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Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine, News
The Week in Photos: April 12-18, 2025
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
Serious injuries reported in Sabattus crash
Early reports were that the vehicles had collided head-on on Route 132. One of the vehicles was reportedly on its side and on fire with at least one occupant still trapped inside.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rollover crash involving two women ties up traffic in Auburn
Each of the women suffered minor injuries in the afternoon crash on Center Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Paul Dionne, lawyer, author, former Lewiston mayor, dies
‘Paul loved Lewiston and Lewiston loved him right back,’ Mayor Carl Sheline said. ‘We have lost a pillar in our community.’
Posted inMaine, News
Maine fire officials warn of increasing wildfire risks, urge extra precautions
The Maine Forest Service said the wildfire risk is high across the southern half of the state and moderate across the northern counties.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Judge denies Laurel Libby’s request to immediately restore her right to vote in Maine House
The Auburn lawmaker, who was censured in February for a social media post about a transgender student, said she was disappointed with the decision but ‘the fight is far from over.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gulf of Maine scallop fishery set to reopen Monday
Regulators had shut down the fishery this month after scallopers hit a temporary limit that goes into effect when federal regulators do not pass annual rules in time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Fishing industry cheers Trump’s order to peel back regulations; conservation groups fear overfishing
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden sees ‘progress’ in the action that the president says will improve the U.S. commercial fishery by opening up harvesting in previously protected areas.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes
The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings.