Marla has been a journalist for the past 17-plus years at newspapers in Maine and Connecticut. She has been a writer, a designer, a photographer, a columnist and, for the past six years, the managing editor for the evening shift at the Sun Journal.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
Police locate missing Skowhegan woman
It was reported Tuesday morning that Nancy Dickson was found safe.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Six people injured in fire that destroyed Rumford apartment buildings
Witnesses at the scene say several buildings collapsed on Hancock Street in Rumford.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2019
Girls get hands-on experience in trade careers at Farmington workshop
The Totally Trades workshop hosted by New Ventures Maine at the Foster Career and Technical Education Center on the Mt. Blue campus gave young women a chance to experience non-traditional careers for women that pay well and are in high demand.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2019
Brunswick continuing adjustments for asylum seekers
Town spending nearly $200,000 to address adequate staffing at schools, and finding ways to assist families with laundry and transportation needs.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Topsham reviews plans for new coffee shop, 16-lot subdivision
Portland-based Aroma Joe’s Coffee is eyeing 1 Second St. for new drive-through store.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2019
Bat tests positive for rabies in Bath
Animal control says a dog may have been exposed to the virus from the bat.
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PublishedJune 21, 2019
Culinary solution sought for green crab infestation
Manomet, an environmental research organization, is seeking tasty options to eat green crabs as a way of both controlling and profiting from the invasive species.
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PublishedMay 31, 2019
‘Wear Orange’ march for gun reform returning to Brunswick
The walk, sponsored by Moms Demand Action, starts at 10 a.m. June 8 on Maine Street.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Search continues for animal Lisbon family says attacked them
Police are asking anyone that was on the path Saturday evening to notify police immediately or call 911 if they saw either a coyote or a dog without its owner in the area.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2018
Death toll hits 25 from wildfires at both ends of California
The search continues for victims of the most destructive wildfire in California history, as the town of Paradise is left in smoking ruin.