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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

9 months

Maine's secretary of state said she and her staff have received nonstop threats this week, including a swatting incident at her home Friday Public officials should be free to do their job without harassment or threat of violence

Shenna Bellows’ home ‘swatted’ after decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot

The secretary of state says she and her staff have received 'non-stop' threats, including a swatting at her home Friday night – in which a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police...

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2 years

Lewiston Mayor: "We should not find out about major policy issues from the local newspaper." True. But if you do, it means we're doing our job well

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@vapaolella

3 years

I pitched and wrote my first article on climate change, and it was published today! Very exciting news for an aspiring environmental reporter.

Diminishing ice cover on Maine’s lakes could impact fish populations

With ice-out occurring earlier now than it did decades ago, biologists worry decreasing ice cover and warmer water may lead to a decline in water quality and hurt some fish species.

www.sunjournal.com

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@vapaolella

3 years

A coworker told me two of my articles were the top stories for one of Maine's TV stations tonight, which is pretty cool. Big cheer for local journalism, because no one pays attention to the Lewiston schools or Androscoggin County towns like me and the other SJ reporters.

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@vapaolella

3 years

If you live in Maine, be sure to go out for a walk today. It's gorgeous

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@vapaolella

1 year

Hello all. I'm planning to join the Peace Corps this September. Things are not quite set yet, but I hope to serve in Madagascar as an agriculture extension volunteer.

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@vapaolella

9 months

I don't know whether this was the right ruling. But matter your political views, the way this "news outlet" is treating a state official right now is disgusting and dangerous.

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@SteveCollinsSJ

9 months

The Maine Wire somehow hits a new low.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

And I have officially signed the contract to teach an intro print journalism course @HussonU this fall. Wish me luck!

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@vapaolella

1 year

I'm seriously proud of the teamwork from my Sun Journal and Press Herald colleagues today in covering Biden's visit to Auburn. By my count, we had seven reporters and four photographers working across no less than three location

Our live updates from Biden’s visit to Maine

5:54 p.m. BRUNSWICK — Air Force One has taken off from the Brunswick Executive Airport to take President Biden to Delaware. He is set to land in Dover and then head to Rehoboth Beach. As the plane...

www.sunjournal.com

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

I have two bylines in the Sunday @sunjournal . One reads "Special to the Sun Journal." The other, "Maine Monitor." In September, it will simply be "Sun Journal." I'll be joining the newsroom full-time as their education - *whispers* and environment - reporter!

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@vapaolella

1 year

Today's the day - I'm off to Madagascar!

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@vapaolella

2 years

Love this energy @PressHerald . Wish we had this reminder on every story we posted to Facebook.

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@vapaolella

11 months

Back in 2021, I wrote about a Lewiston bowling alley's collection drive for homeless students, run by its former general manager. Now, it's the site of a mass shooting, and Tom Giberti is recovering from 7 gunshot wounds he received saving a group of kids

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@vapaolella

1 year

Somehow, I got very very lucky with the Sun Journal and this wonderful man. Not only did he and his wife teach me journalism, but they've also become family

Steve Collins

@SteveCollinsSJ

1 year

Since the first pandemic summer, @vapaolella has been a constant in the life of my newsroom at the @sunjournal and in my life. She's a close friend of my daughter, adored by my dogs and beloved by both my wife and I. She's full of energy & idealism -- and talent, too! 1/

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1 year

This seems like a good time to remind everyone that none of Maine's newspapers are owned by these shitty out-of-state chains, and we really need to keep it that way. Support the Maine Journalism Foundation and keep Maine journalism robust & local!

