Longtime football coach and educator Wilfred ‘Gus’ LeBlanc died Friday surrounded by family and friends.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
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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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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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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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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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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Turner-based school board debates parental role in student policies
Updates to several policies were considered and approved by MSAD 52 directors
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
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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Love Lewiston Day draws people together
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline proclaimed Nov. 3 as Love Lewiston Day.
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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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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.