Maine Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Wet weekend ahead, with snow forecast for most of Maine

by Daniel Kool March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

A mix of rain and snow starting overnight Friday and carrying into Saturday will leave roads slick and snowy by morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Maine, Politics

Hourslong hearing highlights continuing tension over Maine abortion laws

by Rachel Ohm March 28, 2025March 29, 2025

Residents opposed to abortion urged lawmakers to roll back laws that expanded access in Maine and called on the Legislature to pass a bill criminalizing abortion even after the sponsor said she no longer supported it.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News

Free seeds in Auburn

by Russ Dillingham March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

There was a seed giveaway and informational session Friday afternoon at the Auburn Resource Center on Mill Street.

Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal

Jay man accused of sexually assaulting girl under age 16

by Donna M. Perry March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

Brandon J. Wilson, 19, of Jay, was fired from his position as a corrections officer at Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington on March 25, the same day of his arrest.

Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News

Androscoggin jail provides prayer mats, special food for Muslim holy days, sheriff says

by Steve Sherlock March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

An individual this week contacted the district attorney and Lewiston mayor to complain about the lack of accommodations for Muslims in the jail.

Maine, Politics

Gov. Janet Mills swears in 4 new judges, including state supreme court associate justice

by Emily Allen March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

Julia Lipez is now an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News

Lewiston amends tax district for hydropower station to comply with state rule

by Andrew Rice March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

The converter station for the 145-mile New England Clean Energy Connect corridor will take in Canadian hydropower and deliver it to Maine homes and businesses.