28-03-2025
FAQ: Changes to the Sun Journal print editions
Mar. 27—Changes are coming to the Sun Journal beginning Tuesday, April 1. Below you'll find answers to questions about how you get the newspaper, new sections and features inside its pages and other platforms to check out for stories from our journalists.
The Maine Trust for Local News is making these updates to ensure long-term sustainability and focus investments where they matter most — in local journalism and coverage. Transitioning weekday print delivery to U.S. Mail, refreshing sections and consolidating syndicated content like puzzles and comics are part of a broader effort to adapt to changing reader habits, reduce costs and strengthen the quality of community and statewide coverage.
These shifts allow the organization to prioritize its mission of delivering trusted, community-focused journalism across both print and digital platforms. We'll be able to better deliver the stories, voices and local news that matter to you.
The Tuesday through Friday newspaper will now be delivered by mail. The majority of households within our delivery footprint will have home delivery on Sunday. Delivery deadlines will be extended to 11 a.m. on Sunday to accommodate longer and larger delivery routes.
There will be no print edition on Saturdays. However, we will offer comics, puzzles and TV listings as ePaper pages online. For Saturday news coverage, we encourage you to check out our sister publication, the Portland Press Herald, at Your subscription entitles you to access the websites and ePapers of and as well.
Tuesday-Friday will continue to be available at select newsstands (Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Oxford, Poland, Sabattus, Turner). Sunday will continue to be available at newsstands within our home delivery footprint.
On Thursdays, readers will receive the "Go" entertainment section, featuring "Best Bets" event lists, interviews with Maine artists, musicians and celebrities, and ideas for planning your weekend. Each issue includes a column from culture writer Leslie Bridgers, "Screen Time" from film critic Dennis Perkins and archival "Throwback Photos."
On Sundays, readers will receive three new sections:
— Audience, with features on Maine culture, arts criticism, book reviews and poetry
— Food & Dining, which includes recipes, food and gardening features, and restaurant reviews and news
— Opinion as its own separate section, with additional pages of letters and columns from around the state
The new focus for the Opinion section will be local and statewide, prioritizing letters and columns about Maine. We are stepping away from syndicated national columnists and will share state and local-focused letters from all parts of the state. Soon we will introduce our new statewide politics columnist, whose columns will be included in this section.
Sun Journal readers will have access to 11 new comics moving forward. These include: Rhymes with Orange, Adam @ Home, Big Nate, Close to Home, Get Fuzzy, Non Sequitur, Pearls Before Swine, Pickles, Pooch Cafe, Red and Rover and Arlo & Janis. We are discontinuing Marvin, Hi and Lois, Sally Forth, Crankshaft and Rose is Rose to make room for the new comics.
Coming in May will be a daily version of the locally produced comic Anvil Falls from Ernie Anderson.
Sun Journal readers will see an expanded TV listing schedule and a new advice column from Carolyn Hax, along with an additional sudoku game. Dr. Keith Roach will no longer appear.
Sun Spots will now be featured in the Local section.
You can find more local coverage at and in our newsletters, including the newly launched Auburn Now and Lewiston Now. For coverage consideration, email: news@
Local news, legal notices and obituaries can now be found in the first section of the Sunday newspaper. In addition to a fuller local section, you will receive the Maine Sunday Telegram, with the Maine New England, Audience, Food & Dining and Opinion sections.
If you have questions you don't see answered here, fill out the form below, or email us at: news@
Copy the Story Link
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less
