Here’s what you should know and what is still unknown as the flu season approaches.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is the Auburn city reporter for the Sun Journal. After graduating from the University of Maine in 2019, she got her start in journalism at The Republican Journal in Belfast. She started working at the Sun Journal in 2023 writing about health and education. She has a passion for community reporting and keeping people informed on important happenings in their town.
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Dempsey Center moving to nearby cancer center in Lewiston
Though it will operate out of the same building as Central Maine Healthcare’s Cancer Care Center, it will remain independent of the center, continuing to provide services to anyone, authorities say.
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How to get local food through Community Supported Agriculture
When it comes to buying local food and helping give farmers more revenue security, Community Supported Agriculture programs are one of the best ways to do that.
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For Maine farmers, CSAs bring more certainty to an unforgiving industry
Many farmers have embraced community supported agriculture as a way to stabilize income and promote the benefits of local agriculture.
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The trendy styles that will be seen around Maine schools
From small plushies to socks and sandals, here are some of the common items you’ll see students showing off this school year.
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Frustration, worries face Saint Dominic High School families as they prepare for new school year
The closure of the Auburn-based Catholic school announced earlier this year sent families searching for new schools and wondering how they will move on.
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After cyberattacks on both Lewiston hospitals, local legislator looks for solutions
There seem to be few to no protections that ensure patients continue to get care for the most urgent health matters while hospital cyber systems are offline.
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Lewiston balloon festival kicks off with no launch Friday morning
Though conditions were not right Friday morning, festival staff are hopeful conditions will be better to get some rides in over the course of the three-day festival.
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St. Dom’s parent claims diocese broke Canon Law when closing school
Canon Law is a set of laws and regulations that govern internal affairs in the Roman Catholic Church.
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St. Mary’s helping more people get into detox with new intake process
Patients can be quickly admitted into the medically managed withdrawal unit through its Rapid Access Center.