CINXE.COM

Nation / World Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <meta name="googlebot" content="noarchive" /> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="J302vpYkjhgXSrwAvtkattXJb9QfLfltc2eJIXj-Sbc" /> <title>Nation / World Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal</title> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/12/favicon.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" href="" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" sizes="72x72" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/12/icon-apple-touch.jpg" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" sizes="114x114" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/12/icon-apple-touch-sm.jpg" /> <meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large, follow, index' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> <script type='application/ld+json' class='speedyseo-schema-graph'>{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#organization","name":"Lewiston Sun Journal","url":"https://www.sunjournal.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#logo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/SJ-logo-color.jpg","contentUrl":"https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/SJ-logo-color.jpg","width":1024,"height":256,"caption":""},"image":{"@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/sunjournal","https://www.instagram.com/sunjournal/","https://www.youtube.com/sunjournal","https://twitter.com/sunjournal"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#website","url":"https://www.sunjournal.com","name":"Lewiston Sun Journal","description":"Central and Western Maine News","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://www.sunjournal.com?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}]},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#webpage","url":"https://www.sunjournal.com","name":"Nation / World Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#website"},"about":{"@id":"https://www.sunjournal.com#organization"},"description":"Central and Western Maine News","inLanguage":"en-US"}]}</script> <link rel='canonical' href='https://www.pressherald.com/2024/11/22/trump-chooses-bessent-to-be-treasury-secretary-vought-as-top-budget-official/'> <meta property='og:locale' content='en_US'/> <meta property='og:title' content='Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor'/> <meta property='og:url' content='https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld'/> <meta property='og:site_name' content='Lewiston Sun Journal'/> <meta property='og:image' content='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?w=1000'/> <meta property='og:image:width' content='1200'> <meta property='og:image:height' content='630'> <meta property='og:image:type' content='image/jpeg'> <meta property='article:publisher' content='https://www.facebook.com/sunjournal'/> <meta name='twitter:card' content='summary_large_image'/> <meta name='twitter:title' content='Nation / World Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal'/> <meta name='twitter:creator' content='@sunjournal'/> <meta name='twitter:site' content='@sunjournal'/> <!-- Jetpack Site Verification Tags --> <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="967605CD8472A7187D1E69CD36CD4F28" /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdnjs.cloudflare.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//cdn.viafoura.net' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//securepubads.g.doubleclick.net' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//stats.wp.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com' /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Lewiston Sun Journal &raquo; Nation / World Category Feed" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/feed/" /> <style id='wp-parsely-recommendations-style-inline-css'> .parsely-recommendations-list-title{font-size:1.2em}.parsely-recommendations-list{list-style:none;padding:unset}.parsely-recommendations-cardbody{overflow:hidden;padding:.8em;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}.parsely-recommendations-cardmedia{padding:.8em .8em 0} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='mediaelement-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelementplayer-legacy.min.css?ver=4.2.17' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-mediaelement-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.min.css?ver=6.7.1' media='all' /> <style id='jetpack-sharing-buttons-style-inline-css'> .jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;list-style-type:none;margin:5px;padding:0}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-small-icon-size{font-size:12px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-normal-icon-size{font-size:16px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-large-icon-size{font-size:24px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-huge-icon-size{font-size:36px}@media print{.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:none!important}}.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-jetpack-sharing-buttons{gap:0;padding-inline-start:0}ul.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-background{padding:1.25em 2.375em} </style> <style id='elasticpress-facet-style-inline-css'> .widget_ep-facet input[type=search],.wp-block-elasticpress-facet input[type=search]{margin-bottom:1rem}.widget_ep-facet .searchable .inner,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .searchable .inner{max-height:20em;overflow:scroll}.widget_ep-facet .term.hide,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .term.hide{display:none}.widget_ep-facet .empty-term,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .empty-term{opacity:.5;position:relative}.widget_ep-facet .empty-term:after,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .empty-term:after{bottom:0;content:" ";display:block;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;width:100%;z-index:2}.widget_ep-facet .level-1,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .level-1{padding-left:20px}.widget_ep-facet .level-2,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .level-2{padding-left:40px}.widget_ep-facet .level-3,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .level-3{padding-left:60px}.widget_ep-facet .level-4,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .level-4{padding-left:5pc}.widget_ep-facet .level-5,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .level-5{padding-left:75pt}.widget_ep-facet input[disabled],.wp-block-elasticpress-facet input[disabled]{cursor:pointer;opacity:1}.widget_ep-facet .term a,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .term a{-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;position:relative}.widget_ep-facet .term a:hover .ep-checkbox,.wp-block-elasticpress-facet .term a:hover .ep-checkbox{background-color:#ccc}.ep-checkbox{-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;-ms-flex-negative:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;align-items:center;background-color:#eee;display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;flex-shrink:0;height:1em;justify-content:center;margin-right:.25em;width:1em}.ep-checkbox:after{border:solid #fff;border-width:0 .125em .125em 0;content:"";display:none;height:.5em;-webkit-transform:rotate(45deg);transform:rotate(45deg);width:.25em}.ep-checkbox.checked{background-color:#5e5e5e}.ep-checkbox.checked:after{display:block} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='elasticpress-related-posts-block-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/search/elasticpress/dist/css/related-posts-block-styles.min.css?ver=4.2.2' media='all' /> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='smugmugButtonCss-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/mtm-smugmug-buy-now/assets/css/mtm-smugmug-link.css?ver=1686760120' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='mtm-viafoura-username-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/mtm-viafoura/comments/css/username.css?ver=10.11' media='all' /> <link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/flexslider.css?ver=2.2.0" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"> <noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/flexslider.css?ver=2.2.0" type="text/css" media="all"></noscript> <link rel='stylesheet' id='bxslider-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/jquery.bxslider.css?ver=4.0' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='slick-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/slick/slick.css?ver=6.7.1' media='all' /> <link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/slick/slick-lightbox.css?ver=6.7.1" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"> <noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/slick/slick-lightbox.css?ver=6.7.1" type="text/css" media="all"></noscript> <link rel='stylesheet' id='ticker-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/vendor/ticker-style.css?ver=1686760120' media='all' /> <link rel="preload" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=6.7.1" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"> <noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=6.7.1" type="text/css" media="all"></noscript> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/ie8.css?ver=1731390697" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"> <noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/ie8.css?ver=1731390697" type="text/css" media="all"></noscript> <![endif]--> <link rel='stylesheet' id='mainetoday-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/css/mainetoday.min.css?ver=1731554132' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='mainetoday_sunjournal-css' href='https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday-sunjournal/assets/css/mtm-child.min.css?ver=1731504688' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" id="mtm-gpt-script-header-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var mtmads = {"dfpId":"6119\/smg","ad_tags":{"pos_1_atf_728x90":{"url_vars":{"pos":"1","size":"320, 50","size_mapping":"pos1","min_width":false,"class":"opscoad-pos_1_atf_728x90"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop","mobile"],"location":["news","business","opinion","obituaries","obits","sports","life","auto","realestate","jobs","article","weather","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-record"]},"pos_2_atf_300x250":{"url_vars":{"pos":"2","fold":"atf","size":"300,250","size_mapping":"pos2","min_width":false,"class":"opscoad-pos_2_atf_300x250"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop","mobile"],"location":["home","news","business","opinion","obituaries","obits","sports","life","auto","realestate","jobs","article","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-record","weather"]},"pos_3_btf_300x250_300x600":{"url_vars":{"pos":"3","fold":"btf","size":"300,250","size_mapping":"pos3","min_width":false,"class":"opscoad-pos_3_btf_300x250_300x600"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop","mobile"],"location":["home","news","business","opinion","obituaries","obits","sports","life","auto","realestate","jobs","article","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-record","weather"]},"pos_btf_8_300x250":{"url_vars":{"pos":"8","size":"300,250","size_mapping":"btfmr","min_width":"767","class":"opscoad-pos_btf_8_300x250"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop"],"location":["home","news","business","opinion","sports","life","obituaries","obits","auto","realestate","article","weather","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-record"]},"native_ad":{"url_vars":{"pos":"native","size":"'fluid'","size_mapping":false,"class":"opscoad-native_ad"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop","mobile"],"location":["news","business","opinion","sports","life","article","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-record"]},"pos_f_320x50":{"url_vars":{"pos":"f","size":"300,50","size_mapping":"footer","min_width":"0","class":"opscoad-pos_f_320x50"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["mobile"],"location":["news","business","opinion","sports","obituaries","obits","life","auto","realestate","article","weather","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-record"]},"inline_pos_1":{"url_vars":{"class":"opscoad-adPosition1"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop","mobile","tablet"],"location":["news","business","opinion","sports","life","obituaries","obits","auto","realestate","article","weather","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-recordlocalstate"]},"inline_pos_2":{"url_vars":{"class":"opscoad-adPosition2"},"disabled_assets":["video"],"device":["desktop","mobile","tablet"],"location":["news","business","opinion","sports","life","obituaries","obits","auto","realestate","article","weather","things-to-do","out-and-about","forecaster","times-recordlocalstate"]}},"pageType":"Section Front","adInjection":"category"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="handlebars-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var sectionFrontData = {"isFront":"1"}; var paywall = {"global":{"count":"5","promo":"","returnPath":"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mainetoday\/returnpath.php","currentPage":"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/?p=11021132","resetCode":"","bypassCode":"","faq":"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/faq","isSingle":1,"premium":0,"premiumSharing":""},"status":"enabled","adBlockLinks":[],"adBlockEnabled":"","stubLinks":"","privateBlockEnabled":"","privateURLs":"","category_list":[{"term_id":313,"name":"Nation \/ World","slug":"nationworld","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":313,"taxonomy":"category","description":"National and world news from the Sun Journal.","parent":288,"count":50990,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":313,"category_count":50990,"category_description":"National and world news from the Sun Journal.","cat_name":"Nation \/ World","category_nicename":"nationworld","category_parent":288},{"term_id":75554,"name":"Politics","slug":"politics","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":75554,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Political news and information from the Sun Journal.","parent":0,"count":5814,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":75554,"category_count":5814,"category_description":"Political news and information from the Sun Journal.","cat_name":"Politics","category_nicename":"politics","category_parent":0}],"ignored_categories":["304","83662","84980"],"special_categories":[""],"should_ignore":"","category_paywall":"0","absence_after":"10","absence_gift":"0","age":"1","age_hours":"34","hardURL":"https:\/\/dev.mainetodaymedia.com\/devtools\/2021-paywall\/archive0321-sj.html","premiumURL":"https:\/\/dev.mainetodaymedia.com\/devtools\/2021-paywall\/hard0421-inline-sj.html","hardPaywallAfter":"20000","alternatePaywallCount":"9","alternatePaywallURL":"https:\/\/dev.mainetodaymedia.com\/devtools\/2021-paywall\/lowprice0421-inline-sj.html","registeredPaywallURL":"https:\/\/dev.mainetodaymedia.com\/devtools\/2020-paywall\/registration\/registration8day-sj.html","paywallLoginURL":"\/\/myaccount.pressherald.com\/login\/universal\/","cookieViewCountLength":"30","ipStackTowns":[],"ipStackURLs":[],"ipStackEndpoint":"https:\/\/api.ipstack.com\/check?access_key=05844a59daaff69dfbf42b0d3aa4fb13","isActive":"false"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/4.0.10/handlebars.min.js?ver=6.7.1" async id="handlebars-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" async id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/mtm-smugmug-buy-now/assets/js/mtm-smugmug-link.js?ver=1731504688" id="smugmugButtonJS-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js?ver=6.7.1&#039; async=&#039;async" id="google-publisher-tag-js"></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/313" /> <style>img#wpstats{display:none}</style> <meta name="parsely-title" content="Nation / World" /> <meta name="parsely-link" content="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/" /> <meta name="parsely-type" content="index" /> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin /> <link rel="preload" as="style" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+Pro:ital,wght@0,600;0,700;1,600&display=swap"/> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+Pro:ital,wght@0,600;0,700;1,600&display=swap" media="print" onload="this.media='all'" rel="stylesheet"/> <noscript><link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+Pro:ital,wght@0,600;0,700;1,600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"/></noscript><!-- hashtaglabs --> <script> if ( 'undefined' === typeof mtmads.disableAds ) { var link = document.createElement('link'); link.rel = 'stylesheet'; link.type = 'text/css'; link.href = 'https://htlbid.com/v3/pressherald.com/opscobid.css'; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://htlbid.com/v3/pressherald.com/opscobid.js'; script.async = true; if(window.location.hostname.includes('stage')){ link.href = 'https://htlbid.com/stage/v3/pressherald.com/opscobid.css'; script.src = 'https://htlbid.com/stage/v3/pressherald.com/opscobid.js'; } document.head.appendChild(link); document.head.appendChild(script); } </script> <!-- end hashtaglabs --> <!-- hashtaglabs --> <script> let isLoggedIn = !!document.cookie.match(/auth0/); window.opscobid = window.opscobid || {}; opscobid.cmd = opscobid.cmd || []; opscobid.cmd.push(function() { opscobid.layout('universal'); // Leave as 'universal' or add custom layout var hostname = window.location.hostname; // Get the current hostname // Check if the hostname contains "stage" or "test" var is_testing = hostname.includes('stage') || hostname.includes('test') ? 'yes' : 'no'; // Set the targeting variable using opscobid.setTargeting() opscobid.setTargeting('is_testing', is_testing); // console.log('is_testing: ' + is_testing); var pathname = window.location.pathname; // Get the current pathname // Check if the pathname is the root path ("/") var isHomePage = pathname === '/'; // Set the targeting variable using opscobid.setTargeting() // console.log('is_homepage: ' + isHomePage); opscobid.setTargeting('is_homepage', isHomePage); if (typeof window.innerWidth !== 'undefined') { viewportwidth = window.innerWidth; viewportheight = window.innerHeight; } else if (typeof document.documentElement !== 'undefined' && typeof document.documentElement.clientWidth !== 'undefined' && document.documentElement.clientWidth !== 0) { viewportwidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth; viewportheight = document.documentElement.clientHeight; } else { viewportwidth = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].clientWidth; viewportheight = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].clientHeight; } if (isLoggedIn) { opscobid.setTargeting('sub', 'true'); opscobid.setTargeting("logged_in", "true"); } else { opscobid.setTargeting('sub', 'false'); opscobid.setTargeting("logged_in", "false"); } if ('undefined' !== typeof mtmads.pageType) { opscobid.setTargeting('pageType', mtmads.pageType); } if ('undefined' !== typeof mtmads.postTags) { opscobid.setTargeting('tag', mtmads.postTags); } if (mtmads.pageType == 'Section Front') { var SFcategoryArray = pathCategories(); opscobid.setTargeting('category', SFcategoryArray); } else { if ('undefined' !== typeof mtmads.postCategories) { opscobid.pubads().setTargeting('category', mtmads.postCategories); } } opscobid.setTargeting('page', window.location.pathname); if (viewportwidth > 1230) { if (viewportwidth > 1510) { opscobid.setTargeting('p1width', ['largebb', 'wallpaper']); } else { opscobid.setTargeting('p1width', ['largebb']); } } if (typeof Storage !== "undefined") { var targetingParamStr = localStorage.getItem( "bcDFPTargetingParams" ); if ( targetingParamStr ) { var targetingParameters = JSON.parse( targetingParamStr ); // set page-level targeting parameters targetingParameters.forEach( ( param ) => { opscobid.setTargeting( param.key, param.value ); }); } } opscobid.setTargeting('post_id', '313'); function supplyPPID() { const authSubCookie = utils.getCookie("auth0_sub"); if (authSubCookie !== false && authSubCookie !== null) { return authSubCookie.replace(/^[\w\s-]+\|/, '') + authSubCookie.replace(/^[\w\s-]+\|/, ''); } } if (supplyPPID() !== false) { opscobid.setPublisherProvidedId(supplyPPID()); } }); </script> <!-- Hashtaglabs --> <!-- Optimize Anti-flicker snippet --> <style>.async-hide { opacity: 0 !important} </style> <script>(function(a,s,y,n,c,h,i,d,e){s.className+=' '+y;h.start=1*new Date; h.end=i=function(){s.className=s.className.replace(RegExp(' ?'+y),'')}; (a[n]=a[n]||[]).hide=h;setTimeout(function(){i();h.end=null},c);h.timeout=c; })(window,document.documentElement,'async-hide','dataLayer',4000, {'GTM-TZKX8X':true});</script> <!-- Optimize Anti-flicker snippet --> <meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=147112714"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://loader.masthead.me/prod/masthead/loader.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> (function(userDB) { var initialized; var done = function() { if ( ! initialized ) { initialized = true; timerId && clearTimeout( timerId ); if ( window.Connext && window.Connext.Run ) { window.Connext.Run(); } else { // Wait for Connext to load. var timerIdPoll = setInterval( function() { if ( window.Connext && window.Connext.Run ) { clearInterval( timerIdPoll ); window.Connext.Run(); } }, 500 ); } } }; var timerId = setTimeout( function() { done(); }, 3000); ( window.top._matherq = window.top._matherq || [] ).push( [ 'getTracker', function( tracker ) { tracker.setPaywall('mg2'); if ( userDB ) { tracker.getUserDBSegment( {}, function( userDBData ) { done(); } ); } else { done(); } } ] ); } )( true ); </script> <script src="https://bc.sunjournal.com/script.js"></script> <!-- MTM Google Tag Manager --> <script> window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { var viewCountReg = new RegExp('mspan_paywall_views=([0-9]+)','i'); window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; window.dataLayer.push( { 'event': 'datalayer-loaded', 'companyName' : 'Maine Today', 'categoryArray': 'news,nationworld', 'tagArray': 'donald-trump', 'loggedIn': (document.cookie.match(/auth0_sub/i) ? 'logged in' : 'logged out'), 'pagesToPaywall': undefined !== window.MSPAN ? window.MSPAN.Paywall.totalViews() : -1, 'paywall_hit_count': (viewCountReg.test(document.cookie) ? document.cookie.match( viewCountReg )[1] : '0'), 'paywall_status': /auth0_sub/.test(document.cookie) ? 'logged in' : 'logged out', 'paywalled': adPaywallFlag(), 'metered': isPaywalled(), 'meterType': paywallPageStatus(), 'premium': ('undefined' !== typeof paywall && paywall.premium === "0"), 'orientation': window.innerHeight > window.innerWidth ? 'Portrait' : 'Landscape', 'contentType': 'Section Front', 'verifiedAds': (typeof VerifiedAds === 'string' ? true : false), 'adUnit': 'sunjournal.com/news', 'articleID': 313, 'articlePublishTime': '', 'articleSource': 'isWire', 'articleType': 'null', 'articleUpdateTime': '', 'hierarchy': 'news|nationworld', 'publicationName': 'Lewiston Sun Journal', 'uid': MSPANcookieAccount(), 'wordCount': wordCount(), 'characterCount': charCount(), 'paragraphCount': paragraphCount(), }); }); var adUnit = 'sunjournal.com/news'; </script> <script> (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-TZKX8X'); </script> <!-- End MTM Google Tag Manager --> <link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/lusitana-v6-latin-700.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/lusitana-v6-latin-700.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/lusitana-v6-latin-regular.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/lusitana-v6-latin-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-300.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-300.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-600.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-600.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-700.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-700.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-800.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-800.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-regular.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/open-sans-v16-latin-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-200.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-200.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-300.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-300.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-500.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-500.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-600.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-600.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-700.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-700.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-regular.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/oswald-v23-latin-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-pro-v12-latin-regular.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-pro-v12-latin-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-regular.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-semibold.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-semibold.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-bold.woff" as="font" type="font/woff" crossorigin="anonymous"><link rel="preload" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-bold.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"> <!-- Trinity preconnect --> <link href="https://trinitymedia.ai" rel="preconnect" crossorigin="anonymous"/> <link href="https://vd.trinitymedia.ai" rel="preconnect" crossorigin="anonymous"/> <!-- end --> <meta name="onesignal" content="wordpress-plugin"/> <script> window.OneSignal = window.OneSignal || []; OneSignal.push( function() { OneSignal.SERVICE_WORKER_UPDATER_PATH = "OneSignalSDKUpdaterWorker.js.php"; OneSignal.SERVICE_WORKER_PATH = "OneSignalSDKWorker.js.php"; OneSignal.SERVICE_WORKER_PARAM = { scope: "/" }; OneSignal.setDefaultNotificationUrl("https://www.sunjournal.com"); var oneSignal_options = {}; window._oneSignalInitOptions = oneSignal_options; oneSignal_options['wordpress'] = true; oneSignal_options['appId'] = '0891ba06-df51-43be-9c67-184b73f97b72'; oneSignal_options['allowLocalhostAsSecureOrigin'] = true; oneSignal_options['welcomeNotification'] = { }; oneSignal_options['welcomeNotification']['title'] = ""; oneSignal_options['welcomeNotification']['message'] = "Thanks for subscribing!"; oneSignal_options['path'] = "https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/onesignal-free-web-push-notifications/sdk_files/"; oneSignal_options['safari_web_id'] = "web.onesignal.auto.4345f3b9-0648-4376-838e-008c1d802430"; oneSignal_options['persistNotification'] = false; oneSignal_options['promptOptions'] = { }; oneSignal_options['notifyButton'] = { }; oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['enable'] = true; oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['position'] = 'bottom-left'; oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['theme'] = 'default'; oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['size'] = 'medium'; oneSignal_options['notifyButton']['showCredit'] = true; OneSignal.init(window._oneSignalInitOptions); OneSignal.showSlidedownPrompt(); }); function documentInitOneSignal() { var oneSignal_elements = document.getElementsByClassName("OneSignal-prompt"); var oneSignalLinkClickHandler = function(event) { OneSignal.push(['registerForPushNotifications']); event.preventDefault(); }; for(var i = 0; i < oneSignal_elements.length; i++) oneSignal_elements[i].addEventListener('click', oneSignalLinkClickHandler, false); } if (document.readyState === 'complete') { documentInitOneSignal(); } else { window.addEventListener("load", function(event){ documentInitOneSignal(); }); } </script> <link rel="icon" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/05/cropped-sj-default.png?w=32" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/05/cropped-sj-default.png?w=192" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/05/cropped-sj-default.png?w=180" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/05/cropped-sj-default.png?w=270" /> </head> <body class="archive category category-nationworld category-313 no-js active-paywall master-header2"> <script type="text/javascript"> document.body.className = document.body.className.replace( 'no-js','js' ); </script> <div class="js-login-container"> <div id="paywall-login-form"> <div class="login-close"><i class='fa fa-close'></i></div> <h3>Sign In:</h3> <form id="paywall-modal-login" method="post" action="https://myaccount.pressherald.com/login/"> <div class="message"></div> <input type="text" name="email" placeholder="Email"><br /> <input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password"> <div class="fa-3x"> <i class="fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i> </div> <button type="submit">Login</button> <div class="login-sm-text"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/forgot-password">Forgot password?