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Eight more dollar stores on the way to Lewiston-Auburn area

LEWISTON — More dollar stores are coming. Eight new stores — four Family Dollars and four Dollar Generals — are being planned for locations in Lewiston, Auburn, Turner, Sabattus and Greene. “There is a market for these types of stores in Maine,” said David Hediger, deputy director of Lewiston’s Planning and Code Enforcement Department. “And […]

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Mother-Son dance in Lisbon LISBON — The third annual Lisbon Mother-Son Mother’s Day Dance is scheduled for May 10. The event will be held at the MTM Center in Lisbon Falls from 6 to 8 p.m. Advance tickets are at the Lisbon Recreation Department for $10 per couple and $5 each additional child through May […]

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National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26

As part of National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26, there will be eight locations in Androscoggin County where the public can get rid of expired or unwanted prescription drugs. Sites will be at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston, Bedard Pharmacy in Auburn, the Poland Substation, Turner Town Office Parking Lot and the […]

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Oak Hill High School honor roll

SABATTUS — The following Oak Hill High School students were named to the fall semester honor roll. Grade nine High honors: Dayna Conant, Alexis Fuller, Zoe Hill, Halee Lair, Makenzie LeBlanc, Hannah Nadeau, Hayden Rodrigue, Kierra Rolston, Matthew Strout, Charlotte Waterman, Samantha Weeks. Honors: Jeremiah Childs, Collin Clark, Michaela Daigle, Simon Fair, Anna Giandrea, Erika […]

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Unity College honors list for fall 2013

UNITY — Several Maine residents have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester 2013 at Unity College. Jessica Kowalski ’14, an adventure based-environmental education major from Brunswick. She is a graduate of Robert E Fitch Senior High School. Michael MacKnight ’14, a conservation law enforcement major from Andover. He is a graduate […]

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Rachel G. Perkins

1934 – 2014 AUBURN — Rachel G. (Bouchard) Perkins, 80, of Sabattus, died peacefully, with her children by her side, on Friday, March 28, at the Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Seth Perkins, who died Feb. 27, 1999. She was born in Lewiston on Feb. 27, 1934, a daughter of the […]

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Firefighters battle two house fires in Sabattus

SABATTUS — Two fires that broke out within an hour of each other kept the Sabattus Fire Department on its feet Sunday afternoon. According to Sabattus fire Chief Mark Veilleux, his crews were called to a fire at 15 Shore Drive around 3:41 p.m. “It’s been a very busy day for us,” Veilleux said. Veilleux […]