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Churches host many great events

Churches host many great social events including concerts, public suppers, festivals, pancake breakfasts, yard sales, and more. Make sure to visit the churches’ websites to see an up-to-date calendar of events. Here are just a few of the events happening in our town and elsewhere. EAST WILTON — East Wilton Union Church has announced the […]

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Culture, entertainment, arts, recreation

CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT The charm and quality of life of the twin cities, Lewiston and Auburn, is partly due to their picturesque location along the Androscoggin River with a skyline of historic mills surrounded by small-town, neighborly communities. Another part of the charm is the year-long list of events and activities that take place in […]

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Double Take: Bates Mill No. 5

Lewiston’s iconic mill, today and 101 years ago A lot has changed in Lewiston and Auburn over the years. Mills have been constructed and destroyed. Buildings have been razed and rebuilt. Looking through the Gridley Barrows Collection on the Lewiston Public Library’s website is like stepping into a time machine. Most of the images were […]

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Life in Oxford County

Oxford County, incorporated in 1805, is located on the western edge of Maine and borders New Hampshire. South Paris is the county seat. Comprised of the commercial districts of Norway, Oxford, and Paris, and complimented by the outlying villages of Buckfield, Harrison, Hartford, Hebron, Mechanic Falls, Otisfield, Poland, Sumner, Waterford and West Paris, the member towns […]

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How to submit Community News to the Sun Journal

Club news, honor rolls, student and military notes, public activities, reunions, generations — we want your community news and photographs. It’s what makes us your local news service. When writing your information, please include the 5 w’s: Who, What, Where, When and Why. Photos should be bright and clear. Identify the people in the photo […]

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Great Falls Balloon Festival will have pirate theme this year

LEWISTON — The Great Falls Balloon Festival is throwing a beach party. The Great Falls Balloon Festival is hosting its 22nd annual festival Aug. 15-17 with a pirate-themed weekend. From Simard-Payne Memorial Park, visitors can enjoy the sight of dozens of hot air balloons as they take to the skies over the Androscoggin River and […]

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Auburn gets a new ice arena

AUBURN — Sheila Plummer and Bob Gardner of Auburn came to the Norway Savings Bank Arena at its open house to check it out. “We have nobody who plays hockey,” said Plummer, a former hockey mom. They came to the open house and decided to watch St. Dom’s play. They said they approved of the […]

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Job growth in Western Maine

Hunting Dearborn to create up to 60 new jobs in Oxford County Hunting Dearborn, Inc. is expanding its manufacturing facility in Oxford County. The company, considered an industry leader in deep hole drilling and machining of precision tubular components, was certified for a Maine Department of Economic & Community Development incentive package designed to assist […]

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Walking in downtown Lewiston yields choices

Lewiston has much to offer in the way of opportunity, entertainment, culture, and resources. One of the best places to find information on any and all of these things is the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is located at the gateway to downtown Lewiston,  just up the street from Kaplan University. Continue exploring […]