STRONG — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District are offering an all-day training session for persons to become certified or to get recertification credits. The session is from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Strong Town Office in the Foster Memorial Building, 14 […]
2017
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Gowell to give concert at Foss mansion
AUBURN — The Woman’s Literary Union will host singer Larry Gowell in concert at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 29, as part of Auburn’s 2017 Winter Festival. Gowell, an Auburn native, will perform a wide array of songs. Gowell has been singing since he was a teen, performing in the school choir and band and […]
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Franklin County arrest log
• Randi Sencabaugh, 32, Jay, violation condition of release, Dec. 28, $500 cash bail, Jay Police Department. • Leo Valcourt, 22, Jay, warrant, Dec. 30, released on personal recognizance, Jay Police Department. • Theodore Hastings, 57, Wilton, domestic violence criminal mischief, obstructing report of a crime, Dec. 30, $500 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. • George Newcomb, 26, […]
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Electrical issue blamed for Farmington mobile home fire
FARMINGTON — An electrical issue in a wall sparked a fire that significantly damaged a mobile home at 129 Poverty Lane early Tuesday morning, Farmington Fire and Rescue Lt. Tim “TD” Hardy said. Roger Begin, who was living in the home owned by Alan Archibald, was able to get out of the home safely, Hardy said. The […]
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Farmington crash sends 6 to hospital
FARMINGTON — A Temple woman and a family of five from Massachusetts were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday morning on Route 4, according to police. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. Nadene Pillsbury, 56, of Temple was driving a 1997 Jeep north on Route 4 at about 11:06 a.m., according to Farmington police officer […]
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A busy 2016 for Lewiston-Auburn area business
It’s been a year of big moves, big hopes and doughnuts of the Local and Coming Soon varieties. My candidates for the top 10 business stories of the year in and around greater Lewiston-Auburn are in no particular order. They’re stories that intrigued, celebrated the area or simply made big, newsy headlines. Red, white and […]
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11 displaced in Portland fire
PORTLAND — There are nearly a dozen people that are left homeless after a fire broke out at a Cumberland Street apartment building. There were three apartments in the building and 11 people are displaced from this fire, according to Portland Fire Chief David Jackson. Currently there are no reports of injuries. Officials said the fire […]
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H.S. roundup: Oak Hill boys hold off Monmouth, 61-59
MONMOUTH — Oak Hill took over in the second half to claim a 61-59 boys’ basketball victory over Monmouth on Monday. The Raiders trailed by six points in the third quarter before catching fire and leading by as many as seven points in the second half. Colten Donnell was particularly hot, scoring all 14 of […]
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Work on Pleasant Lake dam almost complete
CASCO — Replacement of the Pleasant Lake dam is almost complete, according to Otisfield Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson. “The dam itself will be finished in a week or two,” Ferguson said recently. The dam is between the Hancock Lumber office building parking lot and the Pleasant Lake House Bed and Breakfast on Route […]
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And One: Blue Devils hope to turn corner in 2017
If any team could use a fresh start in 2017, it’s the Lewiston boys’ basketball team. The Blue Devils ended 2016 with an 0-6 record. Their home losses to Bangor, Windham and Deering were much more competitive than losses at Oxford Hills, Portland and Cony (at the Augusta Civic Center). “We played well against Deering, […]