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 […]

Civic groups and services Abused Women’s Advocacy Project, 800-559-AWAP, www.awap.org has resources and services for victims of domestic violence. Serving Franklin, Androscoggin, and Oxford counties. American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization. Through its nearly 10,500 Units located in every state and some foreign countries, the Auxiliary embodies the spirit of […]

Walking trails near you Route Name, Town/City, Distance Auburn Land Lab Trails & Holly Cooney Wellness Circuit, Auburn Barker Mill Loop, Auburn, 2 miles Central Maine Community College Trail, Auburn, ½ mile, www.latrails.org Franklin Pasture Trail, Lewiston, ½ mile, www.latrails.org Great Falls Loop (Railroad Park-Riverwalk), Lewiston, 1½ miles Kennebec River Rail Trail, Augusta / Gardiner […]

Services: Health & well-being Alcoholics Anonymous, in Maine, 24 Hour Hotline 800-737-6237 or 207-774-4335. During business hours, your call will be taken by a member of Alcoholics Anonymous who knows exactly what you are going through and can give you all the information you need. At night, reach a well qualified answering service, who can […]

Government at a glance Local government in Maine provides many essential services its citizens, including road construction and maintenance, solid waste disposal, water utilities and waste water treatment, police and fire protection and emergency rescue, land use planning and building inspection, welfare, and public education for grades Kindergarten through 12. Municipal government in Maine enjoys […]