Sun Journal 🗞

@sunjournal

1 year

In a financial filing, the NewsGuild – the union representing more than 50 Gannett newsrooms – writes that CEO Mike Reed has “failed shareholders,” arguing that other newspaper companies are faring better.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

This was kind of a weird article, but alright

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

11 months

Officially a Peace Corps volunteer 🎉🎉🎉

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@vapaolella

2 years

@OKWildlifeDept @KarenQuotables I vote "OK Doug" for his name. It's simple and just a tad passive aggressive

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

RSU 4's School Board meeting ended before it began tonight. The chairman refused to call the meeting to order because an attendee would not wear a mask. After 10 minutes of tense back and forth, the chairman decided to end the meeting.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

10 months

Bumping this because it's still worth recognizing that this would not be happening if Maine's newspapers had been bought by a chain/vulture fund

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@vapaolella

10 months

Feeling really proud of the Sun Journal/Maine Trust team for once again lowering the paywall so Mainers can access critical information during this emergency

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Every newspaper/news station can pick up the heartwarming story about the Auburn dairy farmer and his cows. But only @sunjournal has this incredibly cute shot 🐄🐄🐄

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

So, how bout this rain? As seen in downtown Auburn

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Hiked the west side of the Grafton Notch Loop this weekend. Turns out sleeping in the woods by yourself can get spooky. I may have been Googling the likelihood of death by bear at 3 am on the first night, pocket knife extended

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Two weeks ago, Dylan, 18, woke up outside, buried in snow. At 15, Breezy ran away from his West Paris home for the last time. Out Sunday in @sunjournal and @centralmenews : Youth homelessness is on the rise as more teens face grim future. Photo by @AndreeKehn

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Back when Paul Lepage was the editor then business manager of Husson University's student newspaper, The Spectator, the paper published several ads offering out-of-state abortions. Here's two of them from 1970 & 1971

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Lewiston's falls are roaring today

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@vapaolella

1 year

Coolest award of the night 😎

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@vapaolella

2 years

Some brutal honesty in the Bethel Citizen today:

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

11 months

The Sun Journal is the kind of paper that goes all out for a mass shooting, but also local high school championships. The sports staff somehow covered five games on Saturday, plus a softball torney fundraiser from an SJ alum. That's a hell of a lot of work for one day.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

10 months

I AM BACK (in the Sun Journal) Sunday marks the start of my new monthly column about life in Madagascar and the Peace Corps. I'm can't tell you how excited I am to share part of my experience here with you all back home in Maine.

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@vapaolella

2 years

Raced my first 5k since 2019 today.I missed this

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@vapaolella

11 months

If you read one thing today, make it this one: How the world sees a stricken Lewiston, by @SteveCollinsSJ , with photos from @darynslover I actively felt my soul heal a little after reading it.

How the world sees a stricken Lewiston

The community has always soldiered on, counting on its own people and its own resources to create something better.

www.sunjournal.com

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@vapaolella

3 years

I wrote an article about leading @BatesStudent 's transition from print-first to digital-first for @Poynter & @blatchfordtr 's newsletter, The Lead. Check it out here⬇️

COVID-19 pushed us to go digital-first, and it may have saved our student newspaper - Poynter

Reporting and editing are totally different skill sets, and student journalists need more preparation before they move into editor roles.

www.poynter.org

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Sun Journal letter to the editor from the chair of the Maine Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee regarding the removal of "Gender Queer" from Dirigo High School

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@vapaolella

2 years

I'm going to miss the Sun Journal's office. But our new place is looking pretty nice

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@vapaolella

1 year

I bought a chicken today. I got the seller to knock off about $0.50 for a total sale price of about $3 USD

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@vapaolella

2 years

We got all you can eat grilled cheeses with soup, fruit and sweets today in the Sun Journal kitchen. What more can you ask for?

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@vapaolella

3 years

Journalism is really just waking up at 4 a.m. in the morning convinced you got something wrong

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@vapaolella

1 year

@ColbyCollege @PressHerald It was the Morning Sentinel, actually. Please celebrate your local paper. When you credit the bigger paper 1.5 hours away, you take away an opportunity for the small but mighty MS staff to receive recognition for their hard work.

