LEBANON (AP) — Rescue officials in Lebanon, Maine, say two people are hospitalized with serious injuries after being thrown from an all-terrain vehicle. Officials say a man and a woman, who were not named, were thrown from the four-wheeler at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday at the corner of Jim Grant Road and Emmons Lane. The […]
2011
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Baldacci bids farewell in final radio address
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. John Baldacci is saying farewell in his final gubernatorial radio address. In his weekly address Saturday, Baldacci gives thanks to Maine residents for their support, kindness and trust during his eight years as governor. He says being governor was “a privilege and an honor.” Baldacci steps down next week when Republican […]
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Maine fire deaths hit record low in 2010
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine set a record for the lowest number of fire deaths in 2010, with nine fatalities attributed to fires, officials said Saturday. The figure beat the state’s old record low of 12 fire deaths set twice — in 1995 and 2007 — and continued a downward trend that began in the 1980s […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police log
Charges Lewiston * Emmanuel Deon McGoogan, 25, of 747 Lisbon St., warrants, 2:30 p.m. Friday on Howard Street. * Shawnee Josephine Whyles, 24, of 149 Rideout Ave., disorderly conduct, 12:51 a.m. Saturday on Lisbon Street. * Sean Patrick O’Brien, 21, of 876 Lewiston Road, disorderly conduct, 12:59 a.m. Saturday on Lisbon Street. * Maiya Lucilla […]
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L-A welcomes first baby of 2011
LEWISTON — Elizabeth Langelier was certain she wasn’t going to give birth over the weekend. Sure, the 22-year-old Auburn woman had an early sign of labor Friday, but she didn’t really feel like she was going to give birth. And besides, she was scheduled to be induced Monday. She’d planned to have the baby then. […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Dawn ’til dusk and then some at Sunday River
NEWRY — The light from the rising sun is reflecting a pinkish hue from the snow as Dana Bullen takes a seat — skis dangle from his feet — and he rides upward to check on the work his staff has done the night before. “Look at that alpine glow,” Bullen said, watching the sun […]
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Calories on menus coming in 2011
For some Maine restaurants, this was the last New Year’s Eve patrons could chow down blissfully unaware of how many calories they eat. Coming in 2011: A new law mandates that restaurant chains with 20 or more outlets post calories on menus as plain as the price. That will let consumers know if that six-piece […]
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Same warmth fills new house for Beth Coffin and family
WEST PARIS — No presents were required under Beth Coffin’s Christmas tree this year. A new house that the community built for her was all she and her family could have dreamed of. “This year I didn’t think we needed anything,” Beth’s mother Bonnie Coffin said, as she and her daughter and partner Gary Waterhouse […]
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Winter Classic moved to nighttime
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux never took their can-you-top-this rivalry outdoors, back to the purest form of hockey played on ponds instead of indoor palaces. Where whipping winds and a frozen shooting hand can influence the result as much as a hot goaltender. So this must do: Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin, […]