Kendra Caruso is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and health. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in journalism in 2019 and started working for the Sun Journal in 2023.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2024
Sensors help schools address student vaping
For Edward Little High School, having the sensors and a substance misuse counselor has worked to curb some vaping among students.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
St. Mary’s hospital seeks state funds to cover part of its financial deficit, fund new program
The funding could mean the difference between the hospital expanding the type of behavioral health services it offers and closing behavioral health programs.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2024
Group hopes to bring furniture bank to Lewiston
The group of volunteers brings new or gently used items to asylum seekers in Lewiston and Auburn.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
31 positions eliminated as St. Mary’s lays off employees, cuts hours for some amid financial woes
The hospital has ended its fiscal year in a financial deficit for several of the last five years.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
Turner-based school board debates parental role in student policies
Updates to several policies were considered and approved by MSAD 52 directors
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Shooting victims, families eligible for free tuition at Maine’s public universities
As requested by Gov. Janet Mills, the University of Maine System will provide free tuition and establish a fund to support other post-secondary educational expenses.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Love Lewiston Day draws people together
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline proclaimed Nov. 3 as Love Lewiston Day.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Lewiston students return to class nearly a week after mass shootings
Superintendent Jake Langlais will take a “pulse” of the situation in schools day by day for the next few weeks.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2023
Edward Little High School student recovering at Massachusetts General Hospital
The baseball pitcher is expected to need several reconstructive surgeries after being shot at Just-In-Time Recreation on Wednesday night.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Multiple dead, wounded in Lewiston shootings; police give few details on overnight search for gunman
A massive manhunt is underway after Maine State Police identified Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin as person of interest in the shootings. A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for all of Androscoggin County, with residents told to stay in their homes and keep doors locked.