A senior Pentagon official said “The Ukrainians are already fighting for their existence. But the United States has a special obligation to avoid a nuclear war that would end all life on Planet Earth forever.”
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.
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Top 10 stories on SunJournal.com
These are the Top 10 stories that appeared on sunjournal.com in 2023.
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Oxford County seeks damage reports to assess cost of storm to private citizens
Oxford County’s emergency management agency is looking for specific information from residents about storm damage so the county can prepare a FEMA application for assistance.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News
East Dixfield man charged with drug trafficking in Farmington
Farmington Police Department seized 75 grams of cocaine and cocaine base, along with $3,260 in cash and a 9 mm pistol.
Posted inBethel, News
Bethel Water District issues boil water order for potentially unsafe water
The order shall remain in effect until further notice.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston residents can get rid of storm-related lawn brush for free
The facility started accepting debris Thursday and will continue to do so until Dec. 30.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston seeking volunteers to serve on municipal committees, boards
Due to residency requirements in the City Charter, neither the Board of Appeals nor the Planning Board may have more than two members serving simultaneously from the same wards.
Posted inMaine
Rainfall amounts from Monday’s storm
Androscoggin County Auburn: 4.99 inches Poland: 4.85 inches Mechanic Falls: 4.53 inches Livermore Falls: 4.07 inches Lisbon: 4.02 inches Cumberland County Bridgton: 5.32 inches New Gloucester: 5.20 inches Harrison: 5.12 inches Casco: 4.40 inches Cumberland Center: 4.40 inches Franklin County Kingfield: 6.06 inches Temple: 6.01 inches Salem: 5.45 inches Rangeley: 5.33 inches Farmington: 5.16 inches […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston, Auburn issue flood evacuation orders for areas of the cities
City officials issued flood evacuation orders Tuesday afternoon for sections of Auburn and Lewiston due to an expected “record level” of the Androscoggin River on Wednesday. Evacuees and their pets from both cities are being housed overnight at the Ramada hotel at 490 Pleasant St. in Lewiston. Residents must have identification and a crate for […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Western Maine reeling from flooding; 2 people missing in Mexico
Governor issues civil state of emergency for all but two counties; CMP says restoring power could take days.