How drunken revelers and ‘witches’ likely inspired the naming of Merrymeeting Bay

Historians doubt that the unusual bay where the Androscoggin River ends got its name from happy surveyors or a confluence of rivers.

Lewiston City Council, Planning Board to make final recommendations on riverfront master plan Tuesday

Tuesday’s workshop will be an opportunity for the council and Planning Board to provide their final comments and suggestions before the city's consultant, Halvorson Tighe & Bond, completes the final proposal.

L&A Veterans Council proposes adding Vietnam War-era patrol boat to park

The Vietnam War-era U.S. Navy craft, built in 1972, is similar to the boats featured in the epic war movie "Apocalypse Now."

Video: Androscoggin ice disk takes its turns

An ice disk slowly spins below the turnpike overpass Saturday afternoon between Lewiston and Auburn behind Beal Heating and Plumbing on Riverside Drive in Auburn.

Lewiston gets ‘aspirational’ as it updates riverfront island master plan

The update includes ambitious looks at the riverwalk trail, Simard-Payne Memorial Park, the canal system, Island Point and more.

Video: The roar of Great Falls

An aerial view Sunday of Great Falls, between Lewiston and Auburn, after Friday's heavy rain.

Photo: Peak pike fishing

50 years of progress: Mainers celebrate Clean Water Act anniversary in Lewiston

About 200 people gather along the Androscoggin River to commemorate five decades of the Clean Water Act.

Clean Water Act anniversary celebration is Thursday in Lewiston

Dozens of environmental professionals and volunteers will be recognized.

Odors from a polluted Androscoggin River used to peel paint off houses

The river's staggering stench in days past defied description, though many tried in newspapers, politics and even poetry.