A badly decomposed whale that washed up on Old Orchard Beach drew gasps and groans from beach walkers venturing out in the rain on Sunday. The carcass – later identified as that of a minke whale – washed ashore about a mile south of Old Orchard Beach pier, just as Lyndi Cote, wrapped in a […]
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Lewiston residents hold march for peace
LEWISTON (WGME) – More than 50 people came together at Kennedy Park in Lewiston to march for peace on Sunday. “We’re hoping we can get the community to come together and try and end the violence,” said Ashley Medina, an organizer from the Lewiston United for Peace and Hope Committee. Medina is also a resident […]
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Nicole Maines lands role as transgender superhero on network TV series
Nicole Maines, the Maine schoolgirl who won a landmark court case in 2014 for transgender rights, broke another barrier this weekend when it was announced that she will be the first person to star as a transgender superhero on a network TV series. “I haven’t quite taken it all in yet,” Maines, now 20, said […]
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Mainer goes the extra mile – 1,000, actually – to save injured Georgia pup
Andrea Shaw gets a kiss from Columbo, the puppy she rescued from Columbus, Georgia, at her home in Gorham on Friday. Bicyclists found the injured puppy and biked with him 7 miles into town, where Shaw happened to meet him. Staff photo by Ariana van den Akker For Andrea Shaw, it was a matter of […]
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George T. Affleck
LEWISTON — George T. Affleck, age 59, of Sumner, Maine, died Friday, June 8, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born May 7, 1959, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to William R. “Bill” and Marilyn Ewing Affleck. He was a 1977 graduate of Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, and a 1982 graduate of […]
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Lewiston doctor arrested on domestic assault charge
AUBURN — Lewiston urologist Joel S. Olstein, 72, was arrested at his Auburn home Thursday night and charged with domestic assault. At about 8 p.m., police went to 48 Waterview Drive on the east shore of Taylor Pond where Olstein lives with his wife. He was arrested at the scene. On Friday, police said only that […]
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Judge believed Lewiston murder suspect with history of attacks was too old to pose a threat
UPDATE: Auburn man held without bail in fatal stabbing of Lewiston woman The 76-year-old man charged with stabbing a woman to death Sunday morning in Lewiston had a nearly 40-year pattern of killing or attacking women, but eight years ago a judge in Portland said Albert Flick would soon be too old to pose a threat to society. […]
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Maine to beef up cybersecurity of voter registration system
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine wants to beef up cybersecurity of its voter registration system. Maine Public reports that Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap last week requested over $3 million from a $380 million pool of federal funds. Dunlap’s spokeswoman Kristen Muszynski (moo-zyn-ski) said that the office is asking for more time to draft its […]
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Lewiston police say they are stepping up enforcement in wake of violence
LEWISTON — The city’s police chief announced Monday that overtime shifts and coordinated patrols with state police are being added to combat a recent spike in violent crime in the city’s downtown area. Chief Brian O’Malley said a staff shortage prompted him to add overtime shifts to patrols in areas that have seen increases in […]
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Maine will no longer suspend driver's licenses over unpaid fines
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine will no longer suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid fines once a new law goes into effect. The law says until October 2021, Maine will no longer automatically suspend driver’s licenses for failure to pay fines unrelated to driving. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine said suspending driver’s licenses make it […]