Lisbon Maine
J. Campbell: Put God back into our lives
Marriage has been defiled, not only in Maine but all over the United States. The culprit? Yes, same-sex marriage is a major culprit, but it isn’t the only one. National divorce rates and 30-minute marriages in Las Vegas are just as bad. A marriage is a religious ceremony and should be kept that way. Same-sex […]
J. Thompson: Congressional ineptness
The nation faces a fiscal cliff due to expiration of Bush-era tax cuts and sequestration. The Bush tax cut extension is held up due to an issue of increasing taxes on those who make more than $250,000 per year. Sequestration was part of a deal made by President Barack Obama, Republican House leader John Boehner […]
Three cars collide in Lisbon; no one hurt
LISBON — One car was totalled and two others damaged in a rear-end collision on Route 196 in front of Pine Knolls on Friday night. No injuries were reported. Lisbon police officer Dennis Matthews identified the drivers as Dawn Satin, 39, of Auburn, Cody Williams, 18, of Lisbon, and Roger Maheux, 84, of Lisbon. According […]
Correction: Name misspelled
A caption on Page B2 in Wednesday’s City edition should have identified one of Lisbon’s new town council members as Gregg Garrison, who was recently sworn in for a three-year term. The incorrect name was a reporting error.
Lisbon police arrest 2 in residential burglary
LISBON — Police apprehended two Brunswick men Tuesday in connection with a residential burglary on Ferry Road. Darren Callahan, 21, and Adrian Reyes, 23, of Bow Street, Brunswick, were arrested shortly after noon Tuesday and charged with one count of burglary and one count of theft each. They were booked at the Androscoggin County Jail […]
C. Saucier: Governor doesn’t have the right
I worked for 18 years at Bath Iron Works as an outside machinist and I am angry with Gov. Paul LePage for refusing to allow the display of the labor murals that show the heritage of Maine workers, past and present. LePage is not too smart about what he is doing, and he doesn’t have […]
Albine S. Gagnon
LEWISTON — Al Gagnon, 82, of Lisbon, died Dec. 10, in Lewiston. He was born in Van Buren, Aug. 16, 1930, to Onezime Gagnon and Alice (Tardif) Gagnon. He was married to Helen Gagnon, Nov. 24, 1951. He worked at the Auburn Highway Department for 29 years. He is survived by his wife, Helen of […]