After reading the Sun Journal article about Maine children having a parent in jail (April 26), I was taken back at the high number of children reported (20,000). The article mentioned what the Department of Corrections is doing to help mothers connect with their children while they are incarcerated, but the bigger question is what […]
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Advertiser/Sun Journal offices get facelift
NORWAY — The Advertiser Democrat/Sun Journal buildings will soon look a bit more historic. Construction began Wednesday to remove the two-story, multi-window, dual-door entrance to the two buildings that were built in the mid-19th century. “We think the new entrance will conform better to the downtown look,” said Sun Media Group Vice President James Costello Jr., […]
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Sun Journal Sports earns multiple national awards
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Sun Journal Sports project commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston fight published last May has been honored among the nation’s best by The Associated Press Sports Editors this week at the organization’s annual contest, with judging held in St. Petersburg, Fla. The project, spearheaded by writer Kalle […]
Posted inLetters
Story details too disgusting
For some time now, I have had a continuing and growing concern regarding the presentation of the news to the public, both on TV and in the newspaper. Recently, as I was reading the newspaper one evening, again, as often before, I had to leave off in the middle of an article and could not […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Judith A. Pike
1940 – 2015 LEWISTON — Judith A. Pike, 75, of Auburn died unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 23, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Lewiston on Sept. 27, 1940, the daughter of Kenneth and Dorothy Peterson. She married Fred Pike Jr. on March 17, 1962. Judith enjoyed reading and doing puzzles. She was employed […]
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Raymond L. Gagne
1930 – 2015 AUBURN — Raymond L. Gagne, 84, of Lane Road in Greene, died Monday, Aug. 17, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 26, 1930, a son of the late Wilda and Elise Weiriot […]
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William Longacre
1951 – 2015 LEWISTON — William Longacre, 64, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 30, at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his five children. He was born Feb. 11, 1951, in Mexico City, Mexico, to the late Robert E. and Gwendolyn (Stratton) Longacre. William spent his childhood on the mission field with his parents and […]
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Robert R. Marcum Sr.
1930 – 2015 LEWISTON — Robert R. Marcum Sr., 84, of Lewiston, died at Central Maine Medical Center on Sunday, Aug. 2. He was born on Dec. 10, 1930, in Clifford, Ky., the son of Frank and Ella (Sparks) Marcum. Robert was employed at the Sun Journal as a linotype operator for 13 years. He […]
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N. Madore: Improving Lewiston’s image
Lewiston is a safe and great place to have a family. Why does it seem that the Sun Journal makes a concerted effort to show the contrary? If one were to look only at the Sun Journal to understand the city, one would think of the old stereotype. It seems that among the Sun Journal […]
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Sunday obituaries now in first section
Beginning today, obituaries will appear in the first section of Sunday’s Sun Journal. This will make their location consistent on all days of the week.