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@vapaolella

3 years

The Auburn mall should really be included in Bates' student tours

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@vapaolella

3 years

Living the journalism dream means I'm running across the John Jenkins bridge at 10 p.m. in search of information on a stabbing and nightime robberies. Love this job and this city

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

This guy is raising money to purchase a Sun Journal subscription for a local sobriety house. Thinks it'll help residents make connections with the community. Let's help him out

A Hand Up sobriety-re-entry house, organized by Joseph Carter

Hello, my name is Joey, and I am a person in recovery staying at "A Hand Up" recover… Joseph Carter needs your support for A Hand Up sobriety-re-entry house

www.gofundme.com

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

4 years

When my editor first gave me this assignment I thought it was going to be easy. It ended up being days of grueling work, trying to find the right words to describe John Bunker's amazing work. Thanks to all of the people @sunjournal who helped make this piece shine!

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@vapaolella

2 years

From start to finish, the Downeast Sunrise Relay! Not seen: the tears of relief when I finished the last 6.7 mile leg

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@vapaolella

2 years

Went to buy a Sun Journal today at a local gas station, and I was lucky to get the last one. I get it. Today's paper (literally) rocks. Great articles, plus three local guest opinions.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Celebrating my first budget book tonight, courtesy of the Leiwston school district 🎉

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@vapaolella

1 year

Some shots from Madagascar

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

Two things to celebrate: 1. Bates class of 2020 is coming to Lewiston for graduation in June, and I can't wait to see my friends 2. I just passed 6 months with the Sun Journal and they haven't fired me!

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@vapaolella

2 years

Auburn businessman facing millions in fines for alleged shoreline violations at Sebago Lake, by @wheelockc . Check out the before and after pictures:

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@vapaolella

2 years

My job, everyone

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@vapaolella

3 years

Lewiston Mayor: “...several of the councilors concluded that the best way forward was a moratorium on shelters. This is absolutely the wrong approach. Homelessness is not a crime and this is not who we are as a city.”

Lewiston council to consider moratorium on homeless shelters

The move comes after a group of residents who have worked closely with the homeless told officials they are pursuing a 24-hour shelter and resource center.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Went to Geiger Elementary this morning with Bates junior Alex Voight-Shelley to ask students the tough questions. We'll have that exclusive later tonight. Thanks to @AndreeKehn for the lovely shot!

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

1 year

I'm in South Central Madagascar this morning, off to visit my future worksite (the red dot) near Ambalavao. I'll spend five days in this village with no foreigners and no English speakers

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@vapaolella

2 years

The @sunjournal is giving my entire @NESCom print journalism class digital access this school year for the price of a single subscription. I love working for a newspaper that values education.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

I would like to personally thank the 36 people who have read my story about potential zoning changes in Durham

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@vapaolella

3 years

My first for the SJ:

Logistical challenges delay start of pooled testing in Lewiston schools

The Auburn School District aims to begin its pooled testing program next month.

www.sunjournal.com

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

1 year

School officials were thrilled to learn Wednesday that the four-year graduation rate for the Edward Little High School class of 2023 will likely land above 90%, making it the highest rate in at least a decade.

Auburn officials applaud sharp rise in graduation rate

Edward Little Principal Scott Annear said the high school is projected to have a 92%-94% four-year graduation rate for the class of 2024.

www.sunjournal.com

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

1 year

YES YES YES 🎉🎉🎉

Nonprofit trust buying Sun Journal, other Maine newspapers in landmark deal

In a major milestone for journalism, the National Trust for Local News is acquiring 5 of the state’s daily papers and 17 of its weeklies.

www.sunjournal.com

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

The Auburn School District will require masks in all schools, beginning tomorrow. This action is in response to an outbreak at Edward Little High School. Previously, masks were only required in elementary schools.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

Shame on @approject for appropriating the name of a Maine news organization to conduct a political survey with questions about welfare for illegal immigrants, CRT and gender issues. Maine Today Media is the owner of @PressHerald and @centralmenews .

