Matthew Daigle

Sun Journal

Matthew Daigle is a court reporter at the Norway bureau of the Sun Journal and has worked for the company for more than six years. He covers the courts, Oxford County government, and the towns of Norway, Paris and Otisfield. He lives in Greene with his fiance, his two Siamese cats and his 13-year old chihuahua. In his spare time, he likes to read, watch movies and listen to podcasts about the television show “Survivor.” He is a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington and earned a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing.

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Published
April 27, 2020

Lewiston man killed Monday evening in Maine Turnpike crash

Police said the man’s car struck a guardrail on I-95 near the Old Lewiston Road overpass and he was thrown from the vehicle.
Published
April 21, 2020

Three Sabattus men taken to hospital after rescue from Sabattus Pond

Fire Chief Troy Cailler said kayakers suffered hypothermia.
Published
April 13, 2020

State gives final approval to Central Maine Healthcare’s proposed $38 million cancer center

DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew authorized the facility, which will update and centralize treatment in one building in Lewiston.
Published
April 13, 2020

Lewiston police investigate Bartlett Street stabbing

A 19-year-old from Portland was taken to Central Maine Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Published
March 29, 2020

States, countries with stay-at-home orders may give Mainers a glimpse of what to expect

Twenty-six states and several countries prohibit going out in public, with exceptions.
Published
March 28, 2020

Lewiston manufacturer of Fireball Whisky to make hand sanitizer

Sazarec Co., the company that owns the Lewiston factory that produces Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, announced Friday its 10 plants would begin producing hand sanitizer for several U.S. industries.
Published
March 25, 2020

Augusta Ruby Tuesday, other Maine locations permanently closing due to COVID-19

An assistant manager with the Ruby Tuesday in Auburn said that her location, along with restaurants in Augusta, Topsham and Westbrook, were among those shutting their doors for good due to financial strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic
Published
March 2, 2020

Recollections of a Lewiston roadie

Kenny Smotherman talks about working for Springsteen, J. Geils, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jackson Browne, and the Lewiston music scene — or what’s left of it.
Published
February 29, 2020

15-year-old detained in connection with Auburn high speed chase

According to a patrol commander with the Auburn Police Department, the driver and passenger of the car that led police on a high speed chase early Saturday morning from Gray to Auburn were both juveniles.
Published
February 25, 2020

Larry Lord moved to rehab as part of recovery from Farmington explosion

Larry Lord of Jay, who is credited with saving people’s lives, was recently transferred to a rehabilitation hospital in Boston.