BIDDEFORD — Facing opposition from downtown business owners and a lawsuit filed by a resident, Biddeford city officials will hold a community meeting Monday night to try to shore up support for a new parking plan that includes new fees to use downtown parking lots. City officials, who say the plan is designed to make […]
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Augusta man accused of stealing manhole covers
AUGUSTA — An Augusta man is accused of stealing an eclectic group of items over the past six months, including liquor, chips, DVDs, a pet hair remover and two manhole covers belonging to the Greater Augusta Utility District. David H. Dickens, 29, faces four indictments, each describing thefts in Augusta. The indictments were handed up […]
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Sabattus hunter in fair condition after being shot
A Sabattus man who was wounded Saturday in a Topsham hunting accident was listed in fair condition Sunday afternoon at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Joshua Stark, 25, was wounded when his girlfriend slipped on ice and her shotgun discharged while they were out hunting, the Maine Warden Service said. Cpl. John MacDonald said Stark received […]
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Episcopal Church in Maine is about to get a new leader, and lots of people want the job
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine has received about three times the usual number of applications in its ongoing effort to replace Bishop Stephen Lane when he retires next year. Church leaders figure the spike in interest probably has something to do with Portland’s growing reputation and regular appearance on “best of” lists for being a […]
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A few inches of snow expected Tuesday then a bitter, cold Thanksgiving
Maine is done with heavy snow accumulations for now, but the Thanksgiving holiday week promises to bring extreme cold to the region. Even though the official start of winter is still more than a month away, Thanksgiving Day temperatures could drop into the single digits, with high temperatures of 17 degrees forecast for Lewiston-Auburn and […]
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They hear the train a comin'
Ida Dwinal, 2, and her brother Gene, 4, of Peru study one of dozens of model railroad train layouts in varying scales Sunday afternoon at the Great Falls Model Railroad Clubhouse in Auburn. The club’s annual ExTRAINaganza continues next Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a video from the […]
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Evening lights
Lights are blurred Sunday night as vehicles cross Longley Memorial Bridge, between Lewiston and Auburn, in this long-exposure photo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Lights are blurred Sunday night as vehicles cross Longley Memorial Bridge, between Lewiston and Auburn, in this long-exposure photo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Lights are blurred Sunday night as vehicles cross Longley Memorial Bridge, […]
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Hauling traps in South Freeport
First mate Sean Murphy of Brunswick hauls lobster traps owned by John Coffin of Freeport onto the dock at Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster Co. in South Freeport. The 800 traps will be stored at Coffin’s house for the winter. Coffin has seen many changes in his 55 years of lobstering in and around Casco Bay, […]
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Mysterious polio-like virus also causes neurological symptoms
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am reading about an illness called acute flaccid myelitis that is baffling scientists. Isn’t this just polio renamed? — V.A. ANSWER: Acute flaccid myelitis is indeed a medical mystery. The current outbreak absolutely is not caused by polio, however. Many people are referring to it as “polio-like” because it causes sudden […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 19
100 years ago: 1918 President Wilson, in a proclamation today, designated Thursday, Nov. 28, as Thanksgiving Day, and said this year the American people have special cause to be grateful and rejoice. Complete victory, he said, has brought not only peace but the confident promise of a new day as well, in which “justice shall […]