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@vapaolella

2 years

I have a moooving story for you: Auburn Fire Department provides water for local dairy farmer in need

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@vapaolella

2 years

I got a side-gig

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@vapaolella

3 years

There's a special kind of feeling when you get to help package a paper with your byline in it!! It's even sweeter knowing so many of the people who worked hard to put the Sunday SJ together. Love this paper & our team

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@vapaolella

2 years

Overheard in the Sun Journal newsroom: "Are you a Moxie lover? This can be off the record if you want it to be."

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@vapaolella

2 years

I love the Sun Journal, and I love living in Lewiston-Auburn. In case any of you forgot.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

1 year

Hey hey hey - Want to work for the soon-to-be largest newspaper nonprofit in the country? My role as the @sunjournal 's education reporter is now up for grabs. Come work in our lively newsroom with some of the most passionate journos around✨

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

BATES WOMEN BASKETBALL WINS FIRST NESCAC CHAMPIONSHIP 51-42 Next, NCAAs!

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@vapaolella

1 year

The Scranton-Times Tribune and the Wilkes-Barre Citizen Voice are two of the last functioning daily newspapers in northeastern PA, and they're about to be gutted. My dad thinks I'm crazy for crying over this. It's worse knowing how many people just don't get it.

Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸

@mattdpearce

1 year

Today in local journalism: Some of the preciously few locally controlled newspapers in Pennsylvania just got sold to Alden Global Capital, and the family running the paper put their own shareholders on blast for selling out to Alden.

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

This @MEStatePolice press release is a joke. It's been over 24 hours and they're seemingly not yet willing to confirm the number people who are dead. Unless we count the file name?

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@vapaolella

2 years

I am now the proud owner of a pair of skis, boots and poles, all for a hot $45. Swap and sells are incredible.

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@vapaolella

1 year

Attended my sixth Bates graduation today! I have no photos to show for it, but I do have a happy heart.

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@vapaolella

2 years

A short thread about the importance of local journalism and @sunjournal : Here's the press release from the State Police on the horrific murder in Poland on Thanksgiving. Read it. If we didn't have local journalism, this is all you would get. But it's not the real story.

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@vapaolella

2 years

I am always so incredibly impressed by @sunjournal 's photographers. Here's some stellar ones from Daryn Slover shot in Lewiston during the US-Iran soccer match

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@vapaolella

2 years

We've been working for months to celebrate this milestone! A huge shoutout out here to @SteveCollinsSJ , who wrote/digitized nearly everything in the A section. We wouldn't have had this incredible paper without him

Sun Journal 🗞

@sunjournal

2 years

Today's Sun Journal front page, Saturday, May 21, 2022

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@vapaolella

3 years

Bates athletic's All-America awards are unintentionally incredible every year

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@vapaolella

3 years

Made it in the Rangeley Highlander!

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@vapaolella

9 months

Don't like her decision? Talk to your state reps and find something legal to do about it. But of course, it's likely many of these threats are coming from out-of-state. We really need to deescalate political violence in this country.

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@vapaolella

1 year

A year ago, I tentatively accepted a job building and teaching a two-semester print journalism course at Husson. And today, I submitted final grades! It's been great seeing these students grow as writers, though I certainly learned just as much from them.

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@vapaolella

3 years

I filed seven stories in the last five days. Feeling like @SteveCollinsSJ .

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2 years

I love watching Sun Journal photographers in action. Daryn always makes it look hella cool

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@vapaolella

3 years

A beautiful, serene photo for your timeline by @AndreeKehn

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@vapaolella

1 year

Steve hates young women so much he helps mentor dozens around the world (and now, one in Madagascar!) Steve and his wife do a great job at teaching young women not to take bullshit from anyone. Too bad Twitter is full of it.

