SCARBOROUGH — Tyler A. Gutshall, 26, lost his courageous and brave fight with cancer Thursday, June 21. Tyler was surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 5, 1991, to Juanita (Gutshall) Ames and Randy Legere. Tyler had a loving and giving heart. He loved to write stories, music, play games and draw anime pictures. […]
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Eugene Arthur Waugh
MEXICO — It is with great sadness that the family of Eugene Arthur Waugh, 81, of Mexico announces his passing Wednesday, June 27, at his residence, following an extended illness surrounded by his loving family. Eugene will be fondly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Beverly (Buotte), and his children Debbie (Gary) Hanmer, Bruce (Lisette) […]
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Funny, we don't worry about mad romaine disease
Come July Fourth, millions of Americans will toss burgers on the grill without a second thought. It was different 14 years ago. Remember “mad cow disease” — the health crisis that never happened? Shortly before Independence Day 2004, the U.S. Agriculture Department announced — James Comey-like — the discovery of two “inconclusive” cases of mad […]
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Looking back
100 years ago, 1918 Sixty-one students received diplomas at the Lewiston high school graduation exercises held in Lewiston city hall Friday afternoon. According to time honored custom they filed in thru the broad doorways between the rows of friends and parents to the stage. The simple white frocks of the girls and dark suits of […]
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Lewiston park busy on rainy day
People walk through Kennedy Park in Lewiston during a break between downpours on Thursday afternoon. The park remains busy during the daytime, but a 10 p.m. curfew remains in place. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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UMF replaces Campbell as track, cross country coach
University of Maine at Farmington cross country coach Dan Campbell checks the course during the North Atlantic Conference cross country championships in Farmington last year. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) University of Maine at Farmington interim cross country and track and field head coach Dan Campbell has been replaced by Joe DiSalvo, who was a member of […]
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Man who killed intruder to plead guilty to gun, drug charges
FARMINGTON — A former Rangeley man who shot and killed a burglar in July 2016 is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Bangor on Friday to drug and gun charges. Jordan Richard, 25, of New Vineyard, was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2017 on two counts of distributing a mixture […]
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Sex-trafficking safe house announced in Androscoggin County
LEWISTON — A new emergency shelter for victims and survivors of sex-trafficking and exploitation — considered the first of its kind in Maine — was celebrated by local and state agencies and law enforcement Thursday as an important step for recovery efforts. The program, to be housed at an undisclosed location in Androscoggin County, will provide […]
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Legislative panel votes to subpoena no-show DHHS head in child death probe
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted Thursday to subpoena the head of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to testify, after he failed to attend a hearing on recent, high-profile child abuse deaths. The unanimous, bipartisan vote came moments after the committee learned that DHHS Commissioner Ricker Hamilton would not attend […]
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The Buzz: Mattress by Appointment opens in Auburn
This week the Buzz is feeling well rested, well fed and well . . . dentaled? Mattress by Appointment opened at 791 Kittyhawk Ave. in Auburn in May, in the same plaza as Dunkin’ Donuts right off exit 75. It is franchisee Mike Phillips’ third location in Maine and Mattress by Appointment’s fourth site for […]