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Artemis II mission flew with parts from a Lewiston metal technology company
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (281+ words) Lewiston-based Elmet Technologies is celebrating the successful use of its materials and parts in the Artemis II mission, according to the company. The spacecraft made history earlier this week when it orbited around the moon, reaching farther out into space…...
Lewiston library children's department makeover on track for 2027
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (534+ words) After some delays, Lewiston Public Library officials hope to start renovating the children's department this summer, with the project completed by the end of 2027. The library initially started talking about its READy to Grow campaign in 2021, according to Library Director…...
Thursday water main work to affect High Street area in Paris
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (195+ words) Traffic around the corner of Park and High streets in south Paris will be impacted Thursday while new water main lines are installed where several sections had to be repaired last month after bursting. Service to Paris Utility District customers…...
Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival 2026 to celebrate America's 250th birthday
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (401+ words) The Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival will celebrate its 32nd year with the theme of "Red, White and Balloons" honoring the United States" 250th anniversary, according to a city news release. The festival, which will run Aug. 21-23 at Simard-Payne Memorial Park on Beech Street,…...
Turner senior sets up fundraising 5 K for young skier hurt on Black Mountain
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (569+ words) A 5 K race set for May 31 at Leavitt Area High School in Turner will raise money for the family of a 12-year-old hurt while skiing last month. Eli Leavitt was seriously injured March 8 after going off Lower Allagash Trail at…...
Auburn weighs how to spend thousands of dollars in opioid settlement funds
18+ hour, 28+ min ago (677+ words) Auburn councilors on Monday began discussing how the city should disburse nearly $660, 000 it has received in payouts from the opioid lawsuit settlement. Maine is expected to receive an estimated $230 million through 2038 as a result of the settlement agreement, which ended…...
Farmington board to weigh election after school board resignation
23+ hour, 57+ min ago (178+ words) Lewiston Sun Journal " " You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like…...
Water damage shuts down Poland Community School
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (150+ words) Poland Community School has been shut down since Monday while crews work to repair and clean up water damage, school officials said. About 35 spaces throughout the building, mostly on the first floor, have been affected by the water, according to…...
Graham Platner is not ready for prime time | Letter
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (68+ words) The U. S. Senate is simply not the place for on-the-job training. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can…...
A year of Trump's immigration enforcement in Maine, in 5 charts
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (887+ words) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's high-profile late-January surge in Maine accounted for about one-third of all ICE detentions in the state over the past year. That means beyond those few days in January, there's a lot more to learn about the…...