DNC Chair Ken Martin is hoping to rally support for Scott Harriman, who faces Republican Janet Beaudoin in a Feb. 24 state House race.
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Mt. Blue staff raises $2,000 for heating fund
Mt. Blue Campus staff partnered with The Sargent Corp. to raise money for the Farmington Area Ecumenical Heating Fund through a winter spirit-week fundraising effort.
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Mainer Jessica Meir launches for second trip to space station
The SpaceX Crew-12 is expected to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon.
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Police identify pedestrian killed in Winthrop crash
Eric O. Stinson, 44, of Pittston, was on U.S. Route 202 on Wednesday when he was struck and killed.
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Farmington Farmers’ Union approves 16.75% patronage payout for members
Shareholders approved the sixth consecutive 16.75 percent trade allowance and reelected board leadership during the cooperative’s Feb. 3 annual meeting.
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Another data center proposed, this time in southern Maine
Sen. Matt Harrington tells fellow lawmakers that a proposal is ‘well along’ in the planning process, but details are scant.
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Businesses are rolling with penny phase-out challenges
Some Maine retailers and others who handle cash transactions are rounding change to the nearest nickel in the absence of pennies.
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Snow in Lewiston, championships, chocolates focus of this week in photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from Feb. 6-12, 2026.
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Mystery Photo for Feb. 15, 2026
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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Reader requests Amish friendship bread recipe | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve lost a recipe for cinnamon bread that our family loved. It was not a sourdough recipe but it did require mixing and adding an ingredient(s) over several days. The word Amish keeps popping up in my head but searching for it has not uncovered any recipe that matches my memories of […]