NORWAY — The downtown will be the setting for three days of activities built around the Norway Music and Arts Festival, July 11 to 13. On July 11, the second annual Norway Fringe Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Concert Hall at 479 Main St. It’s designed to provide space […]
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Mechanic Falls town clerk escorted from Municipal Building
Miranda Hinkley of Otisfield resigned Thursday and planned to work her two-week notice.
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Revised approach could result in reduced Portland Jetport noise
SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents on June 5 will be able to make a case to the Federal Aviation Authority for a new aircraft flight pattern intended to reduce noise over several city neighborhoods. The Portland International Jetport approach plan, submitted to the FAA last August by jetport Director Paul Bradbury, would require aircraft to follow […]
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Please, take your wife
The North American Wife Carrying Championship may be among the most unusual sporting events in the country. It may also be among the most amusing to watch, and the winner qualifies to compete in the international event — held in Finland next summer. Is is basically this: Pick a partner, pick up that partner and […]
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New Gloucester pond name change official
Chandler Mill Pond is named for a late sawmill owner whose family still gives to the community.
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Kids Korner: Family fun, indoors and out
Mini-golf and bird watching, hiking and swimming. Maine has it all.
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Local departments of recreation will keep you busy
While many of the youth ball programs offered by municipal departments of recreation are restricted to residents, many other programs are open to the public, including Lewiston & Auburn Recreation Departments Wednesdays in the Park performances each Wednesday morning, and the Summer Fun & Films program coordinated by the Lewiston Police Department. If you’re looking […]
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Rainy Day: Candlepin reigns in Maine
When it rains in Maine, that doesn’t mean the fun stops. Try one of many local bowling alleys for hours of friendly (or fierce) competition.
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Get Wet: Mt. Blue State Park offers family fun, or a rigorous hike. You pick
Whether you’re interested in sitting on the shore of Webb Lake on a lazy day, watching the family swim, or tying on boots and hiking the rocky terrain up Tumbledown, Mt. Blue State Park has it all.
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Snack Attack: Food trucks offer comfort food — fast
Wait, what? Deep-fried pizza is a thing? And loaded tater tots? At food trucks throughout western Maine, chefs are dishing up creative and delicious comfort food.