Heritier Nosso created Opportunities for Immigrants, an organization that helps immigrants understand various processes that will help them assimilate to living in the United States. He also trains others to be peer mentors to new Mainers.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and health. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism in 2019 and started working for the Sun Journal in 2023.
Family considers pulling kids from Lewiston school amid lice Issue
Children were professionally treated for infestations several times this year.
Shooting victims, families eligible for free tuition at Maine’s public universities
As requested by Gov. Janet Mills, the University of Maine System will provide free tuition and establish a fund to support other post-secondary educational expenses.
Lewiston-Auburn Senior College looking for rent-free venues for classes
The nonprofit must pay for space, services at University of Maine’s L-A campus starting Jan. 24
Environmental association gives Maine teachers funding boost for outdoor education
Outdoor education has multiple benefits for students, including increased engagement in lesson plans and projects.
Community Resiliency Center offers continued support to Lewiston after mass shootings
The center is available to anyone who needs help, with walk-in hours from noon to 5 p.m. during the week.
Love Lewiston Day draws people together
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline proclaimed Nov. 3 as Love Lewiston Day.
Head of national mass violence resource center gives insights for recovery
A clinical psychologist said people recover from mass violence in different ways, but continuing to gather provides an opportunity to feel a sense of solidarity instead of isolation.
Lewiston students return to class nearly a week after mass shootings
Superintendent Jake Langlais will take a “pulse” of the situation in schools day by day for the next few weeks.
Last asylum-seeking families at Lewiston Ramada moving to Portland motel
They are the last of roughly 20 families housed at the Lewiston inn.