Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME)
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The Sun Journal is a daily newspaper published in Lewiston, Maine, USA, covering western Maine.
In addition to its main office in Lewiston, the paper maintains satellite news and sales bureaus in the Maine towns of Farmington, Norway and Rumford. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Portland-Auburn |
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| Frequency | Daily |
| Days Published | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
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Search ArticlesObituary: Ronald L. Couture
LEWISTON – Ronald L. Couture, 83, a former resident of Jay, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Marshwood Center in Lewiston. He was born March 17, 1943, in Chisholm, the son of Leopold Couture and Irene (Berube) Couture. Ronald was a graduate of Jay High School, class of 1961, where he was active in sports, and many clubs. Ronald worked for International Paper Company at the Otis and the Androscoggin Mills in Jay as an electrician and retired in 2003.
Death Notice: Ronald L. Couture
Couture, Ronald L. 83, formerly of Jay, July 22, 2026, in Lewiston. No services, FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, Livermore Falls. Most Read Stories https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/29/obituaryronald-l-couture Notifications Some areas of this page may shift around if you resize the browser window. Be sure to check heading and document order.
Red Sox have 10-game road winning streak snapped
Boston Red Sox's pitcher Jake Bennett walks off the mound after being pulled during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall) WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brian Serven hit his first major league home run in almost four years and Gage Jump pitched six scoreless innings as the Athletics cooled off the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night.
Sea Dogs pitcher struggle in loss to Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Senators took advantage of the wildness of Portland Sea Dogs pitchers on the way to an 8-3 win Tuesday night in an Eastern League game at Hadlock Field. Harrisburg scored four runs in the fourth inning without a hit, erasing a 2-1 deficit. The inning included four walks, a hit batter and two plays in which the Sea Dogs failed to record an out on a fielder’s choice grounder.
Red Sox place newcomer Curtis Mead on injured list
Boston's Curtis Mead reacts after being hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of a game against the A's on Monday in West Sacramento, Calif. (Scott Marshall/Associated Press) WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time because of a left wrist injury suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington.
‘Stubborn’ wildfire in Penobscot County turns into full-time response for volunteer firefighters
Firefighters spent seven days working to fully extinguish a roughly 3-acre wildfire along Mohawk Stream in Bradford (Courtesy of the Bradford Fire Department). Volunteer firefighters have spent a grueling week extinguishing a roughly 3-acre wildfire along a stream in the Penobscot County town of Bradford. Bradford Fire Chief Desmond Murray said a pilot spotted smoke west of Route 221 and the Maine Forest Service alerted his department around 5 p.m. on July 21.
New law limits when police in Maine can work with immigration enforcement agencies
A new law takes effect Wednesday, limiting when state and local law enforcement agencies in Maine can work with federal immigration officials. Police departments and sheriff’s offices will no longer be allowed to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents for translation services if they encounter someone who doesn’t speak English, or relay personal information to federal officials unless it’s necessary for enforcing criminal laws.
These Maine card collectors have found their grail
Jimmy Haight and Sean Roche have formed a new sports collectibles business designed to match buyers looking for specific cards with willing sellers. Haight holds up a Bronko Nagurski card. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) Five months ago, two friends with a shared entrepreneurial spirit decided to form a new type of sports card collecting company.
Federal judge will allow Hyde School abuse and forced labor case to proceed
An aerial photo of Hyde School in Bath on July 9, 2025. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) A lawsuit alleging abuse and forced labor by a Bath boarding school will move forward, a federal judge decided Monday, after the school sought to have the case thrown out. A former student named Jessica Fuller, who attended the Hyde School for seven months in 2014 and 2015, filed suit last summer in federal court, alleging the school and its leaders violated human trafficking, forced labor and negligence laws.
Dozens of new Maine laws take effect this week. Here are a few to know.
Gov. Janet Mills speaks in the Maine House chamber on the last legislative session day in April. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) Restrictions on the ability of local police to work with federal immigration agents. Online casino games run by Maine’s tribal nations. A new office aimed at improving services and protections for children. And limits on the harmful impacts of medical debt. Starting Wednesday, these provisions and others will be Maine law.