Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Worcester Holdings paying fines for unpermitted camps but may still have to raze them
The company, which does business as Worcester Wreath, did not believe it needed DEP permits to build 52 cabins in Columbia Falls. Now it’s seeking permission after the fact.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County
Photo Album: Dress rehearsal for Halloween
Kids got a jump on the treats Sunday in Auburn and Mechanic Falls.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Trial to begin for Madison man charged with murdering former roommate
Roland Flood, 62, is charged with the murder of Mark Trabue, 57, of Anson, who was found with multiple stab wounds in July 2023 at a Madison cemetery.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Darby Ray keeps Bates College and the community connected
Working: Community has been a big part of life and career for Ray, the director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships and a professor of community engagement at the Lewiston college.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn mom speaks out after court rules once-abusive father can be in son’s life
It’s been 11 years since a former Auburn boy saw his birth father, who went to jail after nearly fatally injuring the boy at 2 months of age.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Family seeks to change laws around parental rights of abusers
Aunt and mother of abused child discouraged with lack of responses and seeming disinterest from legislators in election year.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
This remote Maine community split down the middle in 2020. Which way will The Forks go this year?
Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied 18-18 in The Forks in the 2020 presidential election, but residents say they don’t expect a vote that close this year.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s yellow flag law has been used much more often in year since Lewiston mass shooting
Meanwhile, gun reform advocates are collecting signatures to force a ballot initiative that would ask voters to approve a stronger red flag law.
Posted inbPlus, Franklin
Face Time: Jordan Schanck — Wilton native returns to lead parks and recreation programs
The 33-year-old and his family moved back to the area earlier this year.