</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=" https://www.sunjournal.com/subscribe">Subscribe now</a></div> </form> </div> </div> <noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-TZKX8X" ?>" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <header id="js-site-header" class="site-header sunjournal"> <nav id="js-site-header-top-bar-nav" class="site-header__top-bar" aria-label="Network menu"> <ul id="site-header-top-bar-menu-list" class="site-header__top-bar-menu-list"> <li class="menu-item--sunjournal menu-item current-menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Sun Journal</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--pressherald menu-item"><a href="https://www.pressherald.com"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Press Herald</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--centralmaine menu-item"><a href="https://www.centralmaine.com"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Central Maine</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--advertiser-democrat menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/advertiser-democrat/"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Advertiser Democrat</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--bethel-citizen menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-bethel-citizen/"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Bethel Citizen</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--franklin-journal menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-franklin-journal/"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Franklin Journal</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--livermore-falls-advertiser menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/livermore-falls-advertiser/"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Livermore Falls Advertiser</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--rangeley-highlander menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rangeley-highlander/"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Rangeley Highlander</span></a></li><li class="menu-item--rumford-falls-times menu-item"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rumford-falls-times/"><span class="site-header__top-bar-menu-item-label">Rumford Falls Times</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> <div id="js-site-header-main-wrapper" class="site-header__main-wrapper"> <div class="site-header__offcanvas site-header__offcanvas--sections"> <div class="site-header__overlay"></div> <button href="#offcanvas-menu-list-sections" aria-controls="offcanvas-menu-list-sections" class="site-header__button site-header__offcanvas-open site-header__offcanvas-open--sections"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Offcanvas Menu Open</span> <span class="site-header__offcanvas-open-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 27 16" class="svg-icon svg-icon--hamburger-search" aria-hidden="true"> <rect y="12.995" width="23.607" height="1.757" fill="#000" /> <rect y="8.663" width="23.607" height="1.757" fill="#000" /> <rect y="4.332" width="23.607" height="1.757" fill="#000" /> <rect width="23.607" height="1.757" fill="#000" /> <circle cx="20.5" cy="9.5" r="6.25" fill="#000" stroke="#fff" stroke-width=".5" /> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M22.058 6.868a2.964 2.964 0 0 1 .245 3.913l.017.015 1.572 1.572a.37.37 0 1 1-.524.524l-1.572-1.572a.404.404 0 0 1-.015-.017 2.964 2.964 0 1 1 .277-4.435Zm-.524 3.666a2.222 2.222 0 1 0-3.142-3.142 2.222 2.222 0 0 0 3.142 3.142Z" fill="#fff" /></svg> </span> <span class="site-header__offcanvas-open-text">Sections</span> </button> <div class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-container site-header__offcanvas-menu-container--sections"> <button href="#offcanvas-menu-list-sections" aria-controls="offcanvas-menu-list-sections" class="site-header__button site-header__offcanvas-close site-header__offcanvas-close--sections"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Offcanvas Menu Close</span> <span class="site-header__offcanvas-close-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="4.79 4.79 13.42 13.42" class="svg-icon svg-icon--close" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="m18.209 6.143-1.352-1.351-5.357 5.357-5.357-5.357-1.351 1.35 5.357 5.358-5.357 5.357 1.351 1.351 5.357-5.357 5.357 5.357 1.352-1.35-5.357-5.358 5.357-5.357Z" fill="#000" /></svg> </span> </button> <div class="site-header__logo-utility site-header__logo-utility--offcanvas"> <a class="site-header-logo-utility__logo site-header-logo-utility__logo--offcanvas" href="https://www.sunjournal.com"> <h1 class="screen-reader-text">Lewiston Sun Journal</h1> <img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/svg/masthead-sunjournal.svg"/> </a> <nav class="site-header__logo-utility-nav" aria-label="Utility Navigation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"> <ul class="site-header__logo-utility-list"> <li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--weather"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weather/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon-weather"><img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/images/weather/38.png" width="30" height="20" alt="Mostly cloudy"> 42&deg</span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Forecast</span></a></li> <li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--search"> <form role="search" aria-label="Search form" method="get" id="searchform-offcanvas--1" class="searchform site-header__offcanvas-searchform" action="https://www.sunjournal.com/"> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s-searchform-offcanvas--1">Search for</label><input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s-searchform-offcanvas--1" placeholder="Search" class="site-header__offcanvas-searchform-input"><button type="submit" id="searchsubmit-s-searchform-offcanvas--1" class="site-header__button site-header__offcanvas-searchform-submit"><span class="screen-reader-text">Search</span><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0.38 0.1 17.24 16.8" class="svg-icon svg-icon--search" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M7.64 14.248c-4.004 0-7.258-3.172-7.258-7.074C.382 3.273 3.636.101 7.64.101c4.003 0 7.257 3.172 7.257 7.073 0 3.902-3.254 7.074-7.257 7.074Zm0-12.379c-3.001 0-5.444 2.38-5.444 5.305S4.64 12.48 7.64 12.48c3 0 5.443-2.38 5.443-5.305 0-2.924-2.443-5.305-5.443-5.305Z" fill="#000"/> <path d="M16.712 16.9a.92.92 0 0 1-.642-.259l-4.536-4.42a.87.87 0 0 1 0-1.252.926.926 0 0 1 1.284 0l4.536 4.421a.87.87 0 0 1 0 1.251.915.915 0 0 1-.642.259Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </button></form> </li> <style>.site-header__logo-utility-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, auto); }</style><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--latest"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/latest/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="1.31 1.18 12.37 12.63" class="svg-icon svg-icon--time" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M7.5 13.816c-3.411 0-6.186-2.833-6.186-6.316 0-3.483 2.775-6.315 6.186-6.315s6.186 2.832 6.186 6.315c0 3.483-2.775 6.316-6.186 6.316Zm0-11.368c-2.73 0-4.948 2.267-4.948 5.052 0 2.786 2.219 5.053 4.948 5.053 2.73 0 4.948-2.267 4.948-5.053 0-2.785-2.219-5.052-4.948-5.052Z" fill="#000"/> <path d="M9.356 10.027a.612.612 0 0 1-.438-.185L7.063 7.947a.639.639 0 0 1-.181-.447V4.343c0-.35.277-.632.618-.632.342 0 .619.283.619.632v2.895l1.675 1.71a.642.642 0 0 1 0 .894.61.61 0 0 1-.438.185Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Latest</span></a></li><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--logo" aria-hidden="true"> <a class="site-header-logo-utility__logo" href="https://www.sunjournal.com"><h1 class="screen-reader-text">Lewiston Sun Journal</h1><img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/svg/masthead-sunjournal.svg"/></a></li> <li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--epaper"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/epaper/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M552 64H112c-20.858 0-38.643 13.377-45.248 32H24c-13.255 0-24 10.745-24 24v272c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56h496c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24V88c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24zM48 392V144h16v248c0 4.411-3.589 8-8 8s-8-3.589-8-8zm480 8H111.422c.374-2.614.578-5.283.578-8V112h416v288zM172 280h136c6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12v-96c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12H172c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v96c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12zm28-80h80v40h-80v-40zm-40 140v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h136c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H172c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12zm192 0v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h104c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H364c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12zm0-144v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h104c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H364c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12zm0 72v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h104c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H364c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12z"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">ePapers</span></a></li><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--folder"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/archive-access/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M32 448c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h384c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V160H32v288zm160-212c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h104c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v8c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H204c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-8zM480 32H32C14.3 32 0 46.3 0 64v48c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16h480c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16V64c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32z"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Newspaper Archives</span></a></li><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--games"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/games/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0.63 0.63 13.75 13.75" class="svg-icon svg-icon--puzzle-piece" aria-hidden="true"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M5.938 1.875c-.69 0-1.25.56-1.25 1.25v.625c0 .345-.28.625-.625.625H1.874v2.5H2.5a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 0 5h-.625v1.25H10V11.25c0-.345.28-.625.625-.625h1.25a1.25 1.25 0 1 0 0-2.5h-1.25A.625.625 0 0 1 10 7.5V4.375H7.812a.625.625 0 0 1-.625-.625v-.625c0-.69-.56-1.25-1.25-1.25Zm-2.5 1.25a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 5 0h2.187c.345 0 .625.28.625.625v3.125h.625a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 0 5h-.625v1.875c0 .345-.28.625-.625.625H1.25a.625.625 0 0 1-.625-.625v-2.5c0-.345.28-.625.625-.625H2.5a1.25 1.25 0 1 0 0-2.5H1.25A.625.625 0 0 1 .625 7.5V3.75c0-.345.28-.625.625-.625h2.188Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Games &amp; Puzzles</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> <nav class="site-header__offcanvas-primary-nav" aria-label="Primary"><ul id="offcanvas-menu-list-sections" class="site-header__offcanvas-primary-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874370 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/">News</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877090 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/">All News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874381 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/advertiser-democrat/">Advertiser Democrat</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874368 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/">Lewiston-Auburn</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874373 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-bethel-citizen/">The Bethel Citizen</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874384 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/localstate/">Maine</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874374 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-franklin-journal/">The Franklin Journal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874385 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/mainecrime/">Crime and courts</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874382 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/livermore-falls-advertiser/">Livermore Falls Advertiser</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880510 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/franklin/">Franklin</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874376 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rangeley-highlander/">The Rangeley