• General Contact Information
  • Leadership Team
  • Editors
  • Reporters
  • Western Maine Weeklies
  • Photographers
  • Advertising and Marketing

Contact

General Contact Information

Main Office — LEWISTON
64 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, Maine 04240
(207) 784-5411 or (800) 482-0753

Home Delivery Help & Services
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If you need to schedule a vacation hold or need to change information on your account, you can do so here.

Or, you can email us anytime at circulation@sunjournal.com or call (207) 784-3555 Monday – Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.

Circulation
Erin Glendenning – Group Director Circulation
eglendenning@metln.org
(207) 791-6069

Charlene McGraw – Group Circulation Manager
cmcgraw@metln.org
(207) 621-5659

Earl Barker – Home Delivery Manager
ebarker@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2816

Newsroom
contact@sunjournal.com

Leadership Team

Lisa DeSisto is the Chief Executive Officer for Maine Trust for Local News which publishes the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, and The Coastal Journal. In August 2017, Lisa assumed the same role for the Sun Media Group which publishes the Lewiston Sun Journal, The Forecaster/Current Newspapers, Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Penobscot Times, Advertiser-Democrat Norway, Bethel Citizen, Rumford Falls Times, Rangeley Highlander, Maine Women Magazine, My Generation and 95 North. In April 2018, Lisa also took on leadership of the Biddeford Journal Tribune, Brunswick Times Record, and the Mainely Media weekly newspapers.

Lisa sits on the board of the Maine Press Association, Associated Press, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine. She also serves as an advisor for the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute working directly with a group of high school students to develop their values, voice and vision. Lisa hosts a bi-monthly live event; “Like A Boss” where she interviews other Maine CEOs on their leadership principles.

Before joining Maine Trust for Local News in November 2012, Lisa spent most of her career at The Boston Globe where she served as Chief Advertising Officer and General Manager for Boston.com. Lisa’s leadership directed the site’s development into the most visited local media website in New England. She joined Boston.com as marketing manager just two days after the site’s launch in 1995.

In 2006, Lisa was named Online Innovator of the Year by the Newspaper Association of America. Boston Magazine named her one of the Most Powerful Women in Boston. Lisa is a 1985 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and lives with her family and a herd of goats and alpacas in North Yarmouth.

Connect with Lisa:
(207) 791-6630
LinkedIn
Twitter
Email

Stefanie serves on leadership team at Maine Trust for Local News as Vice President, Consumer Revenue and is responsible for the distribution and marketing of the company’s products and services. Stefanie Manning joined Maine Trust for Local News in May 2013, after 20+ years of marketing experience at prominent multi-media brands including New York Magazine, SELF Magazine, Newsweek, BusinessWeek and O, The Oprah Magazine.

Stefanie’s connection to Maine is by marriage – she and her husband Tom restored, renovated and reopened the Miss Portland Diner in 2008. Stefanie also produces Harvest on the Harbor, Portland’s annual food & drink festival. She is a 1989 graduate of Ohio University and lives in Cape Elizabeth.

Connect with Stefanie:
(207) 791-6201
LinkedIn
Twitter
Email

Jody, a Lewiston native with more then 30 years of advertising, marketing and business development experience, started working at the Sun Journal as a part time employee taking classified ads in 1988. She has worked as the telephone room supervisor, executive sales assistant, marketing assistant, account executive and advertising administrative manager.

In 2008 she was appointed advertising director and was named Vice President for Advertising in April 2018. In her current publisher role she oversee all properties in the Sun Media Group, including the Sun Journal and weekly publications The Advertiser Democrat, Bethel Citizen, Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Rangeley Highlander and The Rumford Falls Times.

Connect with Jody:
(207) 689-2913
LinkedIn
Email

Matt Fulton joined Maine Trust for Local News as Vice President of Digital Development in October 2013 from local digital agency, Kemp Goldberg, where he was the technical lead working on a variety of development/design projects for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local Maine brands. Matt previously worked at the Boston Globe where he served as manager of advertising technology and also as sales development manager. He also has the experience of working at a start-up in the e-reader space.

The Maine Trust for Local News Digital Services team is responsible for the development, functionality, and user-experience for all of our digital products including our websites, replica editions, mobile sites, and additional digital products.

Matt and his wife live in Cumberland with their two young children.

Connect with Matt:
(207) 791-6631
LinkedIn
Twitter
Email

Andrew joined the IT department at the Sun Journal in 2009 and was named director of the team in 2019.

Andrew started his career in PC repair and customer service right of high school at Dunlap Corp in Auburn. His IT philosophy comes from his time at Dunlap, where the motto was, “We start by listening.” Andrew believes IT customer service starts by listening to fully understand a problem before providing solutions.

Andrew is an alumni of Central Maine Community College and the University of Maine at Augusta.

Connect with Andrew:
(207) 689-2820
Email

Amy joined Maine Trust for Local News in 2011 as its senior financial analyst and in 2019 was named Group Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. Her previous roles have included director of operations for a management company, market analyst for a commercial real estate appraiser and marketing & benefits assistant for an insurance broker.

Amy has a B.A. in business economics from the University of maine at Farmington and is working toward her master’s degree in Southern New Hampshire University’s Global MBA Program. She earned her real estate license in 2010.

As a mother of three, Amy is a natural at multi-tasking and mediation, and does her best to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Connect with Amy:
(207) 791-6644
LinkedIn
Email

The focus of the Business Development group is to create and maximize advertising revenue opportunities for our sales teams.

