Marla Hoffman

2 weeks ago | sunjournal.com | Marla Hoffman |Donna Perry

JAY — Members of the Wilton-Jay Police Collaboration Committee met for the first time Monday, with chiefs from both towns saying there’s a lot to gain from cooperation. The committee will explore opportunities for collaboration between the two towns.

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Marla Hoffman |Russ Dillingham

We believe it’s important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It’s a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Marla Hoffman |Mark LaFlamme

LEWISTON — The Canton Wok on Lisbon Street has been closed after its owner was taken into federal custody earlier in the month. According to federal records, Xing Feng Dong, 46, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jail records indicate that Dong, listed as a native of the People’s Republic of China, was taken into custody May 6.

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Marla Hoffman |Ethan Horton

HALLOWELL — Lately’s, a bagel shop by morning and pizzeria by afternoon and evening, plans to fill an empty Water Street storefront in the next month. Owner Ryan Ellis said he hopes initially to open Lately’s from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, with the hope to eventually operate seven days a week and extend hours past midnight on the weekend. The final major hurdle before setting an opening date, Ellis said, is a health inspection.