Highlander</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880522 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/oxfordhills/">Oxford Hills</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874372 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rumford-falls-times/">Rumford Falls Times</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880526 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/river-valley/">River Valley</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9748052 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/schools/">Schools &amp; Education</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874371 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/">Nation / World</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8878270 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/connections/">Community News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10957467 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/newsquiz/">Sun Journal News Quiz</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10999809 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/dailyheadlines/">Daily Headlines Newsletter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-11005606 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/politics/election-2024/">Election 2024</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-11006347 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/politics/election-2024/">All Election 2024</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9825086 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/politics/">Politics</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874391 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/">Sports</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877094 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/">All Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874390 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/highschoolsports/">High School Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874386 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/community-sports/">Community Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10999810 depth-1"><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/varsity-maine-newsletter/">Varsity Maine Newsletter</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874387 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/national-sports/">National Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10732709 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/tag/athlete-of-the-week/">Athlete of the Week</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10161891 depth-1"><a href="https://masthead.smugmug.com/">Purchase Photos</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874392 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9868179 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/opinion/">All Opinion</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9868182 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/opinion/letters/">Letters</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8874411 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/mark-laflamme/">Mark LaFlamme</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874394 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/business/">Business</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877102 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/business/">All Business</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9843845 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/business/the-buzz/">The Buzz</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874396 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/tag/noteworthy/">Noteworthy</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874401 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/obituaries/">Obituaries</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-10572011 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/obituaries/">All Obituaries</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10932107 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/submit-an-obituary/">Place an obituary</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-10572014 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/death-notices/">Death Notices</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10999811 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/obituariesnewsletter/">Local obituaries newsletter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874407 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/">A&amp;E</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877106 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/">All A&amp;E</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874405 depth-1"><a href="http://www.sunjournal.com/encore">Things to do</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9297663 depth-1"><a href="http://www.sunjournal.com/encore">Encore</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-10751132 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/things-to-do/guides/">Guides</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9843974 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/bplus/">bPlus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10436885 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/puzzles-games/">Puzzles &amp; Games</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-post_tag menu-item-8878290 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/tag/mystery-photo/">Mystery Photo</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874402 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/events-calendar/#!/">Event Calendar</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10806902 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/addyourevent/">Add your event</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9904344 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/signature-events/">Sun Journal Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-10449416 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/">Advice</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874409 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/sun-spots/">Sun Spots</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4038547 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/dear-abby/">Dear Abby</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4038549 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/horoscope/">Horoscope</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4038548 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/dr-roach/">Dr. Roach</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874416 depth-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://mainejobs.com/lwm.php">Jobs</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10437131 depth-1"><a href="https://careers.liveandworkinmaine.com/search/?utm_source=mainejobs.com&#038;utm_medium=redirect&#038;utm_campaign=redirect">Job Board</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10437134 depth-1"><a href="https://www.metln.org/work-here/">Work Here</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8998090 depth-0"><a href="http://www.mainenotices.com/?utm_source=sunjournal.com&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=menu">Public Notices</a></li> </ul></nav> </div> </div> <div class="site-header__logo-utility site-header__logo-utility--main"> <a class="site-header-logo-utility__logo site-header-logo-utility__logo--offcanvas" href="https://www.sunjournal.com"> <h1 class="screen-reader-text">Lewiston Sun Journal</h1> <img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/svg/masthead-sunjournal.svg"/> </a> <nav class="site-header__logo-utility-nav" aria-label="Utility Navigation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"> <ul class="site-header__logo-utility-list"> <li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--weather"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weather/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon-weather"><img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/images/weather/38.png" width="30" height="20" alt="Mostly cloudy"> 42&deg</span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Forecast</span></a></li> <li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--search"> <form role="search" aria-label="Search form" method="get" id="searchform-offcanvas--2" class="searchform site-header__offcanvas-searchform" action="https://www.sunjournal.com/"> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s-searchform-offcanvas--2">Search for</label><input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s-searchform-offcanvas--2" placeholder="Search" class="site-header__offcanvas-searchform-input"><button type="submit" id="searchsubmit-s-searchform-offcanvas--2" class="site-header__button site-header__offcanvas-searchform-submit"><span class="screen-reader-text">Search</span><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0.38 0.1 17.24 16.8" class="svg-icon svg-icon--search" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M7.64 14.248c-4.004 0-7.258-3.172-7.258-7.074C.382 3.273 3.636.101 7.64.101c4.003 0 7.257 3.172 7.257 7.073 0 3.902-3.254 7.074-7.257 7.074Zm0-12.379c-3.001 0-5.444 2.38-5.444 5.305S4.64 12.48 7.64 12.48c3 0 5.443-2.38 5.443-5.305 0-2.924-2.443-5.305-5.443-5.305Z" fill="#000"/> <path d="M16.712 16.9a.92.92 0 0 1-.642-.259l-4.536-4.42a.87.87 0 0 1 0-1.252.926.926 0 0 1 1.284 0l4.536 4.421a.87.87 0 0 1 0 1.251.915.915 0 0 1-.642.259Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </button></form> </li> <style>.site-header__logo-utility-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, auto); }</style><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--latest"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/latest/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="1.31 1.18 12.37 12.63" class="svg-icon svg-icon--time" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M7.5 13.816c-3.411 0-6.186-2.833-6.186-6.316 0-3.483 2.775-6.315 6.186-6.315s6.186 2.832 6.186 6.315c0 3.483-2.775 6.316-6.186 6.316Zm0-11.368c-2.73 0-4.948 2.267-4.948 5.052 0 2.786 2.219 5.053 4.948 5.053 2.73 0 4.948-2.267 4.948-5.053 0-2.785-2.219-5.052-4.948-5.052Z" fill="#000"/> <path d="M9.356 10.027a.612.612 0 0 1-.438-.185L7.063 7.947a.639.639 0 0 1-.181-.447V4.343c0-.35.277-.632.618-.632.342 0 .619.283.619.632v2.895l1.675 1.71a.642.642 0 0 1 0 .894.61.61 0 0 1-.438.185Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Latest</span></a></li><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--logo" aria-hidden="true"> <a class="site-header-logo-utility__logo" href="https://www.sunjournal.com"><h1 class="screen-reader-text">Lewiston Sun Journal</h1><img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/svg/masthead-sunjournal.svg"/></a></li> <li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--epaper"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/epaper/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 576 512" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M552 64H112c-20.858 0-38.643 13.377-45.248 32H24c-13.255 0-24 10.745-24 24v272c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56h496c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24V88c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24zM48 392V144h16v248c0 4.411-3.589 8-8 8s-8-3.589-8-8zm480 8H111.422c.374-2.614.578-5.283.578-8V112h416v288zM172 280h136c6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12v-96c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12H172c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v96c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12zm28-80h80v40h-80v-40zm-40 140v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h136c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H172c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12zm192 0v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h104c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H364c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12zm0-144v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h104c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H364c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12zm0 72v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h104c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H364c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12z"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">ePapers</span></a></li><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--folder"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/archive-access/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M32 448c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h384c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V160H32v288zm160-212c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h104c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v8c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H204c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-8zM480 32H32C14.3 32 0 46.3 0 64v48c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16h480c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16V64c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32z"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Newspaper Archives</span></a></li><li class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item site-header__logo-utility-list-item--games"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/games/"><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-icon"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0.63 0.63 13.75 13.75" class="svg-icon svg-icon--puzzle-piece" aria-hidden="true"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M5.938 1.875c-.69 0-1.25.56-1.25 1.25v.625c0 .345-.28.625-.625.625H1.874v2.5H2.5a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 0 5h-.625v1.25H10V11.25c0-.345.28-.625.625-.625h1.25a1.25 1.25 0 1 0 0-2.5h-1.25A.625.625 0 0 1 10 7.5V4.375H7.812a.625.625 0 0 1-.625-.625v-.625c0-.69-.56-1.25-1.25-1.25Zm-2.5 1.25a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 5 0h2.187c.345 0 .625.28.625.625v3.125h.625a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 0 5h-.625v1.875c0 .345-.28.625-.625.625H1.25a.625.625 0 0 1-.625-.625v-2.5c0-.345.28-.625.625-.625H2.5a1.25 1.25 0 1 0 0-2.5H1.25A.625.625 0 0 1 .625 7.5V3.75c0-.345.28-.625.625-.625h2.188Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </span><span class="site-header__logo-utility-list-item-label">Games &amp; Puzzles</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="site-header__account"> <a id="MG2Subscribe" data-mg2-id="MG2Subscribe" style="display:none;" href="https://sunjournal.com/subscription-plans" class="site-header__account-link site-header__account-link--cta site-header__account-link--cta-has-both"> <span class="site-header__account-link-cta-heading">Subscribe</span> <span class="site-header__account-link-cta-separator"> - </span> <span class="site-header__account-link-cta-text">$2.50 per week</span> </a> <a id="MG2Login" data-mg2-id="MG2Login" style="display:none;" href="#" class="site-header__account-link site-header__account-link--sign-in" data-mg2-action="login"><?