LEWISTON — Police scoured the woods next to the Maine Turnpike on Thursday afternoon after a despondent man ran into the woods there armed with a handgun. More than a dozen officers searched for more than an hour before the 59-year-old man was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. During the tense hour-and-a-half of searching, […]
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Lewiston man who shot someone in the leg gets four years
AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge related to shooting a man in the leg in downtown Lewiston in June. Jordan Waterman, 27, of 206 Park St. was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with all but four years suspended, plus four years of probation. He had been scheduled for […]
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Auburn meeting to discuss Taylor Brook bridge replacement
AUBURN — Representatives of the Maine Department of Transportation are scheduled to present updated plans next week for replacing the Taylor Brook bridge on Hotel Road. The public meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Auburn Hall. MDOT representatives are expected to detail the department’s recommendations for the project, estimated at $1.7 […]
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Community forest project ranked first in nation by U.S. Forest Service
BETHEL — The Bethel Community Forest Project planning committee has announced that the U.S. Forest Service ranked the project first out of 34 applications from across the country. The service provided a $600,000 grant, bringing the community closer to its goal to acquire and create the Bethel Community Forest. The Betterment Fund has offered to match […]
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Officers graduate from Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Rumford Police Officer Austin Couture and Dixfield Police Officer Gerald F. Maccione graduated with the 35th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro on Friday. The officers underwent 18 weeks of rigorous academic and physical training, accumulating more than 720 hours. Couture is a graduate of Central Maine Community […]
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Dirigo High names November student of the month
Dirigo High School in Dixfield has selected Devon Fletcher as November student of the month. Pictured from left are: Lisa Twomey, Dirigo High School principal; Megan Fletcher, sister; Tricia Fletcher, mother; Devon; Gene Fletcher, father; Tina Merrill, grandmother; and Cathy Fletcher, grandmother.
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APL announces January kids' calendar
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., has announced the kids’ events scheduled for January. Sprouts — Saturdays, Jan. 5, 12 and 26, 10 to 10:50 a.m., Children’s Room. Three Saturday mornings each month from early September through May the library hosts a lap-sit program for babies up to 36 months and their […]
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Getting the facts on vaccines
DEAR DR. ROACH: My good-hearted friend is very concerned about vaccines, particularly those given to infants. She has a long list of about 40 different vaccines that are given to infants. I know that the number of vaccines have increased since my children were babies, and both of my daughters asked their pediatricians to space […]
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Looking Back on Dec. 27
100 years ago: 1918 Christmas was observed at the Auburn Home for Aged Women Wednesday and a number of women who are interested in the welfare of this institution attended. The Christmas tree was handsomely decorated and bore many Christmas presents for members, and for the matron, Miss Sarah A. Fogg. Miss Laura Webber, Miss […]
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Joining police force changes view toward brother's drinking
DEAR ABBY: My brother is my best friend. He is also an alcoholic. It runs in our family, and he has been addicted for years. His drinking has affected me in several (minor) ways over the years, but I have always taken a hands-off approach, knowing I can’t force him to get help. Well, his […]