Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
COVID-19 outbreak closes 2 churches in Mechanic Falls and Norway
Six people have tested positive, prompting Our Lady of Ransom and its sister church, St. Catherine of Sienna in Norway, to shut down.
Lewiston study recommends new police station
The city has not allocated funding or established a timeline for construction.
Lewiston-Auburn among 6 sites in the nation selected for women’s suffrage mural
The piece will be one of only six in the country commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment. A site for the installation has not been chosen.
Muslim holidays added to Lewiston school calendar
The two Eid celebrations will be excused absences for all students and staff.
Lewiston board considers YouTube access for students
The video platform offers educational material, but filtering doesn’t catch everything inappropriate for minors.
8-year-old boy in Greene broadens fundraising to help more through pandemic
RJ Bourgeois’ effort began by showing appreciation to Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital staff.
Street Talk: Winter lies I tell myself
Come late summer, I’m typically sanguine about my chances of finally enjoying winter for a change — enjoying it the way I did when I was a boy and every day was a thrill of sleds and skates and snowballs hucked at the unwary.
Androscoggin county workers test positive for COVID-19
A county official said he learned of cases in December.