Parks & outdoor recreation Beaver Park, Lisbon Falls Bonney Park, Auburn Bradbury Mountain State Park Cedar Street Park, Lewiston Cleveland Field, Auburn Elliot Little League Ball Fields, Lewiston Festival Plaza, Auburn Franklin Pasture, Lewiston Garcelon Field, Lewiston Heritage Park, Lewiston Kennedy Park, Lewiston Lakeview Fields, Lewiston Lewiston Athletic Park, Lewiston Lewiston-Auburn Railroad Park, Lewiston Lincoln […]

Local civic groups are here for you Abused Women’s Advocacy Project, 800-559-2927, www.awap.org has resources and services for victims of domestic violence. Serving Franklin, Androscoggin, and Oxford counties. Advocates for Children, 783-3990, 57 Birch Street Suite 204, Lewiston. www.advocatesforchildren.net. Androscoggin Habitat for Humanity, 786-2598. Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care, 795-4040, 269 Bates St., Lewiston, […]

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How to contact the Sun Journal Main Office LEWISTON 104 Park Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240 Mailing Address PO Box 4400, Lewiston, Maine 04243-4400 Telephone 207-784-5411 or 800-482-0753 Retail Advertising Fax 207-784-5955 Classified Advertising Fax 207-784-3062 Customer Service Fax 207-784-3062 Newsroom Fax 207-777-3436 Community news e-mail [email protected] Calendar items e-mail [email protected] Business and political items should […]

Child care options in Maine Finders/Seekers coordinates existing child care services, provides information & referral to parents seeking quality child care, technical assistance to child care providers, professional development for providers that are seeking to better serve their families and communities, information and referral to employers and the community on child care statistics in the […]

Great Falls Balloon Festival August 21-23, 2009 Balloons, balloons, balloons! Celebrate with a balloon moonglow on Friday night, August 21. Weather permitting the show will start at 8:45 p.m. Join the fun in Lewiston’s Railroad Park and Auburn’s Festival Plaza! Due to weather conditions, the best times for balloon launches are 6 a.m. for morning […]

Arts & Entertainment Museums, Studios, Galleries And Art Venues AUBURN: Androscoggin Historical Society, County Building, 2 Turner Street, 784-0586 AUGUSTA: Maine State Museum, State Capitol Complex, 287-2301 Old Fort Western, 16 Cony Street, 626-2385 LEWISTON: Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster Street, 207-753-6554 Bates College Museum of Art, Bates College, 786-6158 […]

Houlton Fair July 2-5 Ossipee Valley Fair July 9-12 Location: Hiram, Maine Waterford World’s Fair July 17-19 Pittston Fair July 24-26 Bangor State Fair July 31-August 9 Northern Maine Fair July 31-August 8 Location: Presque Isle Monmouth Fair August 5-8 Athens Fair August 7-9 Topsham Fair August 9-15 Skowhegan State Fair August 13-22 Union Fair […]

Charitable, fraternal & religious services Auburn Advent Christian Church, 263 Turner St., Auburn, 786-3988. Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St., Lewiston, 782-3221. First Congregational-Christian Church, United Church of Christ, Gloucester Hill Rd., New Gloucester, 926-3260. Freemasonry (or Masonry) is a fraternity which encourages its members to practice the faith of their personal acceptance. Masonry […]