MINOT — A Verrill Road man who shot up his house Friday night and caused an armed standoff for more than six hours was being held at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on Saturday, police said. Michael Callahan, 44, of 185 Verrill Road, was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and domestic violence […]
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Collection for Hurricane Sandy LEWISTON/AUBURN — A special collection to aid Hurricane Sandy victims will be held at all Masses in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on Saturday, Dec. 22, and Sunday, Dec. 23. The proceeds will support the efforts of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA as they […]
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J. Bergeron: Country going downhill
Mayans aside, humanity is in serious need of introspection. I may be wrong, but it seems that the collective level of insanity in society has risen in my short lifetime. I don’t men specifically mental illness per se, but in a more general sense. Is it the economy? Is it a generational breakdown of the […]
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Lora Turner Clark
BUCKFIELD — Lora Turner Clark, 89, formerly of Auburn and Minot, peacefully passed away Dec. 16, at the home of her daughter in North Buckfield. Lora was born June 25, 1923, in Buckfield, to Alton and Ella (Bessey) Turner; she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1941, and shortly afterwards attended a nursing program at […]
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Parents upset local schools don’t close for storm
LEWISTON — While dozens of southern and western Maine schools canceled classes during Monday’s snowstorm, at least four area school systems did not, causing thousands of children in Lewiston, Auburn, Poland and Turner to slog through the snow, raising the ire of their parents. “What bothered me was when a normal 15-minute ride to school, […]
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Police log
Charges Androscoggin County * Raymond Thomas, 45, of Cumberland Street, Rumford, possessing a scheduled drug, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Route 4 in Turner, by Maine State Police. * Dennis Main, 42, of 127 Northern Ave., Augusta, warrant, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Augusta Road, by Sabattus police. * Marcus McCloud, 44, of 17 Cram Ave., […]
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Mary Fraser Haley
AUBURN — Mary Fraser Haley, 96, of Minot, died at Clover Manor Thursday, Dec. 6, where she resided for the past five years. She was born and raised in Auburn, the daughter of Donald and Hazel Fraser on Nov. 21, 1916. Mary was one of five children and had a twin brother. She was the […]