LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday night charged Cemetery Committee member Tim Cox with obtaining more information regarding cemetery rules and regulations. Cox said he had received several complaints from Robert Martin who mows the town cemeteries. “People have gotten carried away, decorating their lots with cans, plastic flowers and signs,” Cox said. “Cedar and hemlock […]
August 2017
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Meeting tonight on where to build a new Edward Little High School
AUBURN — Resident are invited to offer their input Wednesday night on where the new Edward Little High School should be built. A community forum, hosted by the Edward Little High School Building Committee, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the high school. Before the meeting, tours will be offered of the […]
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Trial starts in the crash that killed 13-year-old Jayden Cho-Sargent
LEWISTON — The family of a 13-year-old middle school student watched a black and white video Tuesday of a pickup truck striking the boy as he made his way along a crosswalk. “Oh God!” Kellie Foley, mother of Jayden Cho-Sargent, sobbed as she viewed the footage during the civil trial of Laurie Young, 55 of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Eclipse 2017: Weird scenes inside the shoebox
Not many people know this, because it hardly got any media attention at all, but on Monday, the moon passed between the earth and sun, causing what we semi-professional astronomers call a “solar eclipse.” There was virtually no hype for this event, which likely caused common laypeople like yourselves to miss it entirely. Fear not, […]
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LHS Class of '67 to dedicate bench, honor fallen classmate
LEWISTON — Members of the Lewiston High School Class of 1967 will gather at Veterans Memorial Park on Friday to dedicate a granite bench to veteran classmates “and all those who have served our country.” A special salute will be given to classmate Thomas J. McMahon, who was killed in the Quang Tin Province during the […]
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Dixfield to vote on keeping its Police Department
DIXFIELD — Following a lengthy debate Monday night, selectmen voted 3-2 to put a question on the Nov. 7 ballot asking residents if they want to to discontinue the Police Department as of Jan. 1, 2018. Selectman Aaron Jamison made the motion, Norm Mitchell seconded it and Hart Daley joined them in voting in favor. Norine […]
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Donald Trump's new Afghanistan strategy calls for a troop increase
President Donald Trump outlined a revised vision for the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Monday, pledging to end a strategy of “nation-building” and instead institute a policy aimed more squarely at addressing the terrorist threat that emanates from the region. “I share the American people’s frustration,” he said. “I also share their frustration over a […]