‘I believe in the good. You have to be on the side of good and light,’ the Rev. Daniel Greenleaf said.
Marla Hoffman
Staff Writer
Marla has been a journalist for nearly 20 years at newspapers in Maine and Connecticut. She has been a writer, a designer, a photographer, a columnist, and for six years led the nighttime production and copy editing team at the Sun Journal. Marla is currently a Sun Journal Deputy Managing Editor, heading up the Maine Trust for Local News’ Western Maine newspapers. She lives in Auburn with her husband, kids, dog, two cats, a bearded dragon and a snake.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Life in the Pines
Marla Hoffman: I hear sirens in my dreams
Life in the Pines: Sun Journal editor recalls the haunting sounds of the city on the night of Oct. 25, 2023, in Lewiston.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Life in the Pines
Life in the Pines: School Committee, city need to do more for safety at Fairview Elementary in Auburn
A child struck on his way to school is a tragic byproduct of the city ignoring speeding drivers, traffic congestion and little safety measures along a busy stretch of Minot Avenue.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Life in the Pines
Life in the Pines: A generational shift is hard to swallow
A shift over summer brings new phase of growth for Marla Hoffman’s youngest.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Golden responds to Theriault’s $50,000 pledge to help shooting victims’ families
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden responded to his Republican challenger Austin Theriault’s pledge to raise $50,000 at the Oxford Plains Speedway Pro All Stars Series 400 race.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State
Minot Select Board OKs policy on sale of foreclosed properties
The Regional School Unit 16 budget validation referendum is set for Tuesday, July 30.
Posted inColumns, Life in the Pines, Op-Eds
Life in the Pines: Thank the dads in your life who put the work in
Marla Hoffman reflects on all the different types of dads out there, especially the ones who know what it takes to earn the title “Dad.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Shots fired, houses burning and gunman holding police at bay in Auburn
Leein Amos Hinkley, 43, was shot dead by police during the hourslong standoff on Russell Avenue in Auburn early Saturday morning.
Posted inElection 2024, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills school budget turned down by a margin of 610 votes
The tally from the eight towns was 1,236 yes and 1,846 no.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Photo album: Lisbon High School sends off 69 graduates
Lisbon High School’s class of 2024 closed out their high school careers Sunday with a ceremony at the school.