Video: Maine celebrates long-anticipated bicentennial parade

Vanessa Paolella

Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering education and the environment. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019. She is also an adjunct instructor at Husson University, where she teaches students to write news articles.

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August 21, 2021

Video: Maine celebrates long-anticipated bicentennial parade

After it was rescheduled twice due to the pandemic, Maine’s bicentennial parade was just the right kind of quirky fun.
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May 9, 2021

Maine tourism industry experts expect strong travel season

HospitalityMaine says that interest in visiting Maine has been growing, even before restrictions were loosened.
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May 4, 2021

Police: Man speeds across border, tops 150 mph on motorcycle

Police say a New Brunswick man sped through a U.S.-Canadian border crossing and led police on a high-speed pursuit in Maine
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April 25, 2021

Diminishing ice cover on Maine’s lakes could impact fish populations

With ice-out occurring earlier now than it did decades ago, biologists worry decreasing ice cover and warmer water may lead to a decline in water quality and hurt some fish species.
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April 9, 2021

Lisbon greenhouse announces major expansion

Projected to be complete by 2026, the addition will increase Springworks’ capacity by more than 20 times their current production.
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August 10, 2020

Come for wine, stay for a farm-to-fork meal at Leeds vineyard

Willows Awake Winery restaurant features locally sourced meals in an agricultural setting.
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July 30, 2020

Woman stabbed in downtown Lewiston park; man charged

Charles Epps was arrested on Oak Street six hours later.
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July 19, 2020

Friends help state loon count while keeping a tradition alive

Long-time volunteers Peggy Dorf and Bonnie Eletz share their love of loon counting on Thompson Lake.
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June 25, 2020

Special task force helping Lewiston’s newest community deal with COVID-19

Groups that support the immigrant population assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.