Auburn Citizen of Year: Dick Gleason

Dick Gleason, president of Gleason Media Services, has been named the 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Auburn Business Association. This is the 36th year the association has given the award to honor volunteerism, good business practices and dedication to Lewiston-Auburn. The association normally surprises the recipient at its annual spring banquet, but board […]

Here’s how to recycle your sneakers

Dear Sun Spots: A couple of years back, a school was collecting sneakers for a fundraiser. The shoes were to be recycled into athletic flooring. Does anyone know of any collections of sneakers? Thank you. I may be reached at 784-9519. – Sharron R. Auburn. Answer: As you may have noted in the June 20, […]

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Out of business

By Christopher Williams,Staff Writer On a chilly Friday night on a back road in Turner, Lewiston Police Cpl. Jeffrey Parshall snapped shut his metal clipboard and called out to his supervisor: “I found her on the ground and she’s extremely intoxicated.” The 17-year-old girl stood in the glare of the headlights, her fists shoved deep […]

Was the ghost of Lady Nordica playing piano in Merrill Hall at UMF?

Claims of a ghost add another chapter in a hauntingly stubborn UMF mystery.

Free 3 days, suspect caught

The murder suspect turns himself in.

Owner: WOXO is community radio

NORWAY – A local radio station owner was a little puzzled when a group announced recently it was interested in forming a community radio station in the Oxford Hills area. Gleason Media Services owner Dick Gleason wonders why anybody would want to start a community radio station, saying that one of the five stations he […]

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