LEWISTON — Police said they arrested a suspect in the Aug. 10 assault and robbery of a Lewiston man. Mouamed A. Mouamed, 21, of Lewiston was arrested about 9:30 p.m. Friday and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail, according to a Lewiston Police Department statement. Ahmed Abdulle, 36, of Lewiston was found about 1 a.m. Aug. […]
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Bates College presents American humorist Jesse Appell
Bates College presents Chinese-style comedian Jesse Appell, a former Fulbright Scholar who performs humor in the Xiangsheng style, as well as bilingual improv and Chinese stand-up. He seeks to overcome cultural gaps by focusing on storytelling and character rather than surface differences and stereotypes. The show is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Benjamin Mays […]
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Maine Event Comedy returns to Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Maine Event Comedy brings laughter back to Johnson Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. The night will feature a new game show and stand-up comedy from Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Bryan Valencia, Connecticut’s Krystal Dyer and Boston’s Brett Johnson. A debacle of a traveling circus turned game show, WTFD?! is hosted by Cloud (yes […]
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Paul LePage says he will deny Medicaid applicants until expansion is funded
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he’ll continue denying applications under a voter-approved Medicaid expansion until lawmakers provide funding under his terms. Pro-Medicaid expansion advocates who are suing to force Maine to roll-out voter-approved Medicaid expansion have encouraged Mainers to apply for Medicaid expansion this summer. But LePage said the plan is to deny […]
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Births
Central Maine Medical Center Leah Nicole Berube, a girl to Jessica Robbins and Drew Berube of South Paris, June 20. Grandparents, Alan and Mary Robbins, Oxford, Stacy Johnson, Oxford, Claude and Wendy Berube, Jay. Ammiah Charlie-Anne Gray, a girl to Sadie Frost and Varland Gray II of Livermore Falls, July 2. Siblings, Varland III, Grayson, […]
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LL Bean home to biggest car-charging station in Maine
FREEPORT (AP) — Maine-based L.L. Bean has doubled the number of electric car charging stations, making it the largest charging station in the state. L.L. Bean installed eight Tesla super chargers last winter and added another eight Level II chargers this summer, for a total of 16 car chargers. A ribbon-cutting this week in Freeport […]
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Owner of ship agrees to pay $3.2M fine, but may go to trial anyway
When the MV Marguerita arrived in Portland Harbor on July 7, 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard was ready for it. Court documents show a Coast Guard inspector boarded the 606-foot cargo ship that same day and found evidence of what had already been reported to American officials. His inspection report states that the crew on […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 10
100 Years Ago: 1918 A meeting of the representative business men of Norway was held at the Municipal Courtroom Wednesday and reports were listened to from the members of the investigating committee in regard to the trolley line from Norway to South Paris going out of existence. The committee which includes L. M. Carroll, Albert […]
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Sherry Keaten
SOUTH PARIS — Sherry (Stevens) Keaten, 62, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Sept. 7, after a long illness. She was born in Farmington on Dec. 11, 1955, the daughter of Frank M. And Audrey (Huff) Stevens. Sherry was raised in Strong and graduated from Mt. Abram High School, Class of 1974. She went on to […]
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Death notices for Monday, Sept. 10
BELANGER — Marcel E., 83, of Lewiston died in Lewiston on Friday, Aug. 31. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church, Lewiston. DOUGLASS — Nancy Ann of Auburn passed away in Lewiston on Thursday, Sept. 6. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m Monday, Sept. 10, at the […]