The cast of “Much Ado About Nothing” performs Thursday evening at the top of Dufresne Plaza in downtown Lewiston. The GypsyLew Theater Company’s production of the Shakespeare comedy is part of the Lewiston Public Library’s “Ye Olde Shakespeare Week.” The free, 80-minute production will also be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. From left: Mary Randall as Beatrice, Christine Doucette as […]
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Police say Poland Spring truck driver's robbery story bogus
Maine State Police say an investigation has cast doubt on parts of a report made by the driver of a tanker truck who told troopers he was shot at and robbed on Interstate 95 in Howland on Tuesday evening. In a news release issued Wednesday, state police had said that the driver of the truck […]
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U.S. Customs plane crashes near airport in Burnham
PITTSFIELD — Two men were injured when a plane belonging to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations experienced engine trouble and crashed Wednesday night in Burnham while trying to land at Pittsfield Municipal Airport, officials said. The plane is a single-engine Cessna 206. The two crew members on board were from the agency’s Air […]
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Hydroelectric stations sold to Canadian power company
JAY — Four hydroelectric stations in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls are expected to be sold to a Canadian power company by the end of the year. Ontario Power Generation announced Aug. 9 it had entered into a purchase and sale agreement with affiliates of Hudson Clean Energy Partners and other shareholders to acquire 100 […]
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Have you tried the new grocery services?
Grocery buying made easier in 2018: There’s Instacart at Shaw’s and BJ’s, Hannaford to Go, Amazon and countless other services striving to make it less of an UGH to grab your baking soda, Bounty and beef. What have you tried? And what’s working for you? The Sun Journal is looking to connect with readers who […]
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Dog day afternoon
Diane Auger of Auburn and Shadow, one of her five Chihuahuas, relax at Robin’s Garden and Dog Park on Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon. Auger has three dogs that lived most of their lives in puppy mill cages and two that were adopted from the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society after their owners passed […]
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Paul LePage urges employers to seek repeal of ‘mud season’ layoff benefits rule
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is urging employers to push for the repeal of a new law that relaxes work-search requirements for Mainers who experience short-term job layoffs. The new law exempts laid-off employees from work-search requirements in Maine’s unemployment insurance law for up to six weeks, provided that their employers set a specific date […]
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court orders state to expand Medicaid coverage
Maine’s highest court has ruled the LePage administration must file a plan to expand Medicaid, even as it fights implementation of the ballot initiative approved by voters last fall. The ruling Thursday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court delivers a blow to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who has steadfastly opposed efforts to extend the public health coverage to […]
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Tests find dead seals had avian flu and distemper viruses
Many of the dead seals that washed ashore in northern New England in the past few weeks tested positive for either avian influenza or phocine distemper virus, but it is still too soon to say if those viruses are the primary causes of the unusual die-off, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. Researchers have […]
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USM president proposes new name — University of Maine Portland
Since it was founded as the Gorham Normal School in 1878, the University of Southern Maine has undergone several name changes. Now, its current president is proposing that its name be changed again, possibly to one more in line with the school’s connection to the city of Portland. USM President Glenn Cummings sent letters to […]