Street talk: For three nights straight the Whitney Street Community Garden became the victim of an all-out assault by vandals who either went over the fence or straight through it.
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Toxic foam spreads to pond in wake of Brunswick chemical spill
Foam has been building up in ponds and billowing through the air near Brunswick Landing since 1,600 gallons of fire-suppressing chemical was accidentally released Monday.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
The ‘time for accountability’ is at hand, lawyers for mass shooting victims say
Attorneys for about 90 family members and victims vow action for ‘massive failures’ by authorities who didn’t stop the killer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Video from Thompson’s Point concert will ‘restore your faith in humanity’
A feel-good clip of strangers banding together to search for a missing earring has been viewed millions of times and caught the attention of the ‘Today’ show.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County Sheriff’s Office patrolling Mexico; 3 deputies hired
Commissioners approve hiring former Paris police Chief Michael Dailey as a deputy.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
While most balloonists stayed on the ground, Jim Rodrigue opted to rise into the sky
Local balloonists felt safe taking flight despite the breeze on Friday evening.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston commission’s final report details reasons for shooter’s release from hospital
The panel held a news conference at Lewiston City Hall on Tuesday to release its final report, 9 months after it began its work investigating the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 mass shooting.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Auburn man charged with drug trafficking, assaulting, robbing teen
Ryan Jolicoeur, 38, was arrested Sunday on charges of robbery, theft, assault and aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, according to police.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Site for new Portland train station proposed on St. John Street
The future stop for the Amtrak Downeaster would be across from the Metro headquarters and connecting to Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s Fore River Campus.