Descendants of Alonzo Morong Sr. are gathering in Lisbon Falls this weekend to honor a man who spent his life keeping the lights on.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is the Auburn city reporter for the Sun Journal. After graduating from the University of Maine in 2019, she got her start in journalism at The Republican Journal in Belfast. She started working at the Sun Journal in 2023 writing about health and education. She has a passion for community reporting and keeping people informed on important happenings in their town.
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Lisbon Emergency signs one-year contact with town, ending tension over budget
Councilors restored the organization’s funding after cutting it during budget deliberations.
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Lisbon agrees to provide dispatch services to Lisbon Emergency for 6 months
Though the town intends to end its dispatch service and contract with the county, it will provide those services for Lisbon Emergency in the meantime.
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Lisbon finds extra money to fully fund EMS, transfer station in new budget
Non-property tax revenue that was mistakenly unaccounted for has come to the rescue to fill unexpected funding priorities in the 2027 budget.
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Lisbon voters pass $21.6M school budget
Voter turnout was high for Tuesday’s primary.
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Talks by Lisbon councilors on waste fee hikes have residents concerned
Councilors posting on social media indicate changes are on the way, though town officials say nothing has been determined yet.
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Lisbon can’t restore EMS funding until July
Some councilors are looking for cuts in other areas of the 2027 budget to restore Lisbon Emergency funding they reduced last month.
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Leaders say Lisbon EMS ‘burnt out’ after council cuts funding
After Lisbon councilors cut funding last month, several have said they regret the vote and want to restore funding.
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Councilors cut funding for Lisbon Emergency. Now they want to add it back.
The chief of the ambulance service said Tuesday the lack of funding will reduce personnel to unsafe levels.
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Tensions between Lisbon councilors and fire department bubble
The issues stem from concern around the use of the department’s emergency medical vehicle.