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- thin version --> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-person" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M8 8a3 3 0 1 0 0-6 3 3 0 0 0 0 6Zm2-3a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 0Zm4 8c0 1-1 1-1 1H3s-1 0-1-1 1-4 6-4 6 3 6 4Zm-1-.004c-.001-.246-.154-.986-.832-1.664C11.516 10.68 10.289 10 8 10c-2.29 0-3.516.68-4.168 1.332-.678.678-.83 1.418-.832 1.664h10Z"/> </svg> <span>Sign In</span></a> <div class="site-header__offcanvas site-header__offcanvas--account" data-mg2-id="MG2Flyout"> <div class="site-header__overlay"></div> <button href="#offcanvas-menu-list-account" aria-controls="offcanvas-menu-list-account" class="site-header__button site-header__offcanvas-open site-header__offcanvas-open--account"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Offcanvas Menu Open</span> <span class="site-header__offcanvas-open-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <!-- thin version --> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-person" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M8 8a3 3 0 1 0 0-6 3 3 0 0 0 0 6Zm2-3a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 0Zm4 8c0 1-1 1-1 1H3s-1 0-1-1 1-4 6-4 6 3 6 4Zm-1-.004c-.001-.246-.154-.986-.832-1.664C11.516 10.68 10.289 10 8 10c-2.29 0-3.516.68-4.168 1.332-.678.678-.83 1.418-.832 1.664h10Z" /> </svg> </span> <span class="site-header__offcanvas-open-text">My Account</span> <div class="viafoura"><vf-tray-trigger></vf-tray-trigger></div> </button> <div class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-container site-header__offcanvas-menu-container--account"> <button href="#offcanvas-menu-list-account" aria-controls="offcanvas-menu-list-account" class="site-header__button site-header__offcanvas-close site-header__offcanvas-close--account"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Account Menu Close</span> <span class="site-header__offcanvas-close-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="4.79 4.79 13.42 13.42" class="svg-icon svg-icon--close" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="m18.209 6.143-1.352-1.351-5.357 5.357-5.357-5.357-1.351 1.35 5.357 5.358-5.357 5.357 1.351 1.351 5.357-5.357 5.357 5.357 1.352-1.35-5.357-5.358 5.357-5.357Z" fill="#000" /></svg> </span> </button> <a class="site-header-logo-utility__logo" href="https://www.sunjournal.com"><h1 class="screen-reader-text">Lewiston Sun Journal</h1><img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/svg/masthead-sunjournal.svg"/></a> <div class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-header"> <h2 class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-header-title">Welcome!</h2> <p class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-header-status"><strong>Account Subscription: ACTIVE</strong></p> </div> <div class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-user-messaging"> <div class="loggedout"> You are not logged into your account. </div> <div class="registered"> You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please <a href="https://myaccount.sunjournal.com/smg_sj/verifyaccount" target="_blank">verify your current subsription</a> or subscribe. </div> <div class="inactive"> Your subscription has stopped. Please <a href="https://myaccount.sunjournal.com/smg_sj/payment" target="_blank">update your payment information</a> to resume service. </div> <div class="subscribed"> Thank you for your support of local journalism! <a href="/gift?ref=flyout" target="_blank">Gift subscriptions</a> are available now. </div> </div> <nav class="site-header__account-nav" aria-label="Account Menu"><ul id="offcanvas-menu-list-account" class="site-header__account-menu-list"><li id="menu-item-10737074" class="non-subscriber menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10737074 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/subscription-plans/">Subscribe</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737077" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10737077 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/benefits">Subscriber Benefits</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737086" class="subscriber menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10737086 depth-0"><a href="https://myaccount.sunjournal.com/smg_sj/dashboard">Manage Account</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737092" class="ez-pay-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10737092 depth-0"><a href="https://myaccount.sunjournal.com/smg_sj/home?_gl=1*30vqoc*_ga*mtk4nzqxmjk4os4xnjm3mdk4mtiy*_ga_zyhmh0bhhb*mty4mjuxody5os44ny4xlje2odi1mtg3mjgumzeumc4w&#038;_ga=2.18369977.1005294596.1682337831-1987412989.1637098122">Pay My Bill</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737095" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10737095 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/epaper/">Access ePaper</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737083" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10737083 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/newsletters/">Newsletters &amp; Alerts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737080" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10737080 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/mobile-apps/">Mobile Apps</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10737098" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10737098 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/signature-events/">Sun Journal Events</a></li> </ul></nav> <a href="#" id="MG2Logout" data-mg2-id="MG2Logout" data-mg2-action="logout" class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-header-sign-out">Sign Out</a> <div class="site-header__offcanvas-menu-footer"> <p>Questions about your account? Our customer service team can be reached at <a href="mailto:circulation@metln.org">circulation@metln.org</a> during business hours at <a href="tel:2077916000">(207) 791-6000</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <nav id="js-site-header-primary-nav" class="site-header__primary-nav site-header__primary-nav--hide-menu" aria-label="Primary" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"> <div class="site-header__primary-nav-inner"> <button id="primary-menu-list-toggle" href="#primary-menu-list" aria-controls="primary-menu-list" class="site-header__primary-nav-toggle"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Primary Menu</span> <span class="site-header__primary-nav-toggle-open-icon" aria-hidden="true">☰</span> <span class="site-header__primary-nav-toggle-close-icon" aria-hidden="true">X</span> </button> <ul id="primary-menu-list" class="primary-menu__list"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874370 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/">News</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877090 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/">All News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874381 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/advertiser-democrat/">Advertiser Democrat</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874368 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/">Lewiston-Auburn</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874373 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-bethel-citizen/">The Bethel Citizen</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874384 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/localstate/">Maine</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874374 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-franklin-journal/">The Franklin Journal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874385 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/mainecrime/">Crime and courts</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874382 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/livermore-falls-advertiser/">Livermore Falls Advertiser</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880510 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/franklin/">Franklin</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874376 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rangeley-highlander/">The Rangeley Highlander</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880522 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/oxfordhills/">Oxford Hills</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874372 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rumford-falls-times/">Rumford Falls Times</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880526 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/river-valley/">River Valley</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9748052 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/schools/">Schools &amp; Education</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874371 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/">Nation / World</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8878270 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/connections/">Community News</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10957467 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/newsquiz/">Sun Journal News Quiz</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10999809 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/dailyheadlines/">Daily Headlines Newsletter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-11005606 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/politics/election-2024/">Election 2024</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-11006347 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/politics/election-2024/">All Election 2024</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9825086 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/politics/">Politics</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874391 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/">Sports</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877094 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/">All Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874390 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/highschoolsports/">High School Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874386 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/community-sports/">Community Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10999810 depth-1"><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/varsity-maine-newsletter/">Varsity Maine Newsletter</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874387 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/sports/national-sports/">National Sports</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10732709 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/tag/athlete-of-the-week/">Athlete of the Week</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10161891 depth-1"><a href="https://masthead.smugmug.com/">Purchase Photos</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874392 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9868179 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/opinion/">All Opinion</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9868182 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/opinion/letters/">Letters</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8874411 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/mark-laflamme/">Mark LaFlamme</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874394 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/business/">Business</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877102 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/business/">All Business</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9843845 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/business/the-buzz/">The Buzz</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874396 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/tag/noteworthy/">Noteworthy</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874401 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/obituaries/">Obituaries</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-10572011 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/obituaries/">All Obituaries</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10932107 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/submit-an-obituary/">Place an obituary</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-10572014 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/death-notices/">Death Notices</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10999811 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/obituariesnewsletter/">Local obituaries newsletter</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874407 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/">A&amp;E</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8877106 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/">All A&amp;E</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874405 depth-1"><a href="http://www.sunjournal.com/encore">Things to do</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9297663 depth-1"><a href="http://www.sunjournal.com/encore">Encore</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-10751132 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/things-to-do/guides/">Guides</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-9843974 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/bplus/">bPlus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10436885 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/puzzles-games/">Puzzles &amp; Games</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-post_tag menu-item-8878290 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/tag/mystery-photo/">Mystery Photo</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8874402 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/events-calendar/#!