Auburn firefighters survey the damage to an SUV that crashed into the building at the corner of Charles Street and Western Promenade in Auburn late Friday afternoon. The occupants fled the scene and according to police reports, the driver was apprehended shortly afterward and they were looking for the other two occupants. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) […]
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Auburn police pursue loose cow for mooving violation
Auburn Police Officer Travis Barnies reacts after this Jersey cow gave him the slip as he was trying to herd it back into its pasture across from Park Avenue School in Auburn on Wednesday. He responded after calls were made to dispatch about a cow walking down Park Avenue. Timothy Berube, the son of the […]
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Great Falls raging after recent heavy rainfall
A panorama of the Great Falls between Lewiston and Auburn on Friday as the recent rain runs off and heads to the ocean. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a video of the mighty falls. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Fall color palette
Cumston Hall in Monmouth is surrounded by fall foliage on Monday afternoon. To watch a short video of downtown Monmouth, visit sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Cumston Hall in Monmouth is surrounded by fall foliage on Monday afternoon. To watch a short video of downtown Monmouth, visit sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Local scouting leaders ready to accept girls in Boy Scouts
Kelly McDonald has a 10-year-old daughter who wants more than anything to do Navy Seal survival training and all of the other awesome things that boys get to do. “She told me, ‘I want to be able to do the same cool stuff that my brother does in Boy Scouts,’” McDonald said. “And she said, […]
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‘Hoping for some real damage’ at minivan demolition
Josh Price, one of the demolition derby organizers, monitors the action Friday night as some of the minivans run out of steam at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford. OXFORD — Take that, Plymouth Voyager! Jerry Bissette forked over $200 for a beat-up minivan Friday night just so he could wreck the thing. “My wife’s […]
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Flyover view of LHS construction
Sun Journal aerial video of the construction of the athletic fields at Lewiston High School and a peek at the footprint of the new Connors Elementary School as high school students pour out Monday afternoon.
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Puppies seized from homeless encampment in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police went into a homeless encampment along Lincoln Street on Wednesday, removing 13 puppies and ordering the occupants to leave the property by the end of the week. In the thickly wooded area between Lincoln Street and the Promenade Mall, half a dozen tents were set up at the start of summer, with […]
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New Edward Little High School: Not far from center of Auburn
AUBURN — A new Edward Little High School, when it is built in five to seven years, should be relatively close to most of the city’s population, residents said Wednesday night at a community forum. Working in groups, they studied a map of Auburn while debating where the school should go. “We selected between two and […]
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#GFBalloonFest: Video and photos from Friday morning’s balloon launch
Three balloons await launch at Simard-Payne Park in Lewiston during the first launch of the 2017 Great Falls Balloon Festival. A balloon floats over Simard-Payne Park in Lewiston early Friday morning during the first launch of the 2017 Great Falls Balloon Festival. The Sun Journal is covering the Great Falls Balloon Festival with: Livestream video […]