City staff said the swimming hole at the park tested above the threshold for E. coli on Wednesday, but passed Thursday’s test.
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Posted inMaine, Olympics, Sports
Breaking set to bring its energy, excitement and culture to the Olympics
The hip-hop dance style will make its first appearance in the Summer Games, giving a new audience a chance to see the dazzling mix of athleticism and artistic expression.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Franklin, News, Oxford Hills
Small businesses, nonprofits in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties to get storm relief funds
Businesses can be awarded as much as $100,000 from a pool of $5.8 million funds in this first round of grant awards.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn sets dates for the first day of school
Grades K-9 start Aug. 28; Grades 10-12 start Aug. 29; Pre-K starts Sept. 3.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin County to close on deal to move District Attorney’s office to new location
Commissioners approved the closing costs to purchase the fourth floor of the Peck Center on Main Street in downtown Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, News
Remnants of Debby could drench western Maine
The tropical depression is expected to douse western parts of the state with several inches of rain Friday into Saturday, but coastal communities may see just a sprinkling.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: Guardsmen prepare for disaster in ‘Operation Colisée’
The Maine National Guard 11th Civil Support Team trains during a simulated radioactive explosion at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
Maine teen among Taylor Swift fans in limbo after Vienna concert cancellation
Swift’s three concerts in Vienna, Austria, were canceled after officials arrested two suspects accused of plotting an attack on the stadium, but Erin Fontaine, 19, of Augusta, had already boarded a plan when the announcements were made.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
South Portland teen gets year of probation on arson charge
The 17-year-old was acquitted last month on separate charges that he plotted to carry out a school shooting.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Sen. Susan Collins marvels at Lewiston shoemaker’s work
‘A tribute to Maine craftsmanship,’ Collins said during a tour of Rancourt & Co.’s factory Thursday.