/">Event Calendar</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10806902 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/addyourevent/">Add your event</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9904344 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/signature-events/">Sun Journal Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-10449416 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/">Advice</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-8874409 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/sun-spots/">Sun Spots</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4038547 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/dear-abby/">Dear Abby</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4038549 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/horoscope/">Horoscope</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4038548 depth-1"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/lifestyle/advice/dr-roach/">Dr. Roach</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-8874416 depth-0"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://mainejobs.com/lwm.php">Jobs</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10437131 depth-1"><a href="https://careers.liveandworkinmaine.com/search/?utm_source=mainejobs.com&#038;utm_medium=redirect&#038;utm_campaign=redirect">Job Board</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10437134 depth-1"><a href="https://www.metln.org/work-here/">Work Here</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8998090 depth-0"><a href="http://www.mainenotices.com/?utm_source=sunjournal.com&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=menu">Public Notices</a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> </header> <div class="mtm-wrapper print-styles-only"> <span>https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld</span> </div> <div class="announcements-wrapper showing"> <aside class="mtm-announcements" aria-label="Announcements"> <ul class="mtm-announcements__list"> <li id="breaking-banner-10948736" class="mtm-announcements__list-item mtm-announcements__list-item--live-now"> <div class="mtm-announcements__list-item-text-wrapper"> <span class="mtm-announcements__list-item-heading">Live Now</span><a class="mtm-announcements__list-item-link" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/05/10/sun-journal-news-quiz/?link-source=announcement-bar">Test your knowledge of local news with Sun Journal&#8217;s weekly quiz</a> </div> <button class="mtm-announcements__list-item-dismiss" aria-label="Dismiss this announcement banner"><?xml version="1.0"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="4.79 4.79 13.42 13.42" class="svg-icon svg-icon--close" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="m18.209 6.143-1.352-1.351-5.357 5.357-5.357-5.357-1.351 1.35 5.357 5.358-5.357 5.357 1.351 1.351 5.357-5.357 5.357 5.357 1.352-1.35-5.357-5.358 5.357-5.357Z" fill="#000"/></svg> </button> </li> </ul> </aside> </div> <main class="mtm-wrapper "> <aside id="pos_1_atf_728x90-wrap" class="ad-wrapper" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="pos_1_atf_728x90" class="opscoad-pos_1_atf_728x90" data-unit="smg/sunjournal.com/news"></div></aside> <div id='posfHolder'> <aside id="pos_f_320x50-wrap" class="ad-wrapper" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="pos_f_320x50" class="opscoad-pos_f_320x50" data-unit="smg/sunjournal.com/news"></div></aside> </div> <div class="main-content-wrap"> <div class="mtm-large-main-col content-col"> <div class="mtm-bottom-col"> <div class="mtm-river"> <div class="sub-section-header"> <span>Nation / World</span> </div> <ul class="river"> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 22, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/22/trump-chooses-bessent-to-be-treasury-secretary-vought-as-top-budget-official/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Treasury" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-lazy-src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Treasury" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Treasury_74248-1732324810.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/22/trump-chooses-bessent-to-be-treasury-secretary-vought-as-top-budget-official/"> Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor</a></h2> <p> The announcements Friday evening showed how Trump was fleshing out the financial side of his new administration. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 22, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/22/collins-likely-to-chair-senate-appropriations-committee-after-mcconnell-chooses-a-new-role/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Maine Shooting" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Maine Shooting" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Maine_Shooting_69981_1d1649-1731623303.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/22/collins-likely-to-chair-senate-appropriations-committee-after-mcconnell-chooses-a-new-role/"> Collins to chair Senate Appropriations Committee after McConnell chooses a new role</a></h2> <p> While the committee&#039;s new leadership isn&#039;t yet official, Collins says her priorities will include helping Maine’s communities, funding biomedical research, improving infrastructure and supporting rural economic development. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/a-weird-pattern-over-alaska-may-help-cook-up-wild-thanksgiving-week-weather/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/weather-holiday-1stld-writethru-DR673I4TGVEXJMRA2XZ2PDC6KM-1732272767.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/a-weird-pattern-over-alaska-may-help-cook-up-wild-thanksgiving-week-weather/"> A weird pattern over Alaska may help cook up wild Thanksgiving week weather</a></h2> <p> A weird pattern over Alaska may cause Mother Nature to cook up some wild weather next week. Here’s an early outlook for Thanksgiving. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/trump-chooses-pam-bondi-for-attorney-general-pick-after-gaetz-withdraws/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Transition" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Transition" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Trump_Transition_22897-1732234138.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/trump-chooses-pam-bondi-for-attorney-general-pick-after-gaetz-withdraws/"> Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws</a></h2> <p> The swift selection of Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general came about 6 hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/four-takeaways-from-former-rep-matt-gaetzs-exit-as-trump-attorney-general-pick/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="APTOPIX Trump Congress Gaetz" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="APTOPIX Trump Congress Gaetz" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/APTOPIX_Trump_Congress_Gaetz_08686_c2caf5-1732231028.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/four-takeaways-from-former-rep-matt-gaetzs-exit-as-trump-attorney-general-pick/"> Four takeaways from former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s exit as Trump attorney general pick</a></h2> <p> Gaetz announced suddenly Thursday that he’s withdrawing from consideration, amid continued revelations about sexual misconduct claims against him, questions about a looming House Ethics Committee report and resistance from his fellow Republicans. </p> </li> <div class = "ad notice" style="display: block; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-align: center;">advertisement</div> <aside id="inline_pos_1-wrap" class="ad-wrapper" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="inline_pos_1" class="opscoad-adPosition1" data-unit="smg/sunjournal.com/news"></div></aside> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/gaetz-withdraws-as-trumps-pick-for-attorney-general/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Attorney General" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Trump_Attorney_General_00715_543386.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Trump_Attorney_General_00715_543386.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Attorney General" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/gaetz-withdraws-as-trumps-pick-for-attorney-general/"> Former congressman Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general</a></h2> <p> As word of Gaetz&#039;s decision to withdraw spread across the Capitol, Republican senators seemed divided. Sen. Susan Collins said Gaetz &#039;put country first and I am pleased with his decision.&#039; </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/ukraine-says-russia-fires-new-ballistic-missile-at-it-calls-it-an-escalation/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Russia Ukraine War" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" data-lazy-sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Russia Ukraine War" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=32,32 32w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=64,64 64w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=96,96 96w, https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/11/Russia_Ukraine_War_97585_ec2dc4-1732211106.jpg?resize=128,128 128w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/ukraine-says-russia-fires-new-ballistic-missile-at-it-calls-it-an-escalation/"> Russia fires new ballistic missile at Ukraine as Putin threatens West</a></h2> <p> A U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue’s sensitivity, affirmed that this was an experimental missile and Russia has only limited stocks of it. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/assault-allegations-pete-hegseth-trump-defense-secretary-fox-news/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Transition" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Trump_Transition_58800_3e3f73.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Trump_Transition_58800_3e3f73.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Trump Transition" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/assault-allegations-pete-hegseth-trump-defense-secretary-fox-news/"> Assault allegations revealed against Pete Hegseth, Trump&#8217;s pick for defense secretary</a></h2> <p> A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by the &#039;Fox &amp; Friends&#039; host. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/u-s-regulators-seek-to-break-up-googles-monopoly-force-chrome-sale/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Google Antitrust Remedies" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Google_Antitrust_Remedies_62412_8a0821.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/Google_Antitrust_Remedies_62412_8a0821.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Google Antitrust Remedies" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/u-s-regulators-seek-to-break-up-googles-monopoly-force-chrome-sale/"> U.S. regulators seek to break up Google&#8217;s monopoly, force Chrome sale</a></h2> <p> The Justice Department, wary of the increasing use of artificial intelligence in search results, is also asking a federal judge to push the tech giant to allow websites to shield their content from Google&#039;s AI training. </p> </li> <li> <div class="river-date"> Published <div class="time">November 21, 2024</div> </div> <a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-hamas-officials/"> <img width="250" height="250" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="ICC Israel Warrants" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-lazy-src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/ICC_Israel_Warrants_50909.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1"><noscript><img width="250" height="250" src="https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/ICC_Israel_Warrants_50909.