretending it’s not an invasion

In a previous column I referred to the hidden migrant camps in remote locations in Panama that are funneling middle easterners and other migrants through Costa Rica and on northward to the U.S. border. It is referred to as “controlled flow.” What has been happening in recent weeks has suddenly highlighted the clearly organized criminal […]
Published
June 28, 2019

Forest Service settles harvesting violations in Oxford and Franklin counties

LEWISTON — The Maine Forest Service has entered into an administrative settlement agreement with David Roy, owner of Roy’s Logging of Auburn, according to a news statement. The settlement resolves a violation of the state’s Forest Practices Act on land harvested in Hartford. There, according to the Forest Service, timber was harvested without a harvest […]

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