Vanessa Paolella

Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and the environment. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019. She is also an adjunct instructor at Husson University, where she teaches students to write news articles.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Police: Man speeds across border, tops 150 mph on motorcycle

by The Associated Press May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Police say a New Brunswick man sped through a U.S.-Canadian border crossing and led police on a high-speed pursuit in Maine

Local & State, News

Diminishing ice cover on Maine’s lakes could impact fish populations

by Vanessa Paolella April 25, 2021April 26, 2021

With ice-out occurring earlier now than it did decades ago, biologists worry decreasing ice cover and warmer water may lead to a decline in water quality and hurt some fish species.