Updates on highly followed local stories from 2019.
2019
Posted inDear Abby
Bride-to-be attempts to keep costs and hurt feelings down
DEAR ABBY: I have an awkward wedding conundrum I hope you can help me with. I am getting married in April and want to invite two co-workers with whom I am very close. One of them is married; the other, “Sara,” is in the process of divorcing her husband. Sara was unhappy for years with […]
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Posted inDr. Roach
Vitamin D’s odd connection with pancreas inflammation
DEAR DR. ROACH: Are you aware of the possibility of pancreatitis resulting from long-term vitamin D2 supplementation? I was diagnosed with IPMN with chronic pancreatitis after being on 50,000 IU of vitamin D2 once a week for nine months. I had mild upper left quadrant pain, which I am told is quite unusual for pancreatic […]
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports
Junior hockey: Quick start lifts Johnstown past Maine Nordiques
Christian Gorscak and Spencer DenBeste each finished with three points for the Tomahawks.
Posted inNews
Oxford County arrest log
Daniel Grover, 34, Paris, operating a vehicle without license, operating after habitual offender, 9:28 p.m. Dec. 23 by the Maine State Police. Mitchel Brown, 32, of Fryeburg, violating protection from abuse order, 10:57 p.m. Dec. 24 by the Fryeburg Police Department. Mark McClellan, 58, of Oxford, domestic violence assault, 1:35 p.m. Dec. 24 by the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two-part winter storm to continue into New Year’s Eve
A two-part winter storm that started on Monday and dumped around six inches of snow on Lewiston and Auburn is expected to continue until Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston man charged with burglary, theft from storage units
Shain Johnson accused of taking alloy wheels, a motorcycle, a snowblower and tools.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Honduran man stopped in Auburn appears in court on illegal re-entry charge
The 52-year-old was deported from the U.S. in 2009.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Monday’s college basketball roundup: UMaine women’s basketball suffers 10th loss
Bailey Greenberg scores 32 points as Drexel beats the Black Bears, 70-57.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Harrison farmer urges caution when feeding Christmas trees to goats, sheep
Chemicals used on trees can be harmful to the herd, their milk and consumers.