LIVERMORE FALLS — A man was seriously injured Tuesday night while he was riding a three-wheeler on a local trail behind a house at 199 Pine Ridge Loop, located off Route 106. The ATV flipped and landed on top of the man who was driving the three-wheeler, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service […]
2017
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Gov. Paul LePage addresses Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club breakfast
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage attended the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club’s breakfast as their guest speaker Wednesday. The governor talked about ranked-choice voting, something he’s been vocally opposing since it was voted into law in November Maine’s Supreme Court released an “advisory opinion” Tuesday, stating the new law is a violation of the state’s Constitution which […]
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One-day photo contest June 7
BANC Flash! June 7, 2017: One day photo contest: Submissions accepted from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebration, food, film, prizes and story collecting: 5-7 p.m. at The Gem Theater. Contest participants can submit a photo taken on Wednesday, June 7 between 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. The subject of the photo must be something […]
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Perlman at Rails Thursday
Dave Perlman will perform at Rails, 103 Lincoln St., Lewiston, Thursday, May 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
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Schooner Fare performing for Chocolate Church’s 40th
BATH — Brothers Chuck and Steve Romanoff as Schooner Fare are an integral part of the Chocolate Church Arts Center’s four-decade history. On Saturday, June 3, the duo returns to the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. Schooner Fare performs lively concerts to folks of all ages, singing such signature original songs as “Portland […]
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Bates College addresses racial uproar after black student handcuffed at dance
Bates College has hired two private investigators to look into student complaints that security personnel improperly handcuffed a black male student in front of his peers at a dance this month. The officers, who work for the college, have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the probe, according to a note […]
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Katahdin Woods and Waters fans hang their own signs for national monument
#resist #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/k9Pe6E3kjC — Lisa Ammerman (@atimberedchoir) May 24, 2017 BENEDICTA — Maine’s governor is refusing to allow road signs to be installed for a new national monument, so supporters of the park are taking matters into their own hands. Fans of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument hung a banner advertising the park from a highway […]
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Mary Mayhew to resign as head of DHHS
AUGUSTA — Mary Mayhew, who has served as Maine commissioner of Health and Human Services since the beginning of Gov. Paul LePage’s tenure, will be leaving that post Friday. LePage announced her departure Wednesday in a prepared statement, in which he said she did an “exceptional job” at the helm of state government’s largest department. […]
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Leeds man accused of breaking into C.N. Brown in Jay
JAY — A Leeds man is accused of breaking into C.N. Brown on Main Street late Tuesday night. An alarm went off at the business at 11:40 p.m. When police Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier arrived he could see the cash register was knocked over and when he checked the building it was locked up, Chief Richard […]