Emily Bader, a former staff writer at the Lakes Region Weekly, won the award based on her reporting at that weekly newspaper, where she worked from March 2020 to April 2021.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
School staffing shortages persist, worsened by rising COVID-19 cases
With few substitute teachers or bus drivers to fill in for absent and quarantined staff, school employees from administrators to custodians are stepping up to help. Sometimes, it’s not enough.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
As Downeaster nears a milestone birthday, questions arise about its future
While politicians favor expanding the train service, COVID has changed riding habits, perhaps permanently. Expenses and emissions also warrant consideration.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Central Maine Healthcare staff are 97% vaccinated, system officials say
It was unclear why there was a discrepancy between numbers reported by CMH and the DHHS.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Lewiston schools and remain elevated in Auburn schools
Nine more staff members at Lewiston Middle School tested positive over the weekend.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston Middle School to be remote until at least Wednesday
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases among school employees, the middle school will not have enough staff to teach in person.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Faced with rising COVID-19 cases, Lewiston superintendent asks parents for help
On Thursday, Superintendent Jake Langlais wrote that several schools were nearly closed this week due to staffing shortages.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
Unsolved homicide: Daughter of Dorothy Milliken marks sad anniversary; family offers reward
Saturday marks 45 years since Dorothy Milliken was beaten to death in Lewiston. Her family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Lewiston attorney suspended six months for lying and misconduct
Attorney Stephen Link was found to have been intentionally dishonest with one client and to have failed to follow through on representing another.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Laconia man’s body found in Lewiston landfill 12 days after his fiancee’s body turned up in N.H. landfill
Both were found at Casella waste transfer facilities.