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Posted inBooks, Local & State, News
Elizabeth Strout explains that writing means ‘making a mess’
Maine-born author Elizabeth Strout spoke at Bates about her new book, “Olive, Again.”
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston shelter using facial recognition software to get lost pets home
With just 4 percent of lost cats returned to their families, the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society hopes a high-tech solution will help.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
USM confirms 3-year plan to move its Lewiston campus downtown
University President Glenn Cummings says the move would make Lewiston-Auburn College more accessible to downtown residents, employers, health care facilities and organizations.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
‘Suspicious’ fire guts vacant Lewiston house
A 1½-story home at 37 Lincoln Drive was gutted; cause is unknown.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Politics
Secretive Facebook pages roil Lewiston’s mayoral campaign
Two social media pages purporting to back Mark Cayer’s mayoral bid are actually undermining it, the Democrat says.
Posted inBusiness
Sun Journal wins Publick Occurrences Award
Staff reporting on crime rates and racial tensions in Lewiston was recognized by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Judge orders high bail or supervision for ‘very serious’ Lewiston crash
Police said Dalton Farrington had morphine and fentanyl in his system when the tow truck he was driving slammed into a car driven by a college student.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lead poisoning requires a solution as big as the problem
In Maine and nationwide, young lives are being stunted at an astounding rate, and the remediation can’t be city by city or state by state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New Hampshire company buys Webber Supply
The company supplies heating, cooling and plumbing contractors and will now operate under The Granite Group name.