The Sun Journal’s front page April 28 headline read “Latest petition seeks to repeal Lake Auburn boundary rezoning.” This article was extremely important and helpful for your readers. It alerted voters about the petition drive. All registered voters in Auburn need to be ready for petition circulators to contact them for their support by signing […]

Thanks for your Apr. 27 article highlighting the importance of Maine’s new free community college opportunity. Our community colleges and universities are fundamental building blocks in preparing Maine’s workforce for both today’s jobs, and the jobs of the future. Post-secondary training and education is a key strategy for how to address our pressing workforce shortage, […]

I am very concerned about what is going on in Auburn lately regarding the city’s intention to build so close to the watershed. I have family and friends in the Twin Cities, and their water quality is life sustaining. We cannot live without healthy water. I hope that the good people of Lewiston and Auburn […]

Rep. Kristen Cloutier has continuously proven herself a champion for the average citizens of Lewiston and the entire state of Maine. She would like the opportunity to continue her work. Housing, wages, drug and alcohol abuse, education, health care and many other complicated issues have all been the focus of her hard work and commitment […]

Lewiston citizens need a little history about their drinking water. In 1875, the city of Auburn started pumping water out of Lake Auburn for use. In 1880, swimming was prohibited because of bacteria in the water. Around the turn of the century, because of the terrible pollution of the water in the Androscoggin River, Lewiston […]

In 1923, Maine’s Legislature passed an Act to Incorporate the Auburn Water District, which “shall have power to adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the general laws of the state, to prevent pollution of the water of Lake Auburn and to preserve the purity of said water of Lake Auburn, and may prescribe penalties for the […]

In her column on homelessness (Sun Journal, April 25, page 5), onetime journalist Shannon Jones told the story of her adopted son who suffers from learning disabilities and mental illness and who is himself homeless — despite her and her husband’s all-out efforts to help him. Nevertheless, I take issue with a couple of her […]

I am writing in total support of Bettyann Sheats’ campaign for the Maine Senate. Bettyann is a West Point graduate who served our country as a helicopter pilot and most recently served on the board of the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport. She is also an Auburn small business owner. I hope voters join me in supporting […]

While reading the April 14 article, “Auburn Planning Board supports Court Street development,” the word “recuse” jumped out to me. In checking the meaning, the dictionary showed “recuse” is to withdraw (oneself) from any decision making so as to avoid a semblance of personal interest or bias. This information led to questions. Why wouldn’t the […]

Recently I’ve read several articles about the disposition of the American Rescue Plan Act funds, both nationally and locally. I became curious about how the $13.5 million awarded to Auburn is being allocated. Mayor Jason Levesque appointed an ad hoc committee to oversee distribution, which included two city councilors and several city employees. So far, […]