Advertisements Advertisements A shopper persuses fishing rods during Black Friday sale at Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro, Mass., on Friday. The outdoor specialty store opened their doors at 5 a.m. Mark Stockwell /The Sun Chronicle via AP Black Friday sales are in full swing, but Trisha Stuart is unimpressed. The 55-year-old finished her shopping weeks […]
Advertisements Advertisements Butch SANDY GEDDRY Butch the kitten and his four-legged friends from Responsible Pet Care want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving. They are grateful to all the people that have helped them throughout the pandemic with donations of food and money; and they feel blessed to be part of this community. There are […]
State health officials reported 228 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on Wednesday, just one day after Maine set records for both new cases and deaths reported in a single day. Wednesday marked the 9th time in the last 17 days with at least 200 new cases. The 7-day average increased to 217 […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — International air travel could come booming back next year but with a new rule: Travelers to certain countries must be vaccinated against the coronavirus before they can fly. Encouraging news about vaccine development has given airlines and nations hope they may soon be able to revive suspended flight routes and dust […]
FARMINGTON — Selectmen Agenda 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 24 ***The meeting will be conducted through remote access by telephonic, video, and electronic means. The public may attend by viewing the livestream at http://mtbluetv.org/program-live-stream-farmington-selectmen.html or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MBTV11/ and/or calling 778-5874*** Item 1: Pledge of Allegiance Item 2: To hold a public hearing and vote on […]
Advertisements Advertisements Andy Roller checks out one of several Christmas trees while holding his great grandmother’s hand at Saturday’s Christmas Fair in Rumford. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo Best friends Roxanne Gorham, left and Linda Puiia ham it up for the camera at Saturday’s Christmas Fair. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo Carol Roach, […]
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 168 cases of the novel coronavirus and one additional death as health experts urged Mainers to take precautions and consider limiting holiday plans. Maine’s 7-day average of daily new cases has surged from 32.1 in mid-October to 192.3 on Saturday, prompting alarm among state […]
GREENE — After a COVID-19 outbreak with four positive cases at Greene Central School, Superintendent Kimberly Brandt announced students there will be entirely remote until Nov. 30 starting on Friday. “Based on recommendations from the Maine (Center for Disease Control), we are cleaning the school and moving to fully remote teaching and learning,” Brandt wrote […]
Thousands of new unemployment claims continue to be filed in Maine as the number of people collecting jobless benefits remains at historic levels. About 2,550 individuals filed initial unemployment insurance claims or reopened previously discontinued claims last week, according to Maine Department of Labor. That number is down slightly from 2,900 residents the previous week. […]
Advertisements Advertisements Law enforcement officers surround a house on Horton Street on Wednesday morning. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON — Police exchanged gunfire with a man Wednesday morning at 30 Howe St. Officers were dispatched to the scene shortly before 4:30 a.m. to a report of a man with a gun threatening someone. When they arrived, […]
Maine is reporting 246 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the second-highest one-day total since the pandemic began. One additional person died on Tuesday, according to the Maine CDC. The previous record was 248 cases on Nov. 12. The seven-day average of daily new cases stood at 190.3 on Tuesday, compared to 91.1 two weeks ago, […]
Advertisements Advertisements “Heroes” by Diane Racine is one of many works featured in the book “From Home in Bunny Slippers: Creations from a Community in the Weirdest Year Ever.” Chocolate Church Arts Center is hosting an outdoor display of the same name Saturday, Nov. 21. Courtesy / Chocolate Church Arts Center Robin Swennes’ submission to […]
Dear Price Wallace: There was a time I would have reasoned with you. There was a time I might even have pleaded. Back then, I’d have been shocked and appalled to see a Mississippi state lawmaker advocate secession from the Union as you did in a Twitter exchange with former state representative Robert Foster a […]
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the department and the presidential Cabinet. Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded by U.S. officials and political insiders […]
Three more television networks have projected that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Arizona, one of the states where he has sought to overturn the election. Three major television networks, CNN, ABC and NBC, projected late Thursday night that Biden had won Arizona, the first Democrat to do so since President Bill Clinton […]
New unemployment claims continued to rise last week in Maine, as roughly 2,900 residents filed initial claims or reopened previously discontinued claims. About 2,600 initial claims were filed last week for state and federal jobless aid, up from 2,170 claims the previous week, the Maine Department of Labor reported Thursday. The number of new claims […]
