Kendra Caruso is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and health. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism in 2019 and started working for the Sun Journal in 2023.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
A generation gone: How opioids have fueled the surge in overdose deaths in the past 25 years
Drug overdose deaths have taken thousands of lives in the last roughly 25 years in Maine, also having ripple effects on the loved ones of those who died.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
Drinking-water warning lifted in Lisbon; pump malfunction caused sludge problem
Water testing results showed arsenic levels below the federal threshold.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2024
Lisbon Water Department giving out bottled water amid arsenic contamination
The Lisbon Water Department is working with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to determine the safety of the public water supply and help people affected by the do-not-drink order.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2024
Lisbon residents ordered not to drink tap water
The order was issued Thursday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2024
Updated COVID-19 vaccine rolls out at Maine pharmacies
There has been an uptick in reports of new COVID-19 infections through most of the summer.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2024
New women’s group donates thousands to Store Next Door in Lewiston
The $5,700 gift will provide school supplies, winter coats and food for students.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2024
Cyclist struck by Jeep while crossing Ash Street in Lewiston
The man was struck while crossing Ash Street on his bicycle Friday morning.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2024
New England Teamsters picket on behalf of United Ambulance amid contract negotiations
Teamsters Local 340 rolled in trucks and affiliated members Thursday to bring attention to contract negotiations with United Ambulance that union representatives feel has reached a stalemate.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2024
Lisbon town manager to negotiate one-year lease with LACO Food Pantry
Though the Lisbon Area Christian Organization Food Pantry requested a three-year lease, town councilors were open to negotiating a shorter term lease.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2024
Legislation change likely cause of more Silver Alerts
Though the state has not seen an increase in the number of lost individuals in recent years, outside of hikers and boaters, the number of Silver Alerts seems to have increase.
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