AUBURN — The 161-year-old bell atop the Androscoggin County Courthouse will ring once again after decades of silence. Facilities director David Cote will hand-wind the bell and turn it on to ring at noon Tuesday. It will toll on the hour every day from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. The ringing of the bell is […]
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Rumford wins $990,000 CDBG grant
RUMFORD — Following two years of work, the town of Rumford received notification Wednesday that it had won a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for $990,000. Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs said Friday the town was awarded the grant through the program’s infrastructure and community development category, which had $3 million available in 2018. “This announcement is […]
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Committed to Medal of Honor recipients in Maine
LEWISTON — Carl Sheline’s daughter was attending McMahon Elementary School when she brought home a project on the school’s namesake — Thomas McMahon. Having recently moved here, Sheline did not know the significance of the McMahon name until he looked at his daughter’s project. The Thomas J. McMahon Elementary School in Lewiston is named for a local war hero who was awarded […]
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Wilton holds services for 150th Memorial Day
WILTON — Veterans, family members, friends and officials gathered Sunday afternoon at the monument on Main Street to recognize Memorial Day. State Rep. Russell Black, R-Wilton, welcomed those who had gathered in remembrance of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. “As we celebrate this 150th Memorial Day, the rights and freedoms […]
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Country Brewing: Craft beer industry expands into rural Maine
MONMOUTH — Grateful Grain Brewing Co. sits on a street corner in the Kennebec County town of Monmouth. There is not much to it. A blinking yellow caution light is draped over Route 126 out front and there is a four-pump gas station across the street. “We are in the middle of nowhere,” Grateful Grain […]
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Bates graduates ‘certified world changers’
LEWISTON – On Sunday morning, the clock on the Bates College campus in Lewiston rang in a new beginning for about 475 graduates, and senior class speaker, Rakiya Mohamed of Auburn, referred to herself and her fellow classmates as “certified world changers.” Of the class in which one of nine students was the first in his or her family […]
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H.S. softball: Buckfield's Julia Dow pitching again, itching for playoffs
Julia Dow pitching a recent game in Buckfield against Vinalhaven/North Haven. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — The Buckfield softball team was having what could have been a special season last year until a seemingly harmless bunt attempt turned into a bad break for the Bucks. Starting pitcher Julia Dow was lost halfway through the season […]
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In the Crease: A fond farewell after nearly two decades
Spoiler alert: If you are reading this, I have already worked my last day at the Sun Journal. With my not-so-secret impending move to Boston fast approaching, I recently rifled through three filing cabinets overflowing with yellowed newsprint, out-of-date scorebooks and decade-old media guides. One drawer was stacked high with some of the best work […]
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Visa woes have summer businesses looking to Puerto Ricans
PHIPPSBURG — Frustrated by red tape and visa limits on foreign workers, tourism businesses from Maine to Missouri are turning to Puerto Ricans who are fleeing a shattered economy and devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Bob Smith, owner of Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, hired a half-dozen Puerto Ricans last summer for housekeeping, landscaping and […]
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Tyler Leighton and Savannah Barnes
AUBURN — Announcement is made of the engagement of Savannah Barnes and Tyler Leighton. Miss Barnes is the daughter of Laura Stevens and her husband, Mark Stevens, and Noel Barnes and his wife, Laura Barnes. She is a 2014 graduate of Lewiston High School and works at Southern Maine Community College as an onboarding coach. […]