MONDAY, Aug. 19 LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Public Works conference room, 103 Adams Ave. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at Auburn Hall. TUESDAY, Aug. 20 LEWISTON — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, […]
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Some Amtrak Downeaster service suspended, modified through Sunday
Two trains are cancelled for the week and others will have modified service to allow crews to complete work in Wells.
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Posted inMaine
Record number of breeding puffins recorded on island in Gulf of Maine
Seal Island, off the coast of Rockland, was once home to the area’s largest Atlantic puffin colony. Elsewhere, there are reminders that Gulf of Maine seabirds remain highly vulnerable.
Posted inMaine, News
Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, could bring riptides, coastal flooding to Maine
Coastal communities may see 5-7 foot waves, flooding and rip currents through Tuesday as the storm passes off the coast.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Amazing Acro-Cats purrform for a cause in Portland
The cat circus troupe and band sold out The Hill Arts on Sunday, with proceeds benefiting rescue cats.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Public defender’s offices are opening across Maine. The next step: Staffing them.
In Bangor, at the epicenter of the state’s indigent defense crisis, the district defender has only been able to fill one of five positions.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Leeds crash sends mother, 3-year-old daughter to hospital
A China woman and her 3-year-old daughter were injured traveling eastbound on Route 202 when they struck a vehicle making a turn in Leeds.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man fires at Lewiston police, ends standoff with suicide
A Saturday evening shooting on Essex Street in Lewiston became a standoff with police into Sunday morning and ended with a suicide, say police.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Vandals tangle forklift in CMP transmission lines, leaving 6,800 without power
Auburn police and Central Maine Power spokespeople said Sunday that a stolen forklift driven into transmission lines cut power to 6,800 Saturday night.
Posted inRiver Valley, Schools & Education
Andover students receive scholarships through town fund
The Andover Educational Fund’s Charles A. Cutting Endowment Fund is a $5,000, four-year scholarship for students seeking financial assistance to attend school after their high school graduation.