Sgt. Ryan Close and Dr. Jamie Wren of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in Orono were recognized for their ‘compelling and deeply sobering case study.’
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Androscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Massachusetts father sentenced for drunken driving crash that killed son, injured two others in Rumford
Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan urges everyone not to drink or text while driving, and not to take chances.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine high court vacates part of damages paid to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Justices ruled that Mercy Hospital should not have been mandated to pay $2 million in economic damages to the parents of 25-year-old Peter Smith, who died in 2017 from complications of Lyme disease.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
The fun before the storm: Auburn pond packed with swimmers Thursday ahead of thundershowers
People cool off at Lake Grove Park swimming hole Thursday before the rain set in.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Attorney in Portland nominated to federal appeals court in Boston
Donald Trump has nominated Joshua Dunlap, a Scarborough resident who grew up in Vassalboro, to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Severe storm pushes through southern, central Maine on Thursday afternoon
Areas of the state faced severe thunderstorms, with damaging winds and lightning.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Lewiston’s Basilica summer concerts begin, Auburn Great Falls walk captured this week
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from this week, June 28 to July 3.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News
Are many lupine plants in Maine considered invasive species? | Fact brief
The plants are known for their tall spikes of bright purple, pink or white flowers.
Posted inHealth, Maine
How Maine’s tobacco tax increase will impact public health, economy
While smokers argue they are being targeted, public health advocates are cheering ‘a significant victory.’
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Farmington school board chair bids farewell, honors staff at final board meeting
Dorothy Robinson closed her tenure as Regional School Unit 9 board chair by honoring Pamela Chernesky and Misty Carrow as May’s standout staff members.