The $5,700 gift will provide school supplies, winter coats and food for students.
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Cyclist struck by Jeep while crossing Ash Street in Lewiston
The man was struck while crossing Ash Street on his bicycle Friday morning.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
New England Teamsters picket on behalf of United Ambulance amid contract negotiations
Teamsters Local 340 rolled in trucks and affiliated members Thursday to bring attention to contract negotiations with United Ambulance that union representatives feel has reached a stalemate.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Lisbon town manager to negotiate one-year lease with LACO Food Pantry
Though the Lisbon Area Christian Organization Food Pantry requested a three-year lease, town councilors were open to negotiating a shorter term lease.
Posted inMaine, News
Legislation change likely cause of more Silver Alerts
Though the state has not seen an increase in the number of lost individuals in recent years, outside of hikers and boaters, the number of Silver Alerts seems to have increase.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Planning to venture into the wilderness? Here are some safety tips from a game warden
Those who find themselves off of a marked trail and disoriented in the woods should not panic, rather they should sit down and relax.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Bugs, hallucinations, dark thoughts: New Sharon man talks about being lost for 4 days
Michael Altmaier’s rescue highlights the increasingly important role played by Maine’s search and rescue teams as more people seek the outdoors and officials deal with Silver Alerts.
Posted inHealth, News
Maine’s mental health treatment law: To whom does it apply and how does it work?
Amid an increase in calls for more use of court-ordered outpatient treatment plans, the statute is relatively narrow as to who it can be applied to.
Posted inHealth, News
Maine continues to see high hepatitis C infections despite overall declining rate
The rate of new acute cases, though highest in the nation, has decreased every year since peaking in 2020.
Posted inbPlus
Face Time: Lisbon Finance Director Samantha Bryant on the rewards of municipal work
‘I love that in municipal government I get to directly help people and can easily see the tangible results of those efforts.’