The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram won 60 awards for journalism and advertising excellence as part of the annual Maine Press Association contest.
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Here are the Maine Press Association awards presented to the Sun Journal
During the weekend, the Maine Press Association recognized the Sun Journal for its excellence in news coverage.
Sun Journal picks up first place Maine Press Association awards for coverage of Lewiston shooting, named best Sunday paper in the state
The news staff was honored with awards for breaking news, news video, editorial writing and page design.
Mary Delamater wins Maine Press Association Unsung Hero Award
Delamater works every day to maintain the Lewiston newspaper’s “journalistic values and core tenets of truth-telling, accuracy of information and objectivity,” Staff Writer Christopher Williams said. “It’s just part of what she does because of who she is.”
Dump truck driver, company summonsed after accident involving school bus
A dump truck left the road in Denmark early Friday morning, hitting a utility pole that fell onto a school bus, the sheriff’s office said.
As communities vote on field projects, voters question need for artificial turf
Bond proposals in South Portland, Kittery and Gray-New Gloucester would spend millions to bring artificial turf fields to their schools. District leaders say the grass fields are just in too bad shape to keep up with demand.
Rumford-based school board meeting Monday
Regional School Unit 10 directors will discuss options for housing middle school students
Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves
Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
Newry man faces manslaughter charge in fatal motorcycle crash in June
Authorities say Arin Palmer’s car pulled out into the path of the deceased.
Photo: Eye-catching art watches over downtown Lewiston
The Color Wizard creates another eye popping piece of art in Lewiston.