Lewiston council to vote on resolution condemning U.S. Capitol attack

Councilor Alicia Rea said she introduced the resolution as a way to advocate for "the sanctity of elections" and the local clerks that make voting accessible.

Photos: Goldeneyes on the Androscoggin

Lewiston bird watcher spots ducks on the river Monday morning.

Photo: Wireless upgrade in Lewiston

Crews install new cellular equipment on top of Lewiston Armory Monday afternoon.

Androscoggin County police log: Jan. 18, 2021

Photo: Monday morning pileup snarls traffic between Lewiston and Auburn

A multi-vehicle crash occurred on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Police log

Kudos: Lewiston Youth Council opens up about pandemic isolation

A new photo series from the group of Lewiston high school students hopes to bring awareness to the mental health of young people during the pandemic.

Charles Nero: King’s vision realized when all can sing ‘My county ’tis of thee sweet land of liberty’

"When (King) refers to, 'My country tis of thee,' he's calling on that tradition, America's hymn, that African Americans must be included in America for their freedom and democracy and justice to have meaning,” the Bates College professor said.

Spencer Emerson: ‘Part of Dr. King’s words are coming to life’

L-A native, teacher and football coach says, however, the American Dream in King's speech will be difficult to attain until the great disparity in each American's "starting point" is addressed.

Leslie Hill: The context of ‘freedom’ has shifted since the 1960s

Leslie Hill, the now-retired professor emerita of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, saw Dr. King speak when she was 13. She spoke to the Sun Journal about what the climax to King's 'I Have a Dream' speech meant, and its reverberations today.