Shawn Moody was rocketing ahead of his opponents in the Republican primary for governor Tuesday, while Attorney General Janet Mills held a narrow lead over Sanford attorney Adam Cote on the Democratic side. With about 25 percent of precincts reporting, Moody had 55 percent of the vote and was carrying some of Maine’s largest cities, […]
Carl Natale
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Posted inbPlus
‘My favorite week of the year’
Camp Postcard celebrates its 25th year of cops, firefighters and other emergency responders building lifelong connections with kids.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Security video shows vandals slashing RSU 16 bus tires
[UPDATE: Reward offered in school bus vandalism] POLAND — Vandals slashed tires on all 22 school buses and a pickup truck at the Regional School Unit 16 administrative office early Wednesday, police said. Classes were canceled as police investigated the vandalism at the intersection of Aggregate Road and Route 26. The damage was estimated at […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County
100 miles… on foot: Riverlands racers run through the night
TURNER – Melissa Ossanna of Bar Harbor trotted slowly but steadily toward the aid station at the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park lot about 5:30 Sunday morning. She was shivering slightly, huffing and puffing, but her smile was genuine, and contagious. Race volunteers greeted her with cheers, and the same questions: “What do you need? What […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Bates College: There grows the neighborhood
The college currently owns and pays taxes on 60 houses and apartment buildings around the campus — as part of its plan to secure a long-term and expandable future for itself.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rescuers pull boy from Androscoggin River in Auburn
[MORE COVERAGE: Search for 5-year-old boy to resume Thursday morning | Locals bring flowers to Bonney Park and talk about safety] AUBURN — A 9-year-old boy was in critical condition after being pulled from the Androscoggin River on Tuesday evening, while the search for his 5-year-old brother who also fell into the river was suspended until daylight Wednesday, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local Sports
Bates claims seventh straight President’s Cup Regatta
Bates College hosted the 22nd President’s Cup regatta at the school’s boathouse along the Androscoggin River in Greene on Sunday Morning. The women’s 8 teams, above, dominated in their races against rivals Bowdoin and Colby. The Bates team won seven of 10 races Sunday to clinch the President’s Cup for the seventh consecutive year. Visit […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Third man charged in Lewiston-Auburn February drug bust
PORTLAND — An Auburn man was arrested Monday in connection with a Feb. 27 multi-agency, multi-location federal drug bust in Lewiston and Auburn. Tyler Poland, 31, of Auburn is the third man charged in connection with the bust. The others are Brian Bilodeau of Auburn and Richard Daniels of Lewiston. According to a written statement […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, SJVarsity, Varsity Maine
Edward Little survives Lewiston in AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinals (WITH VIDEO)
AUBURN — Victoria Harris and Lewiston pushed Edward Little to the absolute limit, but the Red Eddies made one more play than their rivals down the stretch to win 49-48 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal Wednesday night. Hannah Chaput’s layup gave third-seeded Edward Little the one-point lead with 13 seconds left. “I […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Developers hope to attract restaurant, brewery to former Lewiston firehouse
LEWISTON — After saving it from demolition last summer and arranging to buy it from the city for $1, a pair of Portland-based developers are hoping to see the long-shuttered Lincoln Street firehouse open for business later this year. Kara Wilbur and Paul Peck want to attract a restaurant or brewery and renovate the second […]