Weather conditions so far in 2019 have damaged many of Maine’s fruit trees, but despite the damage one expert predicts the apple crop will come in just fine.
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Jalbert named vice president, general manager of Sun Media Group
Sales Executives Dan McManus and Kelly Wade have also been promoted, and the company has hired three new sales executives.
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Lewiston man who murdered woman in front of her sons gets a life sentence
This is the second time 77-year-old Albert Flick has been sentenced for killing a woman. One of the victim’s friends says, ‘I hope he rots in hell.’
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Police identify man fatally shot Saturday in Auburn
No one has been charged in the death of Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner as detectives investigate the circumstances of the shooting.
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Second man charged in connection with Oxford rape
The girl, 14, had been drinking alcohol and was unconscious at the time of the assault, police say.
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Police sweep in Lewiston results in seizure of more than $250,000 in drugs
Four people face drug-related charges.
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Mechanic Falls’ town clerk is removed from Town Office by police escort
Miranda Hinkley resigned last week, then offered to work for 2 weeks to wrap up her work, but was removed on the advice of the town’s attorney.
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Please, take your wife
The North American Wife Carrying Championship may be among the most unusual sporting events in the country. It may also be among the most amusing to watch, and the winner qualifies to compete in the international event — held in Finland next summer. Is is basically this: Pick a partner, pick up that partner and […]
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Kids Korner: Family fun, indoors and out, in western Maine
Mini-golf and bird watching, hiking and swimming. Maine has it all.
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Local departments of recreation will keep you busy
While many of the youth ball programs offered by municipal departments of recreation are restricted to residents, many other programs are open to the public, including Lewiston & Auburn Recreation Departments Wednesdays in the Park performances each Wednesday morning, and the Summer Fun & Films program coordinated by the Lewiston Police Department. If you’re looking […]