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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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Selling a Maine home is easy but buying — not so much
According to Google Trends, internet searches for the phrases “Should I buy a house” and “Sell my house” are at an all-time high.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2021
Driver OK after vehicle rollover in Leeds
LEEDS — A woman escaped injury Sunday night when her vehicle went off Route 106 and rolled over in a field. Heather Pape, 20, of Wayne wasn’t hurt, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Sgt. Travis Lovering said. Turner Rescue and Leeds Fire Department responded to the scene around 9 p.m. Pape’s 2009 Jeep Liberty was destroyed. No […]
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Inside Lewiston’s Greek Orthodox Church
As the popular annual Greek Festival takes shape — COVID style — we go inside the spiritual home of the area’s Greeks to better understand their faith.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Baklava to go: Modified one-day Greek Festival will have a curb-side flavor
LEWISTON — Despite the ongoing pandemic, the 2020 Lewiston-Auburn Greek Festival will take place — albeit, significantly different from previous years. Normally a two-day event with food, music, dancing and church tours, the festival will span only a single day this year and feature Greek food to-go. On Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 7 […]
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
WillowsAwake Winery in Leeds adds a restaurant
The Leeds vineyard restaurant feature locally sourced meals in an agricultural setting
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Lewiston-Auburn teachers face unknowns, but remain confident as school year nears
With only weeks until the start of the school year, three Lewiston and Auburn teachers interviewed by the Sun Journal are unsure how to plan for classes they will teach, yet remain confident they and students will rise to the challenge.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
Lewiston schools to conduct in-person, online lessons for fall
The dates for school openings are set according to grades.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2020
Diocese of Portland information stolen in cyberattack
An email said personal information may have been stolen in May.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2020
Man arrested after gun fired in Norway Friday night
No one was hurt in apparent street fight on Solon Street.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Woman stabbed in downtown Lewiston park; man charged
Charles Epps was arrested on Oak Street six hours later.
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