Steve Collins

@SteveCollinsSJ

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3/ I learned from critics that I hate females and want “to knock back all the advances made over 100 years” and I'm also, they said, worried about losing my “alphabet mafia membership card.”

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@vapaolella

1 year

The Sun Journal and Press Herald are doing NYT style live updates today on President Biden's visit to Auburn. Follow along here:

Our live updates from Biden’s visit to Maine

5:54 p.m. BRUNSWICK — Air Force One has taken off from the Brunswick Executive Airport to take President Biden to Delaware. He is set to land in Dover and then head to Rehoboth Beach. As the plane...

www.sunjournal.com

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@vapaolella

2 years

I sent my first fax today

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@vapaolella

4 years

I know this is a straightforward article, but this might be the first time the BS has ever truly broken a news story. I couldn't be more proud of this team.

The Bates Student

@BatesStudent

4 years

BREAKING | In a campus wide faculty meeting today, Bates professors voted to convert the Fall 2021 semester into a module system. Read more:

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@vapaolella

2 years

Second summer with Bates interns for the Maine Monitor! Keep your eyes peeled for some great work from them

The Maine Monitor

@mainemonitor

2 years

We are excited to welcome two summer interns to The Maine Monitor newsroom from @BatesStudent . Ellie Wolfe ( @elliew0lfe ) will be an investigative reporting intern while Christina Leonard ( @christinaleo23 ) will be a social media and outreach intern.

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@vapaolella

2 years

Every time the Sun Journal website tells me I need to login to continue reading: do you even know who I am??

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@vapaolella

2 years

The king of the Sun Journal's website on his throne

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@vapaolella

3 years

Brooks will give $15,000 each year for the next four years to the Lewiston High School track and field program through the Brooks Booster Club. Go Isaiah!

Isaiah Harris running into the future with the Brooks Beasts

The Lewiston native's time as a professional runner with Nike included a Diamond League win and a fourth-place finish at the Olympic trials. Now, Harris is looking to build on his already stellar...

www.sunjournal.com

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@vapaolella

2 years

Homeless in Maine: Record-setting estimates come as winter’s bite threatens the vulnerable

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@vapaolella

2 years

Wrote a feature about a budding hiking group in LA and watched their Facebook membership shoot up by 50+ people in the last 24 hours <3

Lewiston-Auburn hiking club brings together beginners, enthusiasts

The Facebook group L/A Hiking is seeing climbing interest as people look to meet others and get outdoors.

www.sunjournal.com

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@vapaolella

9 months

Today I made pizza entirely from scratch

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@vapaolella

11 months

"We hope that the families of those killed and injured feel the deep sympathies and prayers of the physicians of Maine...But, we are sick and tired of platitudes which do not carry forward into meaningful actions."

Maine physicians call for a meaningful public policy response

Maine has now witnessed the true horror of mass gun violence.

www.sunjournal.com

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@vapaolella

1 year

In 2006, the candidates for governor were all running on platforms calling for the cleanup of Maine's rivers. How did @sunjournal cover it, you ask? The staff filled a tank with Androscoggin River water and added five goldfish named after each of the candidates

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

2 years

My biggest project yet: Lewiston and Auburn officials push back on poor school ratings

‘The system is really flawed’: Lewiston and Auburn officials push back on poor school ratings

Online ratings like those from GreatSchools make it easier than ever for individuals to judge the quality of schools at a glance. But some school administrators say the data, which may be inaccurate...

www.sunjournal.com

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Vanessa Paolella

@vapaolella

3 years

Two Bowdoin students have died this semester, one which was ruled a suicide and another who drowned while kayaking in Washington state this week. Sending a whole lot of love to the Bowdoin community

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@vapaolella

1 year

My new home in Madagascar dug a whole new toilet (kabone) for me. It's roughly 25 feet deep (the top part isn't finished yet) Also, I think I'm going to like it here. There's mountains, mountains everywhere.