Fifty-one separate elections — one in each state and one in Washington, DC. Each with different rules and regulations, and no national elections commission to tell the world who wins. How, then, to quickly and accurately determine who won the highest office in the land? That’s where the news media come in — and have […]
Advertisements Advertisements Oxford, Norway and Auburn police officers remove evidence and question people involved in a high-speed chase that ended at the entrance of Brickyard Circle from Washington Street South in Auburn on Monday night. Further information was not available late Monday night. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo Oxford, Norway and Auburn police officers […]
Stock markets rocketed higher Monday after Pfizer said early data show its coronavirus vaccine is effective and investors breathed a sigh of relief after days of U.S. presidential limbo ended with Democrat Joe Biden declared the president-elect. Markets were already sharply higher on the U.S. election result when Pfizer said that data shows vaccine shots […]
Sunday, November 8(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUTO RACING3 p.m.NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: The Season Finale 500, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.8 p.m.CBSSN — Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: The Pro Lite/Production 1000 UTV-Rd 5, Wheatland, Mo. (taped)BOWLING2 p.m.FS1 — PBA: Playoffs, Round of 8, Centreville, Va.4 p.m.FS1 — PBA: Playoffs, […]
Saturday, November 7(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUTO RACING5 p.m.NBCSN — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.BOXING8 p.m.FOX — PBC Fight Night: Luis Ortiz vs. Alexander Flores (Heavyweights), Los AngelesCOLLEGE FOOTBALL12 p.m.ABC — West Virginia at TexasACCN — Liberty at Virginia TechBTN — Nebraska […]
WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Donald Trump’s unsupported claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election, saying Trump’s comments undermine the U.S. political process and the bedrock notion that all Americans should have their vote counted. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, whose state is a key battleground in the presidential election, […]
Maine reported 183 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a record high number of daily cases for the third day in a row. Cases jumped from 127 on Tuesday to 151 on Wednesday and now 183 new cases on Thursday. There were no additional deaths. Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, is expected to brief […]
It’s not impossible that in this year’s razor thin presidential race the Electoral College could be decided by a single vote from Maine’s 2nd District. Advertisements Advertisements Maine’s 2nd District shown in dark green. With the outcome in a number of states still up in the air, chances are it won’t matter how the district […]
President Donald Trump says he believes his large rally crowds during his fast-paced weeks of campaigning are the “ultimate poll” and translate into a lot of votes for his reelection. Trump told Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday he will spend Election Day making phone calls to people who have been loyal to […]
WOODSTOCK – The Maine Warden Service will resume searching for a New York man who likely drowned in Bryant Pond on Sunday afternoon. Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, said that Yohanna Milad Israel Rizk, 28, of New York City was kayaking around 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Bryant […]
LEWISTON — Local and state police are investigating a shooting on River Street Saturday night that left an 18-year-old man dead. Police have not identified the man, who died early Sunday morning after being transported to Central Maine Medical Center. “Due to nature of injuries the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit was immediately called […]
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 101 cases of the novel coronavirus, and one death, capping a surge in cases this week that may force state officials to cancel planned reopenings of some public spaces. Maine saw 103 new cases on Friday, the highest since the pandemic began. On Saturday, […]
LEWISTON — Three more students at Bates College tested positive for COVID-19 this week. That makes four active cases among the more than 1,700 students at the college, all of them in isolation housing to help thwart further spread of the deadly coronavirus. Until this week, the college had largely avoided any problems, with a […]
Maine expects to cut off extended unemployment benefits in mid-November as the state’s labor market conditions improve. Another 1,800 individuals filed new claims for state and federal jobless benefits in the third week of October, Maine Department of Labor reported Thursday. Roughly 46,400 continuing benefits claims were filed under state and federal programs, including 700 […]
State health officials reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day total in Maine since the pandemic began. The 7-day average of 54.1 cases is also a new record, eclipsing the previous record set in late May. The 7-day average has doubled in the last month and has nearly quadrupled since bottoming […]
PHILLIPS – A Phillips man was issued 10 summonses over the weekend after his dogs attacked and killed a small dog and injured a couple who attempted to intervene, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Scott Nichols said that around 4:19 p.m. Saturday, two Franklin County deputies responded to a complaint that a […]