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="ICC Israel Warrants" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></noscript> </a> <h2><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/11/21/international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-hamas-officials/"> International court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas officials</a></h2> <p> Though the practical implications could be limited, the decision turns the Israeli prime minister and others into internationally wanted suspects and could further complicate cease-fire negotiations. </p> </li> </ul> <ul class="pagination"> <ul class='page-numbers'> <li><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/page/2/">2</a></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/page/3/">3</a></li> <li><span class="page-numbers dots">&hellip;</span></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/page/5087/">5,087</a></li> <li><a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.sunjournal.com/news/nationworld/page/2/">Next Page &#8594;</a></li> </ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="mtm-ad-col" id="js-mtm-sidebar" > <ul class="widget-sidebar"> <li id="acm_ad_zones-141" class="widget acm_ad_zones"><aside id="pos_2_atf_300x250-wrap" class="ad-wrapper" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="pos_2_atf_300x250" class="opscoad-pos_2_atf_300x250" data-unit="smg/sunjournal.com/news"></div></aside></li> <li id="custom_html-82" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div class="viafoura"> <vf-trending-articles title="Trending Discussions" limit="5" days-published="5" trend-window="1" sort="comments" view="full" > </vf-trending-articles> </div></div></li> <li id="acm_ad_zones-142" class="widget acm_ad_zones"><aside id="pos_3_btf_300x250_300x600-wrap" class="ad-wrapper" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="pos_3_btf_300x250_300x600" class="opscoad-pos_3_btf_300x250_300x600" data-unit="smg/sunjournal.com/news"></div></aside></li> <li id="acm_ad_zones-143" class="widget acm_ad_zones"><aside id="pos_btf_8_300x250-wrap" class="ad-wrapper" aria-label="Advertisement"><div id="pos_btf_8_300x250" class="opscoad-pos_btf_8_300x250" data-unit="smg/sunjournal.com/news"></div></aside></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </div> <!-- End "main-content-wrap" --> </main> <!-- End mtm-wrapper --> <footer class="mtm-footer active-widgets"> <div class="mtm-footer-inner"> <div class="TopPart"> <div class="footer-logo"> <img src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/12/sj-logo-sm.png" width="225" height="40" alt="Lewiston Sun Journal" /> </div> <div class="footer-logo-white"> <div class="mtm-mobile-footer-menu"></div> <img src="" alt="Lewiston Sun Journal" /> </div> <div class="mtm-footer-social__links"> </div> </div> <div class="footer-widgets clearfix"> <div id="nav_menu-6" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><h2 class="widgettitle">Contact us</h2> <div class="menu-footer-contact-us-container"><ul id="menu-footer-contact-us" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-8881110" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881110 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/contact/">Staff Directory</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881106" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881106 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/aboutus/">About the Sun Journal</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10590998" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10590998 depth-0"><a href="https://www.metln.org/">About Maine Trust for Local News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881114" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881114 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/submit-news-tip/">Send a News Tip</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881130" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881130 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/letters-to-the-editor/">Send a Letter to the Editor</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881134" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881134 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/press-releases/">Send a Press Release</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881138" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881138 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/announcement/">Send an Announcement</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881142" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881142 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/events-calendar/#!/">Add an Event</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881146" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881146 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/ask-sun-spots/">Ask Sun Spots</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="nav_menu-2" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><h2 class="widgettitle">Subscribers</h2> <div class="menu-footer-subscribers-container"><ul id="menu-footer-subscribers" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-10257209" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10257209 depth-0"><a href="https://myaccount.sunjournal.com">Manage Your Account</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10257212" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10257212 depth-0"><a href="https://myaccount.sunjournal.com/smg_sj/complaint">Log a Delivery Issue</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10831730" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10831730 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/resources/">Subscriber Resources</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9431722" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9431722 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/benefits/">Subscriber Benefits</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881162" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881162 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/epaper">Access ePaper</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10389947" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10389947 depth-0"><a href="/archives">Search Archives</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9243679" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9243679 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/mobile-apps/">Mobile Apps</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8877974" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8877974 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/subscribe-faqs/">FAQs</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="nav_menu-3" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><h2 class="widgettitle">Connect with us</h2> <div class="menu-footer-connect-with-us-container"><ul id="menu-footer-connect-with-us" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-10004646" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10004646 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/newsletters/">Email Newsletters</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881090" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881090 depth-0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunjournal">Facebook</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881094" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881094 depth-0"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunjournal/#">Instagram</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881102" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881102 depth-0"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/sunjournal">YouTube</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="nav_menu-4" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><h2 class="widgettitle">Advertise</h2> <div class="menu-footer-advertise-container"><ul id="menu-footer-advertise" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-8877994" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8877994 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/advertise/">Advertise with Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8877998" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8877998 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/contact-advertising/">Contact Advertising</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881702" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881702 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/submit-an-obituary/">Submit an Obituary</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="nav_menu-5" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><h2 class="widgettitle">Network</h2> <div class="menu-footer-network-container"><ul id="menu-footer-network" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-10274960" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10274960 depth-0"><a href="https://www.metln.org/work-here/">Work Here</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8880998" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8880998 depth-0"><a href="http://www.centralmaine.com">Centralmaine.com</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881002" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881002 depth-0"><a href="http://www.pressherald.com">Pressherald.com</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9337842" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9337842 depth-0"><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/times-record/">Timesrecord.com</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10274963" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10274963 depth-0"><a href="https://www.varsitymaine.com/">Varsitymaine.com</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881006" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881006 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/advertiser-democrat/">Advertiser Democrat</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881010" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881010 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-bethel-citizen/">Bethel Citizen</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881022" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881022 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/the-franklin-journal/">Franklin Journal</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881070" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881070 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/livermore-falls-advertiser/">Livermore Falls Advertiser</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881078" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881078 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rangeley-highlander/">Rangeley Highlander</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8881082" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-8881082 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/weeklies/rumford-falls-times/">Rumford Falls Times</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="custom_html-21" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><style> .sponsored .share-link-button{ display:none; } .insert { float: right; width: 250px; font-family: 'Rancho', cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 32px; color: #009247; text-align: left; padding-top: 20px; margin: 15px; border-top: 4px solid #009247; text-transform: uppercase; } .sponsored h1, .sponsored p.article-excerpt, .sponsored .mtm-article p { font-family: 'Open sans',sans-serif !important; } .sponsored .inner-article p, .sponsored .previous-article a, .sponsored .next-article a { font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif !important; } .sponsored .art-bottom-links, .sponsored .tag-container, .sponsored .article-copy { display:none; } .sponsored .pos_1_atf_728x90-wrap{ display:none; } .sponsored .inner-article:after{ content:"The newsrooms of the Maine Trust for Local News had no role in this advertisement’s creation."; font-size:14px; color:#666666; font-family:"Open sans", sans-serif; text-align:center; width:100%; padding:0px 0px 20px; display:block; } .sponsored .no-comments, .sponsored .feedback{display:none;} .sponsored .article-header__description{font-family:"Open sans",sans-serif;} .sponsored .mtm-article p { font-family: 'Open sans', sans-serif !important; } .mtm-breaking .container{} </style> <script> jQuery(function(){ jQuery(".buy-photo").click(function(event){ var href= jQuery(this).attr('href'); window.open( href, "_blank"); event.stopPropagation(); }); }); var linkRewriter = function(a, b) { jQuery('a[href*="' + a + '"]').each(function() { jQuery(this).attr('href', jQuery(this).attr('href').replace(a, b)); }); }; jQuery(function(){ linkRewriter('mainetoday.mycapture.com', 'sunjournal.mycapture.com'); }); </script> <script> function emailSubmission(){ jQuery(".paywall-module .signup").empty().html("<div id='emailConfirm'><b>Thanks for signing up. Check your email for an activation link.</b></div>"); } </script> <style> .subscribe-banner-btn a{ background-color:#f90; } p.wp-caption-text span.wp-caption-text { position: relative; padding: 0px; background: #f1f1f1; color: #222; font-family: "Open sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-bottom: 0px solid #e1e1e1; z-index: 100; } .menu-item-8878274 { visibility: hidden; } .menu-item-8878282 { visibility: hidden; } .ticker{ width:800px !important; max-width:100% !important; } .ticker-wrapper.has-js{ width:100% !important; } .ticker-content{ position:relative !important; left:30px !important; width:auto !important; max-width:100% !important; } .fixed-top{ visibility:visible !important; display:block !important; } .mtm-article-full-width header{width:100%} li.menu-item>ul.sub-menu { text-transform: none !important; } </style> <style> .mtm-bottom-col .title-label { max-width: 92.5%; } .title-label { max-width: 87.5%; } </style> <style> .ticker-container { max-height: 60px; } .article-sidebar h3 { padding: 0 0 0 10px; } .mtm-small-main-col-right .mtm-newslist li a.category-link { color: #fff; } .weekly-newsletter-btn { background-color: #444; } .weekly-title { padding-top: 2px; font-size:13px !important; } .weekly-news-bar li { font-size: 13px !important; letter-spacing:-.5px } </style> <script> // Retrieve my current url parameters function getParameter(theParameter) { var params = window.location.search.substr(1).split('&'); for (var i = 0; i < params.length; i++) { var p=params[i].split('='); if (p[0] == theParameter) { return decodeURIComponent(p[1]); } } return false; } var url_src = getParameter('utm_source'); var url_mdm = getParameter('utm_medium'); var url_cpn = getParameter('utm_campaign') jQuery(function(){ if(url_cpn === "Daily"){ document.cookie = "pum-9410942=; expires=Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 UTC; path=/;" } }) </script> <noscript> <style> .post-content, .mtm-article{display:none;} </style> </noscript> </div></div><div id="custom_html-35" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><style> div[id^='adslot']{ width: auto !important; } @media screen and (max-width: 800px){ .trending-btn-container a { width: 49% !important; } } @media screen and (max-width: 400px){ .main-menu-togglers::after{ content: none !important; } } </style></div></div><div id="custom_html-36" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><script> /** * Hide paywall login buttons when the paywall is undefined */ (function($, undefined){ 'use strict'; $(init); function init(){ if( typeof paywall === 'undefined' ){ $('.login-btn').hide(); } } return {}; }(jQuery)); </script></div></div><div id="custom_html-49" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><!