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Published
May 21, 2022

Almost a murder

A Lewiston Weekly Journal story from June 9, 1885 reported that Mrs. Spaulding was scuffling with her husband. She had her hands before her face. After the officers entered the door, he fired at her.
Published
May 21, 2022

Challenging the ‘old fogeys’ by starting a newspaper

The Lewiston Falls Journal, the community's first newspaper, rolled off the press 175 years ago today.
Published
May 21, 2022

Starting Sunday: The story of Maine’s most spectacular murder case

The story of that man and that murder, arguably the biggest ongoing news story that ever occurred in Lewiston, will be told in full this year as part of the newspaper’s 175th anniversary.
Published
May 21, 2022

How Lewiston Learned The Terrible Titanic Story: First and Only Complete Account of Wreck Given in Lewiston Journal Extras

This story, which appeared in the Lewiston Saturday Journal on April 20, 1912, is reprinted in full.
Published
May 21, 2022

Another disappearance

A Lewiston Evening Journal story from Nov. 11, 1896.
Published
May 21, 2022

A typical report in the Lewiston Weekly Journal in 1886

Let’s just grab a handful of the news items reported on that day to get a sense of what the paper’s local coverage was like in those simpler times.
Published
May 20, 2022

Photo Album: Helping the homeless

Edward Little High School students hand out provisions to the homeless during Community Service Day
Published
May 20, 2022

Lewiston City Council tension rises with more accusations of political maneuvering

A rift between members of the City Council continued this week, with councilors previously criticized for unethical behavior accusing Mayor Carl Sheline of forcing out a member of the Planning Board.
Published
May 20, 2022

Jody Jalbert named Sun Journal publisher

What the 34-year newspaper veteran brings to the role of publisher is a well-rounded familiarity of the inner workings of the news business.
Published
May 20, 2022

Lewiston police continue to investigate downtown shootings

Two local men suffered wounds in two gunshot incidents.