As they enter the final week of a record-setting campaign, Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon plan to crisscross the state by bus and by car in search of elusive holdout votes. With control of the chamber at stake, Maine’s Senate race has shattered state campaign fundraising and spending records – with more […]
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 61 cases of the novel coronavirus and no additional deaths, a spike in case numbers larger than any daily increase seen since May. The last time numbers shot up this much was on May 22, when the Maine CDC reported 65 new cases in […]
It was a big evening for “The Nite Show,” Maine’s locally produced version of a late-night, network talk show. Returning to Husson University’s Gracie Theatre in Bangor on Oct. 3 for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, host Danny Cashman welcomed a special guest: David Flanagan. Advertisements Advertisements CMP’s David Flanagan on […]
The University of New England in Biddeford has ordered the quarantine of all residents of a dormitory after three positive cases of COVID-19 were identified. According to a press release from the college Friday, three students appeared to have contracted the virus at an event off campus. Those students have either moved into isolation or […]
AUBURN—The following indictments were handed up by an Androscoggin County grand jury in August: Fuad Abdi, 22, 191 Pine St., Apt. 3, Lewiston, unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, trafficking in prison contraband, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, criminal operating under the influence and violation of condition of release on Feb. 14. Dwayne L. Adams, 48, […]
I can vividly remember my Mother telling us about her childhood during the Great Depression. Those were really difficult times, jobs were scarce, food was grown at home, canning vegetables was the norm, chickens were raised as a protein source. Our country is experiencing times that could be considered close to what my Mother recalled. Interesting […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The lawsuit marks the government’s most significant act to protect competition since its groundbreaking case […]
In a striking interview on “60 Minutes” Sunday, Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, said he was “absolutely not” surprised President Donald Trump contracted the novel coronavirus after watching him flout public health guidelines at a White House event last month. The president and more than a dozen other people who had close contact […]
Advertisements Advertisements Storyteller J.T. Turner narrates the classic Halloween thriller “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” to a sold-out audience Saturday at McLaughlin Garden & Homestead in South Paris. “We are so lucky to have him,” said Adrienne Cote while helping seat guests inside the historic barn. COVID-19 restrictions allow for 50 tickets and that is […]
The head of a Maine company that manufactures flame-resistant fabrics says her firm’s products are being undercut by the “dumping” of similar products made by a Belarusian company believed to be at least partially owned by the controversial ruler of that country. Kathie Leonard, president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing Inc., said the dumping – […]
Advertisements Advertisements Photo courtesy of MHTurnerPhotography.com Mark Turner’s image, “Foliage Reflected in Door,” is the winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Western Mountain Photography Show, which was on exhibit from September 12 to October 10 at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery in Rangeley. The theme of the exhibit was “Reflections.” The Exhibit is […]
Advertisements Advertisements Bates College’s testing center at Underhill Arena. Steve Collins/Sun Journal LEWISTON — A Bates College student tested positive this week for COVID-19, the fourth time this semester that someone on the heavily tested campus has come down with the potentially deadly disease. Two of the three previous cases involved students. Both recovered. The […]
Watch Auburn firefighters respond to a fire on Spring Street | Lewiston Sun Journal Advertisements Advertisements Lewiston-Auburn Posted 9:21 AM Updated 11 mins ago increase font size Firefighters quickly put out the fire Tuesday morning. The cause is “unknown.” « Previous Lewiston narrows down vendor for police body cameras Related Stories Latest Articles Livermore Falls […]
Advertisements Advertisements An early press clipping about the Weary Club, established by Advertiser Democrat in 1923. Supplied photo NORWAY — Norway’s Weary Club has been a community fixture since its founding in 1923, when Advertiser Democrat owner and publisher Fred Sanborn rented a vacant store on Main Street where a group of like-minded friends and businessmen […]
AUBURN — Ne-Do-Ba and the Androscoggin Historical Society announce the donation of artifacts and archives from Ne-Do-Ba. Ne-Do-Ba is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1997 by Nancy Lecompte, who has published under the pen name of Canyon Wolf. Ne-Do-Ba, which means “friends” in the Abenaki language, is dedicated to researching and disseminating the history of […]
On most workdays before the pandemic turned her home into her office, Anna Ackerman ate lunch alone at her desk, typically, unpacking from its tin foil casing a “very quickly made wrap,” eating it with coffee from the office kitchenette, “sometimes back-to-back with a co-worker who was eating at her desk. How sad is that?” […]