Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Auburn to ring in New Year with food, festivities Saturday
Billed by organizers as Maine’s “biggest and best New Year’s celebration,” New Year’s Auburn will have live music, fireworks, food trucks and beer garden featuring local brewers.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2022
Some school officials say student behaviors have improved since last year. Others said it’s grown worse.
Teachers and administrators widely agreed last year that students were acting out more often and more severely than before the pandemic pushed schools to close.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2022
In a word: Unwrapping the origins of Christmas names
Christmas will soon be here, so what better time to take a look at some of the words associated with the holiday beginning with the big day itself?
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
Lost power? Get warm and charge your devices here
Warming centers have been opened in Auburn, Lisbon, Lovell and Otisfield.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
Nomination papers available for Leeds selectmen, MSAD board seats
The three-year positions are currently held by Selectman Dwight Buckley and Director Crystal Barus.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Dottie Perham-Whittier: Passing faith on to the next generation
During her darkest days, Dottie Perham-Whittier looked to God and her church community for support. For years, she worked to pass on the same strength to the next generation.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
2022 Maine & The Holidays Quiz: Show us what you know about Maine holiday trivia
Join us as we cover snow giants, uncommonly practical gift-giving and a decidedly unlikely pick for the state with the most Christmas cheer.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Edward Little High School partners with Central Maine Community College for ‘Spring Ahead’ program
Some seniors will enroll in a full semester of college courses in the spring semester.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
One family, grateful to be under the same roof, is still separated
Among all the challenges of being homeless, the inability to cook their own meal and enjoy it together might seem small. But for the tight-knit family, it’s everything.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
‘It’s harder on my children’: Family struggles to find a place to call home
Father of three says his family has been constantly on the move as he tries to save money from his job for a permanent place to live.
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