DEAR ABBY: My 23-year-old son does not want to work and spends all his time playing video games. He’s obsessed with them. He disrespects my house — and me — by not cleaning his room. I don’t know what to do. He’s my son, but he is a user and feels he’s entitled to live […]
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2018-19 Sun Journal girls' hockey preview capsules
Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland Red Hornets Coach: Dana Berube (second year) Region: North Last year’s results: 4-14-1 (lost in regional quarterfinals). Returning athletes: Seniors — Taylor Cailler (F), Brianna Doucette (F), Madison Cote (F); Juniors — Miranda Guimond (G), Isabel Berube (F), Cassady Bussiere (D), Rebecca Raby (F); Sophomores — Caroline Tracy (F), Jillian Bergeron (D), Abbie Kane (D/F). Key […]
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Girls' hockey preview: Senior season a star turn for St. Dominic's Emma Theriault
Emma Theriault will be a key player as a senior defender for the St. Dom’s girls’ hockey team this season. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Emma Theriault comes from a hockey heritage, but the St. Dominic Academy senior has made a name for herself the past three years with her own play on the ice. In that […]
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Drinksgiving: Bars brace for one of their busiest nights on Thanksgiving eve
LEWISTON — For bars across the country, the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest — and booziest — of the year. Local bars are prepping for one seriously busy night. Daniel Howaniec has been a bartender at the Blue Goose Tavern in Lewiston since the mid-1980s, and he has served six or […]
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Advocacy group sues state for records of attempted suicides at Long Creek
An advocacy group is suing the Maine Department of Corrections for access to records of attempted suicides at the state’s only juvenile detention facility. Disability Rights Maine filed its lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. The complaint alleges the department is obstructing an investigation into claims that youths with disabilities are abused […]
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LePage denies pardon for Waterville resident deported to Haiti
WATERVILLE — Gov. Paul LePage has denied a request to pardon a drug trafficking conviction for Waterville resident Lexius Saint Martin, who was deported to Haiti earlier this year in a high-profile and contentious case that separated him from his wife and children. A pardon would not have automatically brought Saint Martin back to the United States, […]
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Americans, Canadians are warned: Don’t eat romaine lettuce
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in the United States and Canada said Tuesday consumers should stop eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is working with officials in Canada on the outbreak, which has sickened 32 people in 11 states and 18 people […]
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Maine Mammoths arena football team up for sale
Desmond Maxwell, left, and Niko Sierra of Maine go through pregame rituals before the Mammoths’ home opener at Cross Insurance Arena in April. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) The Maine Mammoths are for sale. The Mammoths, an indoor football franchise in the National Arena League, played their inaugural season earlier this year. In December 2017, the […]
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Wood joins Bar Harbor Bank
TOPSHAM — Lewiston resident Beth Wood has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as vice president, compliance manager. Working from the bank’s Topsham branch, she helps coordinate the bank’s overall compliance management system. She oversees the work of team members, monitors and responds to new and changing regulations and ensures policies and procedures are up […]
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David Geiger joins family business
LEWISTON — Geiger, an industry top-10 distributor, announces that David Geiger has joined the company as general counsel, once he is admitted to the Maine State Bar. A recent graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, he represents the fifth generation of Geigers to work at the family-owned company. He joined the business […]