Holiday events are around the corner. Lewiston will host Holiday at the Plaza on Dec. 7, the day before Auburn’s festivities on Dec. 8.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
UMA opens new dental clinic at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn Campus
Delta Dental Oral Health Center is set to increase the number of students in dental care programs and take in patients in the long run.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Bill Clinton rallies hundreds of Harris supporters in Portland
The former president visited the city to make a final push in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as she vies for the presidency.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Alfonds, heirs of Dexter Shoe Co., now rank among wealthiest Americans
Scarborough resident Susan Alfond and her brothers amassed their wealth from the shoe company started by their father and bought by investor Warren Buffett.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gas pipeline operators’ push for higher rates could spark increase in electricity costs
Besides delivering gas to homes, the pipelines also supply power plants that generate electricity, meaning the requests before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will have a ripple effect on the cost of electricity.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Toxic cannabis is being shopped to Maine dispensaries, with little to stop it from reaching consumers
Toxic pesticides were found in cannabis grown at licensed grow houses and offered to medical dispensaries. Under current regulations, no one can stop it from hitting the shelves but the budtender behind the counter.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County deputy shoots man after repeatedly asking him to drop gun, get help
First aid was rendered to Lawrence Scott, 61, but died at the scene, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in a news statement.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
$635 million in federal grants to fund bridge work from Maine to Alaska
Maine will receive the most money – nearly $133 million for a dozen bridges along Interstate 95 and Interstate 295 – in the latest infusion from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law President Biden signed in 2021.