Sabattus News

John Frederick Dumont, 72, was granted his angel wings Wednesday, June 24, 2009, after an unexpected diagnosis and sudden fight with lung cancer.

Federal officials said Wednesday that Maine is the first state in the nation to pass several milestones for use of stimulus dollars flowing from Washington, D.C., for highway improvements and environmental cleanup projects.

Governor John E. Baldacci today announced that the State of Maine has made significant progress in meeting goals of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Gov. John Baldacci took to the road to boast about Maine's success in meeting goals of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Shelly Bradstreet is not looking for a handout. She was overwhelmed Friday by the number of people - strangers, all of them - who came forward with offers to help replace a bicycle stolen from her 12-year-old daughter earlier in the week.

Jim Spencer stood near the entrance of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, looking at old photos from Lewiston's Police Athletic League dance days.

Lewiston Marc John Chamberlain, 28, of 77 Rideout Ave. on charges of operating under the influence, unlawful possession of scheduled drug and possession of marijuana, 1:24 a.m. Monday at 1 Lisbon St.

Kara Bright of Lisbon looks through a greenhouse with her husband Jeff, 3-year-old daughter Lilah and 8-month-old daughter Aubriana, hidden, at Jillson's Farm in Sabattus on Sunday.

A 36-year-old Sabattus man who shot his father to death during his 65th birthday party in Lewiston won't be getting out of prison early.

The Sun Journal on Wednesday asked for opinions on gay marriage, which is proposed in Maine.

Dale Arthur Chase, 28, of 25 Brown Road, Norway on two warrants, 12:03 p.m. Tuesday at 550 Center St.

The nine ladies sit in a circle at The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center on a recent Wednesday evening.

A spokesman for Time Warner cable is reporting that a wide-spread grass fire in Manchester has burned utility poles, causing the loss of video services for approximately 27,000 customers, including customers in Lewiston, Sabattus and Wales.

Discarded embers from an outdoor wood boiler ignited a fire that destroyed the log home of Al and Laurie Harris on Morin Road on Monday afternoon.

I've got a gripe. Why aren't Sun Journal editorials syndicated?I'm still e-mailing "Channeling Paine For The Crisis," because no one outside of Maine has read it.

Three Lewiston young men, candidates for the Davis' Nationals baseball team, have started in training to reduce weight by taking cross country walks.

Maine Students Teach Others What it Means to Give Students in the Jobs for Maine's Graduates programs at Litchfield Middle School, Sabattus Central School and Oak Hill High School gave away $3,000 today to local charities as part of a new community service program.

Lewiston Charges Abdirahman Hussein Mohamed, 23, of Lewiston on charges of domestic violence assault and violation of bail conditions, 3:39 p.m. Tuesday at 50 Fairmount St.

Jillson's Farm and Sugarhouse, located at 143 Jordan Bridge Road, Sabattus, announces its 20th anniversary.

Mid-March is not the most happening time in Maine. But this weekend, 70 sugarhouses around the state will open their doors for Maine Maple Sunday.