Wildlife authorities say the juvenile raccoon was euthanized and tested negative for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it.
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Extension offers monarch workshop
AREA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an in-person workshop for adults and youth on monarch butterflies 4 – 5:30 p.m. June 8 in South Paris. Join Master Gardener Volunteer Nancy Donovan for “Assisting the Path of the Monarch Butterfly”, a workshop about monarch butterflies and how to raise and release them. Learn […]
Bethel Memorial Day Observance
To the Editor Mundt-Allen Post 81 of the American Legion will hold a Memorial Day observance at the Bethel Area Veterans Memorial on Main Street this Monday, May 29 at 11 am. It will be a simple event and everyone is welcome. Scott Cole Commander Mundt-Allen Post 81 American Legion
Correction: St. Dominic Academy additions
In the Sun Journal 2023 Graduation special publication printed May 19, these Saint Dominic Academy students should have had the following academic designations included: Laura Wong, valedictorian: Summa Cum Laude; Abigail Mitchell, salutatorian: Magna Cum Laude; Natalie Brocke: Magna Cum Laude; and Erik Jones: Cum Laude.
Justin Ehrenwerth, Colby grad and member of Obama legal team, dies at 44
Justin Ehrenwerth graduated summa cum laude in 2001 with a degree in philosophy.
Photos: 30 years at Taylor Pond
The Bates College Club Sailing Team puts away its boats for the summer after sailing one more time this season.
Benton Alewife Festival returns to celebrate native fish for the first time since 2019
Some dam removals and restoration efforts along the Sebasticook River have led to an explosion in the alewife population in recent years, a fact honored by an annual festival in Benton.
Pentagon leak suspect was warned multiple times about mishandling of classified information
Prosecutors told the judge in their filing that Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, continued leaking documents even after he was admonished by superiors on two separate occasions last year over ‘concerning actions.’
Hurry Down Sunshine to play at Music for Mavis concert series
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo music series brings Hurry Down Sunshine from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, at the gazebo in Turner. The band features Brian Kavanah’s rhythmic guitar and expressive voice which blends with Stan Davis’ virtuosic lead guitar to create a soulful stew of music. “We play a wide range […]
Ukraine says it’s retaken territory near eastern city of Bakhmut
Russia’s Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said Ukrainian forces had stepped up attacks north of the region while denying speculation by Russian military bloggers that the Kyiv forces had achieved ‘defense breakthroughs.’