Local musical favorites Brooke Morin-Lachance, Jason Fogg and Joey St. Pierre will appear from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Pedro O’Hara’s. There is no cover charge. The trio of musicians have joined forces and bring some amazing talent to some favorite music, while blending their own written originals into a highly powerful performance. […]
2017
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Bill Webster denies adults were made aware of bullying at Lewiston Middle School
LEWISTON — School Superintendent Bill Webster released a statement at noon Thursday saying he was not aware of any adult, inside or outside the school, who was made aware that the Lewiston Middle School student who died Tuesday was bullied. According to Webster’s statement, two of her classmates approached him directly “to say that she […]
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Marijuana operation planned for former Town & Country Foods in Greene
GREENE — A Bangor-based company has bought the shuttered Town & Country Foods with long-term plans to grow recreational marijuana in the former 13,340-square-foot former meat operation. “I sold it actually from a social media post,” broker Kevin Fletcher at Malone Commercial Brokers said Tuesday. After announcing the listing on Instagram in March, “it was under […]
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Lewiston police charge man with kidnapping, sexual contact
LEWISTON — Police arrested a man after a woman said she was assaulted in his car in Lewiston. The unnamed victim told Lewiston police she was walking to work about 4 a.m. Wednesday on Lisbon Street when she was approached by Joshua Brown, 41, according to a statement from Lewiston police. Police say Brown and […]
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Democrats threaten to shut down Maine government over school funding
With less than a month left before statutory adjournment, Democrats have threatened to shut down government if state funding for schools doesn’t reach 55 percent. Fifty-two Democratic and two independent House members, along with four Democratic senators, have signed a pact to oppose any budget bill that doesn’t have “a progressive and sustainable funding source […]
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Pedestrian struck by tractor-trailer early Thursday on Park Street
UPDATED 10:40 P.M.: LEWISTON — Police are investigating after a tractor-trailer ran over a man who was apparently sleeping under or near the truck while the driver was pulling out of LePage Bakery late Wednesday night. “The driver drove away and heard a scream and stopped immediately,” said Lt. David St. Pierre. “Fortunately, the […]
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Man sentenced to 10 years for Biddeford double homicide
BIDDEFORD (AP) — A New York City man who pleaded guilty in a double homicide in Maine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old Fuquan Prince Wilson pleaded guilty in March to two counts of manslaughter in the 2014 shootings of Russell Lavoie and Jeffrey Lude inside a Biddeford apartment. The charges were […]
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Montana candidate charged with assaulting reporter on eve of election
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Republican candidate in the nationally-watched election Thursday for Montana’s sole congressional seat has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Voters decide in the special election whether Republican Greg Gianforte or Democrat Rob Quist will fill the U.S. […]
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House GOP health bill: 23M more uninsured; sick risk higher costs
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah talk to a reporter as he steps onto the Capitol Subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ official budget analyst is projecting that the House Republican health care bill would produce 23 million more uninsured people and costly, perhaps unaffordable coverage […]
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From Romania to Paris, a lifetime of service for Dominik Klinger
PARIS — When Dominik Klinger was 6 years old, his family received notice they would have to leave Romania for a few days to stay safe from the Russians. Little did he or his family know they would never return to their homeland. The year was 1942 and Europe was in the throes of World War […]