Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Bates College to hold commencement Thursday — twice!
To limit exposure to COVID-19, seniors at the Lewiston college are graduating in two groups this year, half in the morning and half in the afternoon.
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Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Put your shirt on, Shatner
Talk of the Town is inspired by a reporter who was shirtless for some reason.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Tough call for businesses: Require masks or not?
Starting Monday, Mainers won’t have to mask up in most indoor settings — vaccinated or not. Some area business owners say their mask requirements will continue, others will drop requirements, and still others scramble to set policies
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Bethel, bPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mahoosuc Land Trust: Preserving for ‘everyone’
Whatever one hankers for when heading outdoors, Mahoosuc Land Trust and its ever-growing conserved lands probably have something for them. ‘We would like people to understand that we conserve properties with everyone in mind.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, River Valley
Upstream towns worry they’ll pay the price for a cleaner Androscoggin River
Rumford and other towns urge more testing, better communication before plunging ahead with controversial upgrade for river’s water quality.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Some worry it’s too early to unmask in Maine
Area residents react to state’s decision to no longer mandate masks indoors in public in most cases.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Turner voters back budget, pot stores and more
At Turner’s annual Town Meeting on Saturday, its first in two years, the $3.2 million budget was approved and the door was opened to the sale of recreational marijuana.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bates graduate provides artwork for new children’s book with Memorial Day focus
Maine artist Matt Tavares illustrated a picture book about guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.