Students attended a board of trustees meeting in silence, displaying signs and lists of names of Palestinians killed in Gaza.
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Posted inNation / World, News
More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and doctors group say
The attack displaced more than 4,000 people in Sudan’s eastern Gezira state, according to the International Organization for Migration.
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Posted inNation / World, News
Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza cease-fire, release of 4 hostages
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said his country’s proposal also includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.
Posted inNews
The Week In Photos: Oct. 19-25, 2024
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Darby Ray keeps Bates College and the community connected
Working: Community has been a big part of life and career for Ray, the director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships and a professor of community engagement at the Lewiston college.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn mom speaks out after court rules once-abusive father can be in son’s life
It’s been 11 years since a former Auburn boy saw his birth father, who went to jail after nearly fatally injuring the boy at 2 months of age.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Family seeks to change laws around parental rights of abusers
Aunt and mother of abused child discouraged with lack of responses and seeming disinterest from legislators in election year.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
This remote Maine community split down the middle in 2020. Which way will The Forks go this year?
Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied 18-18 in The Forks in the 2020 presidential election, but residents say they don’t expect a vote that close this year.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine’s yellow flag law has been used much more often in year since Lewiston mass shooting
Meanwhile, gun reform advocates are collecting signatures to force a ballot initiative that would ask voters to approve a stronger red flag law.
Posted inbPlus, Franklin
Face Time: Jordan Schanck — Wilton native returns to lead parks and recreation programs
The 33-year-old and his family moved back to the area earlier this year.