Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.
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PublishedApril 7, 2023
Turner residents to vote on $3.62 million budget, solar farm ordinances April 15
The proposed budget is a 9.2% increase over the current fiscal year’s budget of $3.31 million, much of which is driven by increased fuel and utilities costs.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Uptake of bivalent COVID-19 boosters low in Maine, but still higher than most of the country
Nearly a third of all Mainers ages 5 years and older have received the omicron-targeting bivalent booster shot compared to less than 18% of individuals nationwide. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that individuals who have received the bivalent booster are at significantly lower risk of hospitalization and death compared to unvaccinated individuals.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
After 4-year hiatus, dispensary providing glasses to children covered by MaineCare to reopen
After a nearly four-year hiatus, a local optical center where children covered under MaineCare can get fitted for prescription glasses is reopening.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Two substance use disorder recovery residences coming to Lewiston area
Johnny Clark, the owner and operator of A Hand Up in Lewiston, is opening a multiunit apartment building in Lewiston and a 10-bed recovery home for women in Sabattus.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Auburn Planning Board recommends against removing agricultural zone ‘income standard’ until new standard can be drafted
The income standard for development in the agriculture and resource protection district states that single-family homes can only be built if the occupants farm their land.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Auburn Water District asks court to dismiss Lewiston’s lawsuit over Lake Auburn issues
The motion to dismiss claims the courts do not have jurisdiction over the matter.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
Auburn Planning Board approves Stable Ridge Phase 2
The 5-2 vote allows American Development Group to construct more apartments at 555 Court St.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Face Time: Sadie Bonang — fiber artist and self-proclaimed ‘yarn goblin’
After five-and-a-half years living in Los Angeles, Sadie Bonang, 29, returned to her hometowns of Lewiston and Auburn to work as a fiber artist.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Residents ask PUC to investigate Auburn Water District
A group of Lewiston and Auburn residents has filed a complaint with the Maine Public Utilities Commission alleging the Auburn Water District has failed to uphold its duties to ratepayers and has failed to intervene in decision-making that could jeopardize the lake’s water quality.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Lewiston Planning Board members say council leaves them in dark on important decisions
The Planning Board drafted a letter to the City Council asking for greater transparency and more collaboration between the two boards.
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