The service offers multiple routes in central and western Maine, as well as Brunswick and Bath.
Matthew Jaroncyk
Staff Writer
Matthew is a staff writer for the Lewiston Sun Journal covering the Lewiston and Auburn areas. Before joining the Sun Journal, Matthew covered news in the Bangor area before moving to Lewiston to cover news in Southern Maine. He enjoys all the state has to offer, often attending local festivals and events with his wife and two children.
50 years on, Western Maine Transportation Service is giving rides and saving lives
‘If it weren’t for this service, I wouldn’t have money in my pockets,’ one resident says about the Lewiston-Auburn area agency that provides more than 200,000 rides a year.
Androscoggin County looks for volunteers to help with emergencies
The Androscoggin Emergency Management Agency is rebooting its CERT program, which ran until 2010.
Maine Resiliency Center moves in Lewiston: ‘No one should be suffering in silence’
Officials at the center, formed in the wake of the 2023 mass shooting, say they’ve helped more than 900 individuals.
Lewiston residents clean up after water main break: ‘We lost our house’
John Boccia’s house on Diamond Court got the worst of the flooding after a pipe burst Sunday.
Where to find local farms that offer Community Supported Agriculture
Here is a list of CSAs in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
Western Maine farmers on CSAs: ‘It just shows what a community truly is’
As Maine heads into spring, we talked to farmers about Community Supported Agriculture and what it means to their business.
Lewiston Farmers Market wraps up first in-person winter season since the pandemic
‘It’s where we continue our relationship with the customers,’ one vendor said.
Community steps up for 12-year-old Turner boy hurt at Black Mountain in Rumford
The injuries sustained by Eli Leavitt of Turner are ‘more significant than they originally thought.’
Lewiston Planning Board OKs mosque expansion against neighbors’ pleas
The representatives of two nearby businesses said the changes at the Bartlett Street site would make things worse in the area.