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Read Article Lewiston School Committee member Kiernan Majerus-Collins, right, at a meeting in September. Majerus-Collins has stepped down as chair of the Lewiston Democratic Committee. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal file LEWISTON — With the election just a few months away, a rift has formed within Lewiston’s Democratic Committee. City Councilor Safiya Khalid, who had been the local party’s vice chair since 2017, took to social media over the weekend, describing a recent committee meeting tha...

Read Article Denis D’Auteuil, left, stands Friday with former City Administrator Ed Barrett during an impromptu farewell party for D’Auteuil at Lewiston City Hall. Finance Director Heather Hunter is to step in this week as interim city administrator. Sun Journal file photo LEWISTON — Heather Hunter is to be sworn in Wednesday morning as interim city administrator, and according to city staff members, her first order of business will be to appoint police Chief Brian O’Malley as deputy...

Read Article AUBURN — The number of people taking out nomination papers for this year’s election is lagging behind previous election cycles, so far. As of Thursday, nine people had taken out papers to run for the 15 elected seats. All seats are up for election every two years. According to City Clerk Sue Clements-Dallaire, at this time two years ago, some 25 people had taken out papers. “(That’s) much different from what we’ve seen so far this year,” she said. Earlier Thursday, May...

Submitted photo Last week we discussed Goggles McGee, a small dog spotted riding around on the back of a motorcycle. This week, I heard from a local woman who says, what’s the big deal? Her schnoodle — which I gather is a cross between a snickerdoodle and a dog — straps on sunglasses and rides on the back of her bike aaaaall the time. Muffins, the dog’s name is, and isn’t it good to see local dogs taking eye safety so seriously? Not too shabby tabby And while we’re talking about pet...

increase font size A quasi-governmental takeover of Maines electric grid risks means higher local taxes. Read Article Over the past month, there has been much debate in Augusta over whether Maine should forcibly seize the assets of Central Maine Power and Versant Power and establish a new governmental entity dubbed “Pine Tree Power” to take ownership of Maine’s electric grid. As local mayors, we believe this proposal would hurt local government and our constituents, and we urge Maine la...

Read Article LEWISTON — The City Council appointed Janet Beaudoin to the School Committee on Tuesday after a motion to table the nomination failed. Beaudoin, a parent of two Lewiston students, will step in for Ward 2 committee member Elgin Physic, who resigned when he became the Lewiston High School boys basketball coach. After a short application period that ended Monday, the council voted 5-2 on Mayor Mark Cayer’s nomination. Councilor Alicia Rea made a motion to table the item until the...

A 72-unit, mixed-income housing development is proposed for a 79,000-square-foot building that’s part of the larger 560,000-square-foot Continental Mill complex. The TIF would help the developer cover a $1 million funding gap in the $16.8 million proposal.

Sun Journal file photo LEWISTON — The L&A Veterans Council will honor Gold Star families at the Memorial Day ceremony Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park starting at 10 a.m. The Gold Star Families monument will be unveiled. A Gold Star Family is one that has had a family member in the military who died in the line of duty. It is meant to honor the service member’s ultimate sacrifice while acknowledging their family’s loss, grief and continued healing, according to the United Service Organi...

Read Article AUBURN — City officials will host a regional summit June 2 in hopes of rallying local officials to pool federal relief funds for larger regional projects. According to Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque, the city has invited officials from Lewiston, Androscoggin County government, the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments and more to take part in a “brainstorming” session at Auburn Hall. Each government entity has either received millions in funding, or is eligible to receive ...

Read Article Paul Michaud of Auburn talks to his wife, Ashley, while dining outside at Sonder & Dram in Lewiston last week as server Melanie Roy heads to another table of patrons with menus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON — The City Council on Tuesday extended rules that encourage outdoor dining in hopes of giving restaurants more options heading into an uncertain winter. The unanimous vote keeps in place a previously approved resolution that authorizes city staff to work with busine...