Christopher Williams

Sun Journal

Chris Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.

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Published
May 28, 2020

Police say gunshots reported in Lewiston may have been fireworks

Residents around Ashmount Street and Scribner Boulevard said they heard half a dozen shots.
Published
May 28, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak reported at Tambrands plant in Auburn

The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention is discussing testing everyone at the facility.
Published
May 28, 2020

Police identify Auburn man being treated for Wednesday’s shooting in Lewiston

Police say they will step up patrols in response to recent incidents involving firearms.
Published
May 26, 2020

Lewiston police investigate possible gunfire Monday night

LEWISTON — Dispatchers for the Lewiston Police Department received several calls Monday night reporting possible gunfire in the area of 230 Bartlett St. Lt. David St. Pierre said Tuesday several of the callers said the noise they heard shortly before 11 p.m. could have been fireworks, not gunshots. Police searched the area “and were unable […]
Published
May 26, 2020

While state is struggling with virus outbreak at prison, county jails are not

Unlike the Maine Department of Corrections, county jails haven’t reported any positive cases of inmates with COVID-19, but have to hold sentenced inmates longer.
Published
May 23, 2020

New automated system helps Maine CDC in COVID-19 fight

The state has launched a new automated system aimed at buttressing its contact tracing program to better combat the spread of COVID-19. Sara Robinson, director of the infectious disease epidemiology program at the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, said Friday that the new system called “Sara Alert” is taking the pressure off its […]
Published
May 22, 2020

Judge sets high bail for Lewiston man struck with machete

Stephen Gurney being held on $40,000 cash.
Published
May 21, 2020

Rabid fox attacks Lisbon woman

LISBON — A rabid fox attacked and injured a local woman Tuesday afternoon as she sat in the yard of her Keay Road home, police said. The 76-year-old woman told police the fox suddenly appeared and charged at her, according to a statement issued by police Chief Marc Hagan. As she struggled to control the […]
Published
May 20, 2020

Poland officials bracing for lower revenues

POLAND — Town officials plan to meet June 3 to revise the next fiscal year’s proposed budget to reflect lower expected revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the Board of Selectpersons met Tuesday night by videoconference. The board scheduled a joint meeting with the Budget Committee to held at the Town Hall at […]
Published
May 19, 2020

Trucks collide on turnpike in Lewiston

Two box trucks collided and a Maine Turnpike Authority truck was struck Tuesday morning on the toll highway near the Lewiston exit, police said. There were no injuries. The left lane of the northbound side of the highway was blocked for street sweeping in the area near Exit 80. Message boards were in place indicating […]

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