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Read Article Bill Grant, director of adult education in Lewiston, and Farwell Elementary School Principal Amanda Winslow speak during a session with Harlem Children’s Zone executives in 2020. Steve Collins/Sun Journal file photo LEWISTON — After two years of study, Lewiston’s leaders unveiled a preliminary plan Monday to tackle the poverty that has thwarted the dreams of many families for generations by focusing first on the city’s youngest residents. In a report delivered to the School Committee on Monday, the Lewiston Subcommittee on Poverty called for a communitywide effort to b...

Read Article Nurse practitioner Patricia Hutchins peers out of the COVID-19 testing tent in April 2020 in the parking lot of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal It’s that time of year when the Sun Journal presents readers with what we consider the top 10 news stories of the year. Typically, we’d introduce the list with a nice introduction, pointing out the highs and lows of the year in a clear and balanced way.  SunJournal.com Top 10 Fears of a cult takeover roil a tiny town in northern Maine Androscoggin Mill explosion in Jay causes no serious in...

“Everybody wants it to be gone,” Poliquin said. “Everybody wants to forget about it.” True. And yet, while nearly everyone feels sadness at what’s been lost, especially the death of more than 330,000 Americans from COVID-19 since March, some also look back on these strange, lonely months and see glimmers of something valuable, even comforting. “A warm aura of strength continued to preside” even during this “year of turbulence,” said Fowsia Musse, executive director of Maine Community Integration. A plywood present sits Wednesday on the front lawn at Hunter Sweet’s home in ...

I wish to commend Mayor Mark Cayer, who with City Council support created the “Mayoral Ad Hoc Committee on Equity and Diversity.” The committee appointed by the mayor had a good mix of diverse residents and city officials. The many committee meetings were made available to the public via Zoom presentations. I had the opportunity […]

Read Article Dottie Perham-Whittier, center, coordinator of community relation in Lewiston, and Lewiston City Council President Michel Lajoie deliver 24 Christmas cards and 24 bells to Cynthia Scott on Dec. 11 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The bells and cards will be given to children at the hospital this month. Mayor Mark Cayer is encouraging people to go outside at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and ring a bell during the worldwide “Christmas Eve Jingle.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal LEWISTON — The idea started in a British neighborhood and has slowly caught on. Now, officials in ...