AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge related to shooting a man in the leg in downtown Lewiston in June. Jordan Waterman, 27, of 206 Park St. was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with all but four years suspended, plus four years of probation. He had been scheduled for […]
2018
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Auburn meeting to discuss Taylor Brook bridge replacement
AUBURN — Representatives of the Maine Department of Transportation are scheduled to present updated plans next week for replacing the Taylor Brook bridge on Hotel Road. The public meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Auburn Hall. MDOT representatives are expected to detail the department’s recommendations for the project, estimated at $1.7 […]
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Community forest project ranked first in nation by U.S. Forest Service
BETHEL — The Bethel Community Forest Project planning committee has announced that the U.S. Forest Service ranked the project first out of 34 applications from across the country. The service provided a $600,000 grant, bringing the community closer to its goal to acquire and create the Bethel Community Forest. The Betterment Fund has offered to match […]
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web
Officers graduate from Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Rumford Police Officer Austin Couture and Dixfield Police Officer Gerald F. Maccione graduated with the 35th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro on Friday. The officers underwent 18 weeks of rigorous academic and physical training, accumulating more than 720 hours. Couture is a graduate of Central Maine Community […]
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Dirigo High names November student of the month
Dirigo High School in Dixfield has selected Devon Fletcher as November student of the month. Pictured from left are: Lisa Twomey, Dirigo High School principal; Megan Fletcher, sister; Tricia Fletcher, mother; Devon; Gene Fletcher, father; Tina Merrill, grandmother; and Cathy Fletcher, grandmother.
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APL announces January kids' calendar
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., has announced the kids’ events scheduled for January. Sprouts — Saturdays, Jan. 5, 12 and 26, 10 to 10:50 a.m., Children’s Room. Three Saturday mornings each month from early September through May the library hosts a lap-sit program for babies up to 36 months and their […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Nominee for Mills Cabinet sees broadband access as key to Maine economy
Skowhegan native Heather Johnson now directs the ConnectME Authority and previously led the Somerset County Economic Development Corporation.
Posted inNews
Thief in Sanford breaks into Salvation Army safe and steals red kettle donations
About $1,700 collected on Christmas Eve is stolen from a safe in the organization’s Sanford office.
Posted inNation / World
Why were so many people mad about the Instagram update on Thursday?
Instagram introduced an update Thursday morning that forced users to tap or swipe horizontally to view their feeds. But it was apparently a false alarm! After swift backlash, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, quickly tweeted a series of apologies. “Sorry about that, this was supposed to be a very small test but we went […]
Posted inMaine
Wintry mess expected to get in the way of Friday’s morning commute
Maine is looking at a messy upcoming day on the roads, as snow, sleet and freezing rain are all in the forecast in the Pine Tree State. Forecasts call for snow to start early Friday and later turn over to sleet and around midday. Travel conditions are expected to be slippery. William Watson from the […]