LEWISTON — David Moorhead says the first time he saw Albert Flick, “I got a bad vibe. Not a murderer vibe, but a bad vibe.” In the weeks before Kimberly Dobbie was fatally stabbed Sunday morning, Dobbie and Flick came to the Lewiston Public Library with her 11-year-old sons, according to Moorhead, the children’s librarian. […]
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Oak Hill's Bailey a big target at Lobster Bowl
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl football player Darryn Bailey of the West team during media day at Foxcroft Academy on Tuesday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) DOVER-FOXCROFT — At Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl training camp, Austin Pierce is the president of the Darryn Bailey Fan Club. Pierce expects club membership to swell by the time camp breaks on […]
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Verso announces new investments in Jay mill
JAY — Verso Corp. announced new investments in specialty paper at its Androscoggin Mill on Wednesday, at the same time saying the company is aiming to re-position the mill to focus only on specialty paper. The mill currently produces a mix of coated paper, often used in marketing and catalogs; uncoated paper, often used for […]
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Several injured in Mechanic Falls collision
UPDATE: Two in critical condition after two-car collision in Mechanic Falls MECHANIC FALLS — Ambulances took several people from the site of a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of North Main and Bucknam streets. The extent of the injuries was not known. Four ambulances and a LifeFlight helicopter were sent to the intersection at about 3:40 […]
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Federal voter fraud commission documents released
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap was notified Wednesday that he will receive, within 24 hours, documents related to a presidential commission on voting integrity he served on last year. Dunlap, one of 11 members appointed by the Trump administration, sued the commission last year after he was excluded from information, including state voting data. A federal judge […]
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Lewiston police: Beware of misinformation from unverified sources on social media
LEWISTON — In the wake of violence that has rocked Lewiston in recent weeks, police say the last things people need are rumor and wild exaggeration. Police issued an alert Wednesday advising people to be wary of believing everything they read on social media. Of particular concern, they say, are a number of Facebook pages […]
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Two boys escape fire at their grandmother's home
LISBON — A boy was treated for smoke inhalation after he and his brother escaped a mobile home fire at 3 Marc Drive on Wednesday morning, Fire Chief Nate LeClair said. The fire was reported at 7:48 a.m. LeClair said that when he arrived, smoke was coming from every window and fire was flaring from […]
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Power line project offers prospect of better internet in rural Maine
FARMINGTON — A possible benefit of the proposed $950 million hydropower transmission line between the Canadian border and Lewiston is the opportunity it offers to extend high-speed internet into more of rural Maine. Central Maine Power plans to include fiber-optic strands atop its transmission towers, with on-and-off ramps every 3 to 5 miles that would […]
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Auburn man held without bail in fatal stabbing of Lewiston woman
AUBURN — A judge denied bail Wednesday for Albert Flick, the 76-year-old Auburn man accused of fatally stabbing a woman Sunday in front of her 11-year-old sons. Flick was not asked to enter a plea when making his initial court appearance following the stabbing outside Rancourt’s Laundromat on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Flick’s defense attorney, […]
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More than 200 CMP customers join class-action lawsuit claiming they were overbilled
More than 200 Central Maine Power Co. customers who believe they have been overcharged on their electricity bills have joined a class-action lawsuit against the company. Lipman & Katz, an Augusta-based law firm, issued a statement Tuesday night announcing that it plans to file the lawsuit Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court. Napoli Shkolnik, a […]