Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
A Maine law could have forced the Lewiston mass shooter into psychiatric treatment. Why wasn’t it used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston World War I veteran gets military plaque on his unmarked grave
Joseph Tardiff was buried with full military honors at St. Peter’s Cemetery in 1920, but his grave site remained unmarked for 104 years.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man linked to ‘astounding’ amount of drugs, judge says
Investigators recovered 24 pounds of methamphetamine, prosecutors say.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Outside review of Maine State Police after-action report on Lewiston shootings recommends improvements
The recommendations came in an analysis of the Maine State Police’s after-action review of the Lewiston mass shooting last year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photos: Artist uses 261 Flower Sleeves to commemorate Lewiston mass shooting
Miia Zellner created the installation from the 261 flower sleeves saved from Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille to commemorate the mass shooting on Oct. 25, 2023, in Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Fire reported at manufacturing plant in Auburn; 2 workers injured
Fire crews from Auburn and Lewiston responded to a fire Thursday afternoon at the M.S. Ambrogio plant on Rodman Road.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn ed techs, secretaries staff share impact of wages as contract negotiations set to resume
Over 65 staff members showed up to Wednesday’s school committee meeting to urge the district officials for a new contract with better wages.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
National school lunch week brings Maine ingredients to Lewiston school
As a new $8.5 million federal grant sets out to bring more locally grown food into Maine’s school nutrition programs over the next five years, Maine-grown options will become staples at area schools.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston civil rights leader and prominent jurist remembered
Louis Scolnik, who died at age 101, leaves a legacy of compassion for the marginalized through his civil rights leadership and service in the Maine judicial branch.