Kowalczik lies on the ground as his 1,500-pound bear buddy, Jimbo, rests a heavy paw on his waist. He feeds Jimbo a marshmallow from his mouth and laughs as a big bear tongue slobbers on his ear. If that sounds suicidal, consider that Kowalczik and his wife, Susan, have cared for Jimbo for almost 23 […]
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Crane collapses across Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City suburbs
No cars were hit by the crane’s arm as it came down around noon, but Rockland County Executive Ed Day wrote on Twitter that three people suffered minor injuries when vehicles swerved and stopped to avoid the wreckage. Video from a news helicopter showed at least one person being removed from a car and loaded […]
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Paul F. Brownell
1936 – 2016 AUBURN — Paul F. Brownell, 79, a resident of Lewiston, died Thursday, June 2, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Watertown, N.Y., on Aug. 11, 1936, the son of Fayette Haven Brownell and Mary Therese Dickson Brownell. Paul was educated in Wales schools and attended Lewiston High School. […]
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Heroin and crack: New York man sentenced to 21 years
PORTLAND – A New York man was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Wednesday for trafficking crack cocaine and heroin in Lewiston. James Winbrone, 32, of Brooklyn was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 21 years in prison and six years of supervised release for distributing crack cocaine and for possessing heroin with […]
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Lorraine M. Gondeck
1935 – 2016 LEWISTON — Lorraine Marie Gondeck died peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 11. She was born May 25, 1935, to Anna (Meagher) and William Wright and lived in Turner. At the age of 13 years old, she met the love of her life and on May 26, 1956, […]
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Two traffic stops lead to arrest of 4
RUMFORD — Four New York residents were arrested Saturday following two separate vehicle stops, police said. Around 9:12 a.m., Sgt. James Bernard stopped a vehicle on Hancock Street for excessive speed. He spoke to the driver and smelled a strong odor of marijuana, Rumford Police Chief Stacey Carter said in a news release. Arrested were Diamonds […]
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Jeffrey Frederick Andrews
1950 – 2016 BRIDGEWATER CORNERS, Vt. — Jeffrey Frederick Andrews was taken way too soon. He was unexpectedly called to conduct a train to heaven on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Jeff was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to E. Frederick and Pauline F. (McCarthy) Andrews. Jeff spent many summers in Ticonderoga with his […]
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Louis-Philippe Gagne Jr.
1931 – 2016 AUBURN — Louis-Philippe Gagne Jr., 84, of Auburn passed away Sunday, Jan. 3. He was born in Lewiston, the son of Ernestine Hamann Gagne and Louis-Philippe Gagne, and was a 1950 graduate of St. Dom’s, where he was known as “Chief Joker” because of his trademark sense of humor. Growing up, he […]
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N.Y. woman says body brews alcohol; OUI charges dropped
ALBANY, N.Y. — Drunken-driving charges against an upstate New York woman have been dismissed based on an unusual defense: Her body is a brewery. The woman was arrested while driving with a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit. She then discovered she has a rare condition called “auto-brewery syndrome,” in which her […]
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New York judge blocks FanDuel, DraftKings from taking bets
NEW YORK — Daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel can’t do business in New York for now, a judge said Friday, cutting off one of their biggest customer bases at least temporarily as the state attorney general and the sites face off over whether their business amounts to illegal gambling. FanDuel, which already had […]