Frida Zeinali is a staff reporter at the Sun Journal covering mostly local education in Lewiston and Auburn. A Youth Journalism International alum, she came to Maine by way of Marquette University where she did radio for a while in graduate school. She calls Auburn home these days.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Maine’s Jewish community marks a year since the Israel-Hamas war began
Rabbi Sruli Dresdner and Rebbetzin Lisa Mayer of Auburn took to stage with their instruments to perform the Shema, ‘Judaism’s most sacred prayer,’ to honor a survivor of last year’s Hamas attack on Israel.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
Community Concepts to receive federal grant to train 30 aspiring teachers in Franklin county
The Lewiston-based nonprofit will use the grant to train aspiring teachers over the next three years.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2024
Auburn filmmaker on a mission to introduce Maine’s lumberjills to the world
Auburn native Breanna Wing wants “Axe Women: The Modern Lumberjill” to chronicle women’s relationship with the timber industry, from wartime lumber-cutting to modern competitive shows.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Naloxone training coming to some Maine schools next week
Mandated by a new state law, public schools now offer training for students in secondary education to teach them how to administer the overdose antidote, even if the students choose not to take part.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
‘There is so much potential’: University of Southern Maine plans to grow in Lewiston and Auburn
The school is rolling out Lewiston-Auburn’s first undergraduate health care major — occupational therapy.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2024
Meet this Maine woman who’s ‘mémère’ to 95 grandchildren, great-grandchildren
At 91, Joan Caron raised seven children with her husband, Louis.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2024
Rain, low clouds cancel Sunday’s morning balloon launches
No morning launches were made at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival this year. Balloons will try taking off one last time Sunday evening before the festival wraps up.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2024
Heavy fog cancels morning balloon launch again
Low visibility grounded Saturday’s morning launch at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2024
Heavy fog cancels morning balloon launch again
Low visibility grounded Saturday’s morning launch at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
New commuter bus between Lewiston, Auburn, Portland gets mixed reviews so far
The LAP service started its two-year pilot run July 22. In the short time since the route began, some passengers have questions about its reliability.