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During the weekend, the Maine Press Association recognized the Sun Journal for its excellence in news coverage.
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Sun Journal picks up first place Maine Press Association awards for coverage of Lewiston shooting, named best Sunday paper in the state
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The news staff was honored with awards for breaking news, news video, editorial writing and page design.
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Delamater works every day to maintain the Lewiston newspaper's "journalistic values and core tenets of truth-telling, accuracy of information and objectivity,” Staff Writer Christopher Williams said. “It's just part of what she does because of who she is.”
First Place Awards
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Multiple dead, wounded in Lewiston shootings; police give few details on overnight search for gunmanA massive manhunt is underway after Maine State Police identified Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin as person of interest in the shootings. A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for all of Androscoggin County, with residents told to stay in their homes and keep doors locked.
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Every single one of these people, people we knew and loved, left their lives behind while doing perfectly ordinary things with every expectation they would be returning to their homes and their loved ones Wednesday night.
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Veterans Memorial Park is overcome Wednesday morning by the Androscoggin River.
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Homeless say they are feeling the heat as the city presses its Neighborhood First initiative.
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City leaders say poor management and oversight issues at the airport have led to serious financial woes dating back nearly a decade, worsened by Elite Airways' insolvency.
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Colby Daigle plays for Lewiston, and his brother, Riley, plays for St. Dom's. Aiden St. George suits up for the Blue Devils, while Connor St. George wears a Saints sweater.
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Selling everywhere from online to giant Iowa truck stops, a Lewiston company is helping to change consumer tastes about crickets, mealworms, scorpions, ants and other crawling and flying edibles.
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The senior capped a stellar year of sports with a standout season on the mound and at the plate.
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Mainers say tipping has gotten out of hand. Many blame COVID for causing big change in the business of small change.
Second Place Winners
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The high level of response came at a cost to area police departments. In Auburn, police Chief Jason Moen said the department spent $22,000 for about 300 hours of overtime pay.
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Somali leader in Lewiston nearly died in an airport during a family trip in October.
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At least 23 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have performed in Lewiston.
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The food truck scene is cookin' in the Twin Cities and throughout Maine these days, and there are a few tasty theories on why.
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In the wake of 18 murders, faith leaders have opened their churches and hearts to victims, families, communities making their way through immense tragedy.
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Amber Hodgkins' love of biking and years in a wheelchair motivated her desire to help others.
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The Raiders play through the elements and overcome the Phoenix in the Class C South quarterfinals.
Third Place Winners
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The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it's a step too far.
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A wedding six years ago led to a choir and a special Mass at the basilica now conducted by a visiting Boston priest.
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After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
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