DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband acquired a drug-resistant E. coli infection from a prostate biopsy. His urologist initially treated him with gentamicin injections and cephalexin. Two days after discontinuing the cephalexin, the infection returned (chills, fever, malaise and pain in the urinary tract). He got more gentamicin injections and more cephalexin. Finally, the doctor read […]
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Oak Hill High School lists fall semester honor roll
SABATTUS — Oak Hill High School has announced its honor roll for the fall semester of the 2016-2017 academic school year. High Honors Grade nine: Morgan Inman, Magdolyn Ryder and Grace Woodard. Grade 10: Catherine Daigle, Alexis Faucher, James Greenwood, Jennifer Hall, Alani Lindsay and Sadie Waterman. Grade 11: Katie Courser, Anna Dodge, Michaela Gervais, Lydia Therrien […]
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Luck of the Irish Night PHILLIPS — Luck of the Irish Night with music and supper will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the Phillips Area Community Center, 21 Depot St. Music beginning at 6 p.m. will feature (Almost) Close Enough with Mike Worthley, Jack Harvey, Mike O’ Brien and Gary and Lois Hall. Admission is one […]
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Do no harm to watershed lands
The letter from Michael Lachance (March 5) about winter recreation on Lake Auburn has prompted me to offer the following information. I have been a member of the Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission for more than 20 years and can state emphatically that the mission of the Commission is the same as it was then: […]
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Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District offering pond construction, renovation class
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a class on pond construction, renovation and maintenance on April 4, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Farmington Municipal Building. Contractor recertification credits are available to those attending the full session. Those who are not seeking credits will be dismissed at […]
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Citizen police academy starts March 21
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Police Department will start it’s next Citizens’ Police Academy on Tuesday, March 21, at the police station, according to a news release. The program is for those 18 years and older. It meets from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday for 10 weeks. People who enroll will get insight on the […]
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Lisbon Falls teen denies sex assault
A Lisbon Falls teen on Thursday denied a charge that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl last month in a Westbrook motel room. Rick Powers, 15, denied the charge at a juvenile court hearing in Portland, according to the Press Herald. He is next scheduled to appear in court in May. Powers and another teen, Ernest […]
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Livermore Falls woman pleads guilty to theft, false public report
AUBURN — A Livermore Falls woman pleaded guilty Thursday morning at Androscoggin County Superior Court to a misdemeanor theft charge related to the assault and robbery of a Livermore Falls man in November. Felicia Jewell, 29, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false public report, for which she was sentenced to 180 days in […]
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Accused sex trafficker facing federal gun charge
PORTLAND — An Auburn man facing assault and sex trafficking charges in Androscoggin County is now facing federal charges. Willie Minor, 57, of 30 Lake St. has been charged in U.S. District Court with a single count of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a domestic violence assault. The charge carries a potential […]