LEWISTON — La Rencontre will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. The center will serve chicken pot pies, biscuits, cake and beverage. The cost of the meal is $7 per person. After the meal, the patrons will be entertained by local favorites, Lorraine Ouellette, Adrien Leclair, […]
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Central Maine bests St. Mary’s by hour for 2012 New Year’s baby title
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center took the prize for 2012 in its friendly long-standing competition with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center for which Twin Cities hospital gets to claim bragging rights for the first baby of the new year. At 8:29 a.m. Sunday at CMMC, new mother Jessica Cline welcomed daughter Natalie Jayne Cline. […]
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Sun Journal reader project: Other reader ideas that caught experts’ eyes
We asked the experts, outside of the top three picks, what other reader suggestions caught their eye? * “A giant hydroponic vegetable farm or aquaponics (a combination of aquaculture and hydroponic farming.” Leigh Stevens, Livermore Falls “If you could have two acres of vegetables growing year-round, or even something unique that doesn’t grow in this […]
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Talk of the town
Second coming All over Lewiston, like some kind of prophecy on pretty pink paper, “Vote Christ” signs were everywhere, uncrowded by rival signage. For weeks, I thought this was a sign that the Day of Judgment was upon us, and I’ve been cleaning up my act accordingly. Come to find out, it’s just stupid election […]
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Newly legal fireworks use, sales not exactly exploding
LEWISTON — For those expecting Maine to come booming into 2012 as it becomes legal to buy and use fireworks in the state Jan. 1, the new year might come with a flicker of disappointment. Despite a new state law allowing the sale and use of consumer fireworks, there is not yet a single legal […]
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We asked: ‘What’s your New Year’s resolution?’
LEWISTON — From a man who hopes this is the year his girlfriend will finally say “yes” when he pops the question, to a young mom who wants to stay drug-free, we hit the Greyhound bus station to ask “What are you happy to say goodbye to in 2011?” and “What are your resolutions for […]
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The top stories on SunJournal.com for 2011
Here are the 10 most-read stories on SunJournal.com in 2011. Because our website can be accessed worldwide, the stories that appear on this list are a reflection of the quirky, startling, or extraordinary events that happen in our region that have universal appeal. 10. Intense fire foiled efforts to save sisters 9. Sheriff’s office arrests man in […]
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Top videos of 2011 on SunJournal.com
At the end of the year, we take a look at the 10 most popular videos posted on SunJournal.com in 2011: At the end of the year, we take a look at the 10 most popular videos posted on SunJournal.com in 2011: 10. SUV lands nose-first in canal beside Lisbon Street; driver escapes with minor […]