LEWISTON — A multi-year process to replace all three Fire Department substations is off to a rocky start because of a dispute between the firefighters’ union and Mayor Shane Bouchard. The dispute stems from Bouchard’s appointees to a substation advisory committee tasked with designing the new stations. Last week, when the committee met for the […]
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Lewiston-Auburn 9/11 memorials remember and honor those who fell
It doesn’t matter that it’s been 17 years. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those infamous moments when anyone old enough to remember knows exactly what they were doing when it happened. At separate 9/11 memorial ceremonies in Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday morning, elected officials and local fire and police […]
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Lewiston to purchase land for new fire station
LEWISTON — The city is poised to enter into an option agreement to purchase 10 acres at 55 North Temple St. to build a fire substation. Funding for the $3.3 million project is included in next year’s Capital Improvement Plan, and city officials have since been narrowing down a list of potential sites for the […]
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No injuries in Lewiston overnight electrical fire
LEWISTON — An overnight electrical fire early Sunday left about a dozen people without housing, according to the Fire Department. The fire at a multifamily apartment building at 242 Park St. was reported at 12:07 a.m. Sunday, according to firefighters. The fire started in the first-floor, front apartment in an electrical wall outlet, according to […]
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Henry Auclair
LEWISTON — Henry Auclair, 92, of Lewiston, passed away Tuesday, July 11, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Jackman on June 30, 1925, the son of the late Louis and Marie (Pomerleau) Auclair. He attended local schools, graduating from Lewiston High School. Following graduation he joined the U.S. Army, serving […]
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Cigarette blamed for Wednesday night Lewiston blaze
Fire damage appears to have been contained to the upper floor at 48 Spring St. in Lewiston following Wednesday night’s blaze. LEWISTON — An improperly discarded cigarette started the late-night blaze on Spring Street that left six homeless and caused $100,000 damage, investigators said Thursday. The fire started in a rear bedroom on the second […]
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Lionel A. Baillargeon
1939 – 2017 LEWISTON — Lionel A. Baillargeon, 77, a resident of Poland, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Feb. 3, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 3, 1939, the son of Jerome and Eugenie (Gallant) Baillargeon. Lionel was a U.S. Army veteran of the Cuban […]
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Chesley ‘Chet’ W. Fournier
1927 – 2015 LEWISTON — Chesley “Chet” W. Fournier, 88, a resident of Auburn, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 26, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston, March 23, 1927, the son of William and Dollena (White) Fournier. He was educated at Frye and Jordan schools and graduated […]