Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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PublishedJune 30, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: Anyone want a puppy?
I had no clue what I was getting into when I adopted a dog and her six newborn puppies back in April.
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PublishedMay 26, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: Education is no guarantee in Madagascar
Whether public or private, students must pay a fee to attend school here. For many families, it’s more than they can afford.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: Nothing here is easy
I’d like to say that living in Madagascar has made me strong, but even the 12-year-old girls put me to shame.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: The only rest for pregnant women comes after giving birth
A baby is born healthy and her loving family (and this writer) are determined to make sure she stays that way.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: When lightning strikes, the villagers eat well
Being a good neighbor here means buying the butchered meat of a cow killed by lightning.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2024
Letters from Madagascar: Why we say ‘Good thing the night is finished’
What is it here that makes the night seem especially dangerous? Evil spirits, witchcraft and cattle thieves.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Peace Corps: John F. Kennedy’s most enduring legacy
Just two months into his presidency in 1961, Kennedy signed an executive order to form the Peace Corps on a trial basis.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
Letters from Madagascar: Exploring life and culture on Earth’s oldest island
Bates College graduate and former Sun Journal reporter Vanessa Paolella is now a Peace Corps volunteer living in Madagascar. This is the first of a series of columns of what life is like on the unique island in the Indian Ocean.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
Androscoggin River on its way
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
Local nonprofits deliver mattresses to Lewiston families in need
In total, 60 mattresses were delivered to asylum-seekers in need Friday.
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