For the second year in a row, National Nurses Week has taken on a renewed meaning as the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the role that nurses play in patients’ lives at their most vulnerable moments.
Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
Talk of the town: Dirty pillows and purloined potato sticks
Wicked excited about baseball I was driving by the baseball field near the Colisee in Lewiston the other day when I noticed, with great glee, that the field was actually abuzz with ballplayers. I mean, dozens of them were out there chasing down flies, fielding grounders, warming up the pitcher or just getting stretched out […]
Mobile vaccination clinic opens in Lewiston, will remain in town for a week
The site was set up around noon. By 2 p.m., roughly 30 people had come in to get a dose of the free Moderna vaccine
MSAD 52 school budget passes first step, heads to referendum vote
Turner, Greene and Leeds voters will weigh in one last time on May 20 at the polls.
Several hundred students gather at Bates to call for defunding campus security
The students pleaded with Bates College to transform its Campus Safety Department.
What’s going on behind Lamey Wellehan in Auburn?
The site is being prepared for potential, future development.
Two new marijuana projects for Auburn on Mount Auburn Ave., Mystique Way
• Auburn city, school projects underway
• A Family Dollar Store refresh
• Curious about the earthwork behind Lamey Wellehan? We were, too.
Lewiston’s Pedro O’Hara’s restaurant closing
The restaurant had difficulty finding staff and negotiating a new lease. Its last day is May 15.
Photo Album: St. Dom’s students show support for principal in Auburn
Students and family members held a peaceful demonstration Friday to protest the circumstances surrounding the firing of Tim Gallic in April, whose position was eliminated.
Students want answers after St. Dom’s principal dismissed
Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools, said Tim Gallic was let go because of budget cuts that eliminated his position.