Local filmmaker Zamzam Elmoge discusses her new film ‘Everything Earned’ and the two years she spent following Lewiston High School’s basketball coach.
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Lewiston drops property tax rate after largest valuation increase in more than a decade
Residents can thank the $100 million in value tied to the New England Clean Energy Connect project as cause for the increase.
‘No one had any idea how bad this could be’: Local health care workers’ reflections on COVID-19
The Sun Journal spoke to six health care workers from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center about the impacts that the 15-month-old pandemic has had on them.
11-year-old rescued from Androscoggin River after young boy, teens call for help
The boy spent about 45 minutes clinging to a branch at the edge of the river before he was pulled into a rescue boat about 6:15 p.m.
Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations
Faith groups across the state are returning to ‘a new normal,’ knowing that some members may not be inoculated.
Androscoggin River banks get a good cleaning
Volunteers help at the 10th annual Androscoggin River Clean-Up on Saturday.
State pulls licenses from Lewiston cremation business after finding improperly handled remains
Affordable Cremation Solutions loses its licenses for 30 days pending a hearing before the state Board of Funeral Services on July 13.
Lewiston man gets 6 years for illegal marijuana operations
Richard Daniels was one of more than a dozen defendants charged in a broad-based organization that manufactured marijuana under the guise of the Maine Medical Marijuana program.
‘It’s an employee’s market’: Students help fill the demand for labor in Maine
With many Maine employers looking everywhere for workers, the local prospects look good for students seeking summer jobs this year.