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One music video, titled 'The Dirty Lew,' was praised by some, denounced by others. He's working on a song with a more positive message about the city.

The Toy Fund likely sets a new record with its youngest-ever recipient.

I have seen process determining policy time and again, for better and for worse. And not only in government.

WILTON — Elaine Weed, the mother of Raymond “Butch” Weed, who was shot to death 15 years ago at his home, died in April without knowing who killed her son and without justice being served. “It is incredibly hard for any parent to pass without the answers,” “Butchy” Weed’s sister, Rachel Weed Skidgell of Carthage said. […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 E.N. Robertson of Lewiston brought a bunch of mayflowers yesterday, already budded, ready to burst into bloom yesterday which he picked yesterday about two o’clock near Lewiston Junction. 50 Years Ago 1973 (Sun Journal photo) There really is a Santa Claus–At least that’s what little Sheilah Metayer must have thought Friday […]

A humble beginning has become an annual tradition that has brightened the holidays for hundreds of thousands of Maine children over the past 7 decades

No easy answers for what should come next, but determined to consider every option.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple through the lives of many Maine families, and the severe shortage of child care is forcing many to seek assistance for the first time. It’s become a common theme in letters from parents to the Press Herald Toy Fund. Many child care operators closed during the […]

DEAR SUNSPOTS: I know you have printed this information many times. However, would you be so kind as to print it again? I’m looking for contact information to add names to the monuments in Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. I’ve been meaning to do this for quite some time and now I have it on […]

And many of these parents know what holiday gifts can mean to a child going through such a difficult experience.