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.
Posted inOut & About

Please, take your wife

The North American Wife Carrying Championship may be among the most unusual sporting events in the country. It may also be among the most amusing to watch, and the winner qualifies to compete in the international event — held in Finland next summer. Is is basically this: Pick a partner, pick up that partner and […]

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This week’s agenda

Monday Casco: Open Space Commision, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Jay: Road Committee, 4 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 6 p.m., Town Hall Livermore Falls: […]

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Sacred citizenship

by Bob Neal The Countryman

A harsh reality for those of us who call ourselves moderates is that political polarization pushes us, first to the right, then to the left, into the uncomfortable corners where extremism lurks. I’m terribly uncomfortable when the issues of the day put me in the company of the far left or the far right.  So […]

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Local departments of recreation will keep you busy

While many of the youth ball programs offered by municipal departments of recreation are restricted to residents, many other programs are open to the public, including Lewiston & Auburn Recreation Departments Wednesdays in the Park performances each Wednesday morning, and the Summer Fun & Films program coordinated by the Lewiston Police Department. If you’re looking […]

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