Collections under Auburn's new automated trash and recycling system start July 13. Staff Photographer Libby Kamrowski Kenny caught the rollout of the new bins residents must use.

There is no simple solution to the problem that has plagued the city in recent years, officials said at a special council meeting Tuesday night.

Fifteen athletes and coaches have been honored on the Sun Journal's 2026 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference list.

Federal investigators believe Maine has lost more than $100,000 in unauthorized welfare spending, due to an organized criminal group that has been cloning cards meant for families using public ...

Voters will choose this November between Republican Bobby Charles, Democrat Hannah Pingree and independent Rick Bennett to succeed Gov. Janet Mills.

Three Mainers who work aboard windjammers entered a 1966 sailboat in a grueling race up the west coast of Canada.

With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...

Fayette residents can beat the heat at Starling Hall July 1-3, followed by a Spectrum Generations meal July 6.

With all due respect to Chris Burns on his June 22 op-ed detailing “unfair” coverage of Graham Platner by this newspaper, Mr. Burns need only to look at Mr. Platner to understand why there is so much ...

The Independence Day fireworks display is scheduled for dusk Friday, followed by a parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

A federal pilot program will test whether putting rental assistance money directly in tenants' hands, not to landlords, will ...

As the new budget takes effect today, we look at some of the factors beyond inflation that have pushed costs higher.