The state is moving forward with development of a regional center to connect foreign investors to projects in Maine, such as a proposed $40 million Chinese medical tourism facility in Auburn. Under a federal visa program, projects get financial backing and foreign investors get visas to live in the United States and, eventually, green cards […]
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inBethel, Maine
Cold-weather workers: Hydrate and wear layers
“I always say there’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Dec. 29, 2017: Accident on the Lown Peace Bridge in Lewiston
A Toyota Corolla became hung up on the steel structure of the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge between Lewiston and Auburn on Friday morning. Police said Tammy Hood, 47, of Lewiston, had been driving across the bridge shortly before 11 a.m. when she lost control of the car and crashed into the supports. Damage to the […]
Posted inMaine
Maine’s outside workers shrug off frigid temperatures
LEWISTON — Delivery man Scott Biron didn’t mind being outside so much on Wednesday. It was being inside that made him uncomfortable. “It’s actually worse,” the UPS driver from Litchfield said, “when I go into someplace warm and have to stay there for a little bit. I’m dressed for the outdoors. I’ve got extra layers […]
Posted inMaine
Fake inspection stickers a real headache for Maine
Counterfeiting is just one of the ways motorists are getting around Maine’s safety inspection laws. The state is fighting back.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
2017: Bates College dishwasher raises $105,000 for the Dempsey Challenge
LEWISTON — David Gervais is a dishwasher at the Bates College Commons. He’s worked in the college’s kitchens for 39 years, since graduating from Lewiston High School. He’s also a Dempsey Challenge fundraiser. A very good one. Gervais is consistently one of the event’s top fundraisers, taking home the prize for several years in a […]
Posted inFranklin
DIY show, Maine Cabin Masters, transforms local camps
INDUSTRY — The television show, “Maine Cabin Masters,” is finding favor across the nation as the cast of family and friends renovate Maine camps for the DIY Network. “People are really intrigued,” Executive Producer Matthew Assmus , executive producer, with Dorsey Pictures in Denver, Colorado, said in an email. Chase Morrill, his sister, Ashley Morrill […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s pool heroes keep swimming free
LEWISTON — On Wednesday afternoon the sun was shining and many children played and laughed as they swam in the Kennedy Park pool. It was a sight that pleased Rich Stone, Larry Gilbert Sr. and Paul Robinson, three of a number of people who donated money so kids could swim for free. Three weeks earlier […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police patrols target pedestrian, cyclist safety
LEWISTON — Police Officer Nick Meserve on Wednesday handed out what he thought was his first ticket to a pedestrian since joining the department eight years ago. The Police Department was one of several law enforcement agencies in Maine to participate in a special detail Wednesday targeting motorist behaviors that put cyclists and pedestrians in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn to stop outsourcing bus drivers
AUBURN — The School Department has found out that outsourcing bus drivers to save money didn’t work. This fall, bus drivers will be employees of the School Department. On Wednesday, Superintendent Katy Grondin said the School Department is ending its relationship with Ledgemere Transportation. The company and the School Department have mutually agreed “to go […]