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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PublishedJuly 11, 2023
Lewiston residents pitch solutions for addressing issues at high school sports complex
Superintendent Jake Langlais tallied 65 potential solutions during the discussion.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Lewiston to hold public meeting on use of athletic fields Tuesday night
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Lewiston High School cafeteria.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Health center in downtown Lewiston sees surge in demand, plans expansion
‘We’ve never seen (this) volume of need,’ said Coleen Elias, CEO of Community Clinical Services. ‘Folks just walking in looking for help. They truly have nowhere else to go.’
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Western Maine could see flash flooding this evening
A flood watch warning has been issued for northern Oxford and Franklin counties, and central Somerset county.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Lewiston, Auburn hit 10-year high for number of homeless students
Other school districts in central and western Maine counted a higher-than-average number of homeless students.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Striking Maine gold: Prospectors say they live for the ‘thrill of discovery’
Western Maine is known for its pure but elusive gold. ‘You never know,’ said one prospector. ‘(But) when you find a nugget, it’s pretty darn exciting.’
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Former inn in Hebron becoming home for pregnant women
In addition to housing, Life House Maine will provide wrap-around services such as counseling; parenting and finance classes; and assistance finding employment, securing long-range housing, continuing their education or making an adoption plan.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Downtown Lewiston business owner says city is ignoring worsening conditions, hurting her business
Billie-Jayne Cooke said she’s seeing more homeless people, drug users, trash and human feces on and near her property now than ever before.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Phoenix McLaughlin to run for Lewiston’s Ward 1 School Committee seat
Phoenix McLaughlin is currently a member of the Lewiston Finance Committee.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Bates College denounces Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action
The Supreme Court’s decision means that college admissions cannot consider race as a factor for admission.
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