Allison’s team leverages all METLN properties and capabilities to create new sales opportunities broadly, as well as develop strategic, creative solutions to meet individual client needs. In addition, she oversees the Branded Content Studio, which creates sponsored content for advertisers across all platforms, and the Live Events team, which hosts experiences to deepen the connection between our newsrooms, readers and sponsors.

Allison came to the Press Herald after nine years at The Boston Globe. After living in downtown Boston, she was eager for green space, visible stars at night and a yard for her dog.

Connect with Allison:
(207) 791-6209
LinkedIn
Email

Mike became the group director of production for Maine Trust for Local News in 2021.

Mike graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in newspaper production management. He previously worked as the Vice President of operations and circulation at the Providence Journal, and held positions at the Gaston Gazette in North Carolina, Rand Whitney in Lowell, Massachusetts and Custom & Miller Box in Pawtucket, R.I., as well as a prior stint at the Press Herald from 2010 to 2015. He returned to the Press Herald in 2021.

He and his wife have been married for 32 years and have a son in the area. His hobbies are wide-ranging and include shooting civil war era guns in competition, astrophotography, miniature wargaming and restoring old computers to working condition.

Connect with Mike:
(207) 791-6095
Email

Editors

Judith Meyer – Executive Editor
jmeyer@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2902

Mark Mogensen – Managing Editor/days
mmogensen@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2805

Marla Hoffman – Managing Editor/nights
mhoffman@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2858

Anthony Cristan – Assistant Managing Copy Editor
acristan@sunjournal.com
207-689-2851

Carl Natale – Web Editor
cnatale@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2972

Nina Mahaleris – Audience Engagement Editor
nmahaleris@sunjournal.com
(207) 573-2610

Mary Delamater – Copy Editor
mdelamater@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2825

Cayley Smith – Copy Editor
csmith@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2878


Reporters

Steve Collins – State House Reporter
scollins@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2849

Mark LaFlamme – Reporter/courts, crime beat
mlaflamme@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2876

Chris Williams – Reporter/courts, crime beat
cwilliams@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2803

Andrew Rice – Reporter/Lewiston & Auburn
arice@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2890

Kendra Caruso – Reporter/enterprise/health
kcaruso@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2841

Steve Sherlock – Writer
ssherlock@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2883

Vanessa Paolella – Reporter/education
vpaolella@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2850

Joe Charpentier – Reporter/Lewiston/crime
jcharpentier@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2882

Christopher Wheelock – Business
cwheelock@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2817

Donna Perry – Reporter/Farmington Bureau
dperry@sunjournal.com
(800) 482-0759, ext. 4103


Obituary Clerk/nights
obits@sunjournal.com


Sports

Coaches, to report your game scores and statistics, email sports@sunjournal.com.
Lee Horton – Sports Editor
lhorton@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2845

Wil Kramlich – Assistant Sports Editor
wkramlich@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2835

Tony Blasi – Sports Editor/Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser
tblasi@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2830

Nathan Fournier – Reporter/Sports
nfournier@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2884

Western Maine Weeklies

A. M. Sheehan – Managing Editor/weeklies
asheehan@metln.org
(207) 780-9076

Bruce Farrin, Editor – Rumford Falls Times
bfarrin@metln.org
(207) 364-7893, ext. 5208

Stephanie Chu-O’Neil – Editor, Rangeley Highlander
stephanie@therangeleyhighlander.com
(207) 864-3756

Nicole Carter – Staff Writer/Advertiser Democrat
ncarter@smetln.org
(207)-780-9077

Pam Harnden – Staff Writer/Livermore Falls Advertiser
pharnden@metln.org
(207) 780-9051

Marianne Hutchinson – Staff Writer/Rumford Falls Times
mhutchinson@metln.org
(207) 364-7893, ext. 5207

Brian Ponce – Staff Writer/Franklin Journal
bponce@metln.org
(207) 689-2893

Photographers

Russ Dillingham – Chief Photographer
rdillingham@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2855

Andree Kehn – Photographer
akehn@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2872

Daryn Slover – Photographer
dslover@sunjournal.com
(207) 689-2874

Advertising

Jody Jalbert – Publisher, Sun Media Group
Group Vice President Sales, Maine Trust for Local News
Sun Journal | Kennebec Journal | Morning Sentinel | Western Maine Weeklies
jjalbert@metln.org
(207) 689-2913

Mike Blanchet – Regional Advertising Sales and Development Director
Sun Journal | Kennebec Journal | Morning Sentinel | Western Maine Weeklies
mblanchet@metln.org
(800) 482-0759, ext. 4102

Kelly Wade – Advertising Operations Manager
Sun Journal
kwade@metln.org
(207) 689-2958

Larry Baril – Account Executive
Sun Journal
lbaril@metln.org
Office: (207) 689-2904
Cell: (207) 713-8666

Jennifer Fleck – Account Executive
Sun Journal
jfleck@metln.org
Office: (207) 689-2844
Cell: (207) 620-6188

Matt Guerette – Account Executive
Franklin Journal | Livermore Falls Advertiser | Rumford Falls Times | Sun Journal
mguerette@metln.org
Office: (207) 780-9056
Cell: (207) 254-7373

Kayla Williams – Account Executive
Advertiser Democrat | Sun Journal
kwilliams@metln.org
Office: (207) 689-2854
Cell: (207) 955-0099

Melissa Logan – Recruitment Specialist & Inside Sales
mlogan@metln.org
(207) 689-2936

Daniel Rand – Sales Assistant
drand@metln.org
(207) 689-2909