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Business, Lewiston-Auburn

Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreak at Applebee’s in Auburn

by Matthew Daigle October 6, 2020October 7, 2020

As of Tuesday evening, the Center Street restaurant was still open to the public.

Lewiston-Auburn

Wales: Seized cats to be returned to owner

by Mark LaFlamme October 6, 2020October 7, 2020

A Lewiston District Court judge dismissed the case for lack of merit.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime

Auburn woman charged with attempted murder in Moulton Park shooting

by Matthew Daigle October 5, 2020October 6, 2020

Kachina Swasey, 24, is charged with felony attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault and assault on an officer.

Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools and Education

Education under siege: Maine’s poorest schools facing ‘uncharted waters’ in the age of COVID

by Lindsay Tice October 4, 2020October 5, 2020

A Sun Journal data analysis shows which schools performed well and which performed poorly before the pandemic, statistics that could soon get worse for Maine’s more disadvantaged students.

Election 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Libertarian presidential hopeful seeks to turn USA into ‘one giant Switzerland’

by Steve Collins October 3, 2020October 3, 2020

Jo Jorgensen told a Lewiston crowd Saturday that American troops need to ‘come home’ from around the world.

Election 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Cohen sees something of himself in Jared Golden

by Steve Collins October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Cohen, a Republican, said the freshman Democratic congressman has a streak of independence that marks Maine’s best politicians.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News

Bronx men admit to federal crime involving phony Home Depot accounts

by Christopher Williams September 30, 2020February 19, 2021

PORTLAND — Three Bronx men pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a scheme aimed at defrauding Home Depot stores in Maine, including Auburn, where they were arrested for trying to buy items on store credit generated from bogus IDs. The three men, who appeared in U.S. District Court via teleconference from their New York […]