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The Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival is next week. Here’s what you need to know
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (745+ words) LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival will celebrate its 31st season Aug. 21-23 with the theme Red, White and Balloons to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary. The event is free to the public, with the annual festival’s thousands of spectators anticipating the launch of…...
Lewiston’s use of Flock cameras leads to scrutiny of access, oversight
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1637+ words) With a Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. LEWISTON — Automatic license plate readers are the new fad in law enforcement technology and the Lewiston Police Department is no exception. For months, Lewiston police explored a new tool…...
‘A balloon festival? That won’t fly here.’ How Lewiston’s Balloon Festival founders defied the odds and raised the community.
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (769+ words) “You believe in doing things, and I’d like to have a hot air balloon festival,” he told her. Desgrosseilliers couldn’t believe her ears. The idea felt random, but Valcourt, a firefighter, explained that the wind pattern in Lewiston and Auburn…...
Maine’s Jewish leadership elects to turn a blind eye | Opinion
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (323+ words) Abby Alfred is a strategic consultant based in Portland. She has lived in Jerusalem where she worked with both Israeli and Palestinian organizations, including dialogue and peace building organizations. My husband and I have been trying to navigate raising Jewish…...
Lewiston residents appreciative as more police patrols target violence
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (626+ words) LEWISTON — The Lewiston Police Department patrolled Pine, Bradley and Jefferson streets Friday afternoon on day two of the city’s Community Engagement and Accountability initiative to help address the uptick in youth violence. The effort, which Lewiston officials announced in July,…...
Obituary: Joseph Antoine Richard
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (135+ words) MEXICO – Joseph Antoine Richard, 88, of Mexico, Maine, passed away July 30, 2026. Joseph was born in 1938 to Albert and Edmee Richard. He was the fifth child in his family. His parents and siblings all predeceased him. Joe first knew Marjorie McDonald in…...
Brunswick polar bear mystery solved
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (61+ words) 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 you…...
Lightning suspected of starting two fires at Litchfield house
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (182+ words) A severe thunder and lightning storm that tracked through parts of central and southern Maine late Thursday afternoon is believed to have caused two separate fires at a house in Litchfield. Litchfield firefighters responded to 1859 Hallowell Road at about 5:45 p.m. and…...
Paris keeps Buckfield Road parcel, eyes recreation or conservation use
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (342+ words) PARIS — The Select Board voted Monday to keep a town-owned parcel on Buckfield Road rather than sell it, as members discussed whether the property could be used for recreation or conservation. Jonathan LaPointe, owner of 155 Buckfield Road, asked to purchase…...
Maine’s educational leaders need to face a hard reality | Opinion
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (422+ words) Charlie Urquhart teaches social studies at Richmond High School and is a member of the RSU 2 School Board representing Hallowell. He is a parent of two children in public schools. The opinions expressed here are the writer’s own. Maine’s Department…...