LEWISTON — Speed, text or fiddle with that podcast at your own risk. Lewiston police wrote more than twice as many traffic tickets in 2018 than in 2017, and pulled over thousands more drivers. In 2018, police stopped 9,768 motorists and wrote 1,633 citations, up from 755 citations in 2017, according to year-end numbers in […]
2019
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Mugging it up at Lewiston bridal show
Mother and daughter attend a bridal shop in Lewiston Maine
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Making a new family business from scratch
LEWISTON — Dad Andy MacIsaac services X-ray machines. Mom Anneke is a coach for preschool teachers. Daughter Jana (pronounced Yana) works in publishing, son Bo in restaurants. Together, as of last week, they are Vittles & Variety. The Lewiston family has turned the former Boba and Jamie K’s on Scribner Boulevard into a variety store […]
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Skijoring clinic: Norway goes to the dogs
NORWAY — Robert’s Farm Preserve in Norway went to the dogs Sunday afternoon.Geoff Shallard, a skijoring expert from Yarmouth, taught six yelping dogs — and their owners — the basics of skijoring. Derived from the Norwegian word skikjøring, meaning ski driving, skijoring is cross-country skiing while attached by a 12-foot cord to one or two […]
Posted inMaine, News
Powerful wind gusts predicted to hit Maine on Monday
Portland will see gusts of up to 55 mph, and power outages are likely, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inNews
Local drag comes to Norway
A newly formed artistic collective hosted a drag show in Norway on Friday night.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Linda-Jean Briggs files lawsuit against Rumford over firing
Linda-Jean Briggs, fired as town manager on Jan. 2, has filed a wrongful
termination suit against the Town of Rumford.
Posted inMaine, News
Man critically injured in Kennebec County crash
Two others suffered less serious injuries when the car they were riding in struck trees in the town of China and overturned, Maine State Police say.
Posted inLocal Sports
Junior hockey: Kings jump on Thunder early in Game 1; Nordiques blow out Powerhawks
Thunder let in four goals in the first period en route to a 7-1 loss to South Shore. Audette and Sanchez each have two goals for the Nordiques
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Hot sauce heats up in southern Maine kitchens
Chefs and entrepreneurs are making and selling their own hot sauces, infusing them with flavor as well as heat.