Eric Colbert, 38, was arrested on Sunday by Maine State Police after troopers found a loaded shotgun in his residence.
2019
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Lisbon council meeting postponed
LISBON — The Town Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed to Tuesday, Nov. 19, because of the weather. It will be held at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall Conference Room.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Augusta man stabbed girlfriend to death, took his own life, police say
Maine State Police say Eric Ryan fatally shot himself as Augusta police were entering the apartment where the couple lived, long after Loryn McCollett had died.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Froma Harrop: New York no longer home for ‘The Donald’
The (mostly) charming family movie “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” is about a divorced father living alone in his posh Manhattan digs. Unexpectedly, he receives two boxes of penguins, and chaos ensues. But the 2011 film has a not-very-subtle subtheme: the prominence of future President Donald Trump as the quintessential rich and heroic New Yorker. Popper (Jim […]
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation backs effort to spur passage of Equal Rights Amendment
When the ERA failed to gain enough support by one old 1982 deadline, it seemed dead, but it suddenly has life again and may win approval within months.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Sandy Hook lawsuit against gun maker can go forward, Supreme Court says
The lawsuit says the Madison, North Carolina-based company should never have sold a weapon as dangerous as the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle to the public.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Municipal Agenda – Harrison Selectmen’s Meeting
HARRISON — BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING Thursday Nov. 14, 2019 – 6 p.m. AGENDA 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Call the Meeting to Order 3. Public Participation (Non-Agenda Items) 4. Approval of Unsigned Warrants 5. Approval of Minutes – October 10, 2019 6. Old Business – • Public Works site Design update Phase III (tabled […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Freezing rain switches to rain for Tuesday morning commute
Rain and freezing rain fell in parts of Maine and New Hampshire on Tuesday morning. Temperatures were expected to plunge Tuesday night with wind chill readings possibly reaching about zero. Here is a model depiction of what the radar will approximately look like through the rest of the day. Mixed precipitation or rain will end […]