-- hotfix for users not seeing comment login box --> <!-- hotfix for users not seeing comment login --> <script type="text/javascript"> (function( $, undefined ){ 'use strict'; var inter; $(init); function init(){ var $body = $('body'); inter = setInterval(function(){ if( $body.hasClass('talk-closed-comments') || $body.hasClass('talk-closed-comments')){ clearInterval(inter); $body.removeClass('talk-closed-comments'); } }, 500); } return {}; }(jQuery)); </script> </div></div><div id="custom_html-53" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><!-- hotfix for trending buttons pushing too deep --> <style> @media only screen and (max-width: 550px){ body .subscribe-banner-btn #MG2MyAccount a, body .subscribe-banner-btn #MG2Subscribe a { display: block !important; padding: 8px 4px } } body .main-menu-togglers { min-width: 155px; } .buy-photo{display:none !important;} .mtm-featured-package-c .top-comment-count { display: block; } .mtm-featured-package-c .mtm-newslist .top-comment-count { display: none!important; } body .article, body .article p { font-family: "PT Serif",serif !important; } body{ counter-reset:line; } .mtm-top-stories-masonry .related li{ width:95% !important; } .ad-wrapper.header-ad-2{ width:200px; } .trending-float{ width:66% !important; } #hidepp{display:none} .wp-embedded-content{width:100%} .mtm-main-col .mtm-top-stories-masonry .related{ width:100%; } </style> <style> /* CSS for fixing hamburg menu subscribercolors */ ul#utility-menu li.subscribe-nav .sub-menu a{ color:#000 !important; } ul#utility-menu li.myaccount-nav ul li a{ color:#222 !important; } </style></div></div><div id="custom_html-55" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><!-- ============================== QUICK FIX Talk logout ============================== --> <script> jQuery('.comment-logout__btn').on('click', function(){ document.cookie = "MTM_talk={}; path=/; domain=.www.sunjournal.com; expires=" + (new Date()).toGMTString(); }); </script></div></div><div id="custom_html-58" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><style> .smugmug-link + .smugmug-link{ display:none; } </style> <script> function MSPANcookieAccount() { try{ return document.cookie.match(/auth0_sub\=auth0\|([\w\d\|]+);/i)[1]; }catch(ex){ console.warn('cannot regex cookie'); return 0; } } MSPANcookieAccount = function(){ return -1; } </script> <!-- HOTFIx Center position I ads --> <style type="text/css"> .injectable-ad-slot iframe{ margin: 0 auto; display: block; width: auto; } </style></div></div><div id="custom_html-72" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><script type="text/javascript"> var safari_masonry_iphone = (function(){ 'use strict'; var items; function init(){ var mm = matchMedia('(max-width:500px)'); var itemsContainer = document.querySelector('.mtm-top-stories-masonry'); if(! itemsContainer) { return; } items = itemsContainer.querySelectorAll('li'); if(mm.matches){ fix_items({matches: true}); } mm.addEventListener('change', fix_items); } function fix_items(e){ if(e.matches){ items.forEach((elem) => elem.setAttribute('style', 'float: none !important;') ); }else{ items.forEach((elem) => { var current = elem.getAttribute('style').replace(/float\: none \!important\;/,''); console.table(current); elem.setAttribute('style', current) }); } } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init); return { init }; }()); </script></div></div><div id="custom_html-74" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><script> /** * This is to connect user's circ account to their Talk account */ (function(){ var current_count = 0; let max_count = 30; let wait_time = 1000; let email; function init(){ let cookies = document.cookie.split('; '); let jwt = null; if(document.cookie.match(/mtm_checked_talk_circ_20230608=/i)){ return; } if(typeof Connext === 'undefined'){ if(current_count++ === max_count){ return; } setTimeout(init, wait_time); return; } if(typeof Connext.Storage.GetUserData().Email === 'undefined'){ setTimeout(init, wait_time); return; } email = Connext.Storage.GetUserData().Email; if( ! document.cookie.match(/MTM_Talk=/i)){ return; } for(let i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++){ let pts = cookies[i].split('='); if(pts[0].match(/mtm_talk/i)){ jwt = pts[pts.length - 1]; } } fetch('https://dev.mainetodaymedia.com/talk-circ-connector/index.php?jwt=' + jwt + '&current_email=' + encodeURIComponent(email)) .then(res => res.json()) .then(res => { return res; }) .then(json => setCheckedCookie()); } function setCheckedCookie(){ let now = new Date(); now.setMonth(now.getMonth() + 6); document.cookie = "mtm_checked_talk_circ_20230608=true; path=/; expires=" + now.toGMTString(); } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init); }()); </script></div></div><div id="custom_html-83" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><script> /** * Force Logout for users who do not have commenting abilities * */ (function(undefined){ 'use strict'; document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init); function init(){ if( document.cookie.match(/auth0_/i) ){ if (!localStorage.getItem("mtm_oid_fallback")) { Connext.Logout(); } } } return {}; }()); </script></div></div><div id="custom_html-84" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><style> /** * Force text to be black on profile's that have epic-header **/ .epic-header.author p{ color:#333; } </style></div></div> </div> <div class="Copyright footer-menu"> <div class="menu-section-footer-container"><ul id="menu-section-footer" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-9431770" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9431770 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/privacypolicy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9431774" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9431774 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/cookie-policy/">Cookie Policy</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9431782" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9431782 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/terms-service/">Terms of Service</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9431786" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9431786 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/commenting-terms/">Commenting Terms</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9431790" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9431790 depth-0"><a href="https://www.mainenotices.com/?utm_source=centralmaine.com&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=menu">Public Notices</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9431794" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9431794 depth-0"><a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/buyphotos">Photo Store</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10255214" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10255214 depth-0"><a href="https://store.masthead.me/collections/sun-journal">Merch Store</a></li> <li id="menu-item-10389734" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-10389734 depth-0"><a href="/archives">Archives</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="mtm-footer-social"> <div class="mtm-footer-social__copyright"> <span class="copyright">&copy; 2024</span> | <span class="rights">All Rights Reserved</span> | <strong class="blog-name">Lewiston Sun Journal</strong> </div> </div> <div class="mtm-login-skin" style=""> </div> <!-- <div class="mtm-login-launch"> <div class="login-form"> <div class="company">Portland Press Herald</div> <h2>Member Log In</h2> <p>Please enter your username and password below. <br />Already a subscriber but don't have one? <a class="formLink" href="https://myaccount.onlinesentinel.com/GetCustomers.php?" target="_blank">Click here</a>.</p> <div class="areaForLogin"> <iframe src="https://appserver1.circasp.com/scripts/WebObjects.exe/MaineTodayMediaSubscriberWeb?wtm=1&pubid=1,2,3,15,16,17&redurl=https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/returnpath.php" width='300' height='250' frameborder=0 scrolling=no></iframe> </div> <p>Not a subscriber? <a class="formLink order-link" href="http://centralmaine.com/order/?ref=paywall&#038;return=https://www.sunjournal.com/?p=11020558&#038;promo=">Click here to see your options</a></p> </div> </div> --> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/mtm-announcement-bar//includes/public/js/announcement-bar.js?ver=1.0.0" id="mtm-announcement-bar-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js" id="mtm-viafoura-vendor-js" data-wp-strategy="async"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/mtm-viafoura/comments/js/comments.js?ver=10.11" id="mtm-viafoura-comments-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/mtm-viafoura/comments/js/username.js?ver=10.11" id="mtm-viafoura-username-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/core.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/tabs.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-tabs-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/effect.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-effects-core-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/effect-slide.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-effects-slide-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/menu.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-menu-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/dist/dom-ready.min.js?ver=f77871ff7694fffea381" id="wp-dom-ready-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=4d63a3d491d11ffd8ac6" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-i18n-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/dist/a11y.min.js?ver=3156534cc54473497e14" id="wp-a11y-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/autocomplete.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-autocomplete-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="mtm-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var mtmMG = {"authDomain":"masthead-prod.us.auth0.com","clientId":"k7iOQMObRszZEujcsa1ZPwWFrXW2q6T4","debug":"false","environment":"prod","nxt":{"configCode":"SJ_config","settingsKey":"SMG_SJ","siteCode":"SJ"}}; var MTMMailChimp = {"nonce":"8bbeab3a4d","action":"mtm_mailchimp_subscribe","ajaxurl":"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; var mtmSettings = {"isSingular":"false","isHome":"false","isComments":"false","url":"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com","currentSite":"sunjournal"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/js/mainetoday.min.js?ver=1731504688" id="mtm-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/datepicker.min.js?ver=1.13.3" id="jquery-ui-datepicker-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="jquery-ui-datepicker-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ jQuery(function(jQuery){jQuery.datepicker.setDefaults({"closeText":"Close","currentText":"Today","monthNames":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesShort":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"nextText":"Next","prevText":"Previous","dayNames":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"dayNamesShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"dayNamesMin":["S","M","T","W","T","F","S"],"dateFormat":"MM d, yy","firstDay":1,"isRTL":false});}); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/js/mtm-datepicker.js?ver=1.0" id="mtm-datepicker-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/underscore.min.js?ver=1.13.7" id="underscore-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-util-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var _wpUtilSettings = {"ajax":{"url":"\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-includes/js/wp-util.min.js?ver=6.7.1" id="wp-util-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/themes/mainetoday/assets/js/obits-search.js?ver=1731390697" id="obits-search-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/js/jquery.sonar.min.js?ver=0.7" id="jquery-sonar-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.sunjournal.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/js/lazy-load.js?ver=0.7" id="wpcom-lazy-load-images-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://stats.wp.com/e-202447.js" id="jetpack-stats-js" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="jetpack-stats-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ _stq = window._stq || []; _stq.push([ "view", JSON.parse("{\"v\":\"ext\",\"blog\":\"155214025\",\"post\":\"0\",\"tz\":\"-5\",\"srv\":\"www.sunjournal.com\",\"hp\":\"vip\",\"j\":\"1:13.9.1\"}") ]); _stq.push([ "clickTrackerInit", "155214025", "0" ]); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/OneSignalSDK.js?ver=6.7.1&#039; async=&#039;async" id="remote_sdk-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> (function(e,t,o,n,p,r,i){e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias=n;e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias]=e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias]||function(){(e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias].q=e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias].q||[]).push(arguments)};e[e.visitorGlobalObjectAlias].l=(new Date).getTime();r=t.createElement("script");r.src=o;r.async=true;i=t.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];i.parentNode.insertBefore(r,i)})(window,document,"https://diffuser-cdn.app-us1.com/diffuser/diffuser.js","vgo"); vgo('setAccount', '476767297'); vgo('setTrackByDefault', true); vgo('process'); </script> </body> </html>

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10