At a meeting of a City Council subcommittee, dozens debate the pros and cons of a measure that would affect workers and businesses in Portland.
January 2019
Posted inSwimming
H.S. swimming results: Lewiston at Mt. Ararat
Emma Hawley, Brooke Cloutier, Melina Masselli and Taylor Belanger break 36-year-old Blue Devils record in the 200 medley relay.
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Posted inOxford Hills
What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Jan. 8, 2019 Buckfield Municipal Building No ambulance What happened: Town Manager Joe Roach announced he and Rescue Chief Floyd “Chip” Richardson had decided against accepting a donated ambulance because it needed repairs. What it means: After being checked by a mechanic, it would take roughly $6,000 in repairs to […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls’ basketball: Hebron leads from start to finish, takes down Pine Tree Academy
Lumberjacks control the boards in win over Breakers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Poland man indicted on child sex crime charges
AUBURN — A Poland man was indicted Tuesday by an Androscoggin County grand jury on 12 counts, including gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and sexual abuse of a minor. Arrested in October, Henry Clifford Cressey Jr., 41, of North Raymond Road remained at the Androscoggin County jail on a $10,000 secured bond. According to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston man charged with assault and robbery
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who allegedly slammed a beer bottle into the head of a man he robbed last summer has been charged with assault and robbery. A grand jury Monday indicted Mouamed Mouamed, 21, of 287 Bates St. on charges of elevated aggravated assault and robbery, each a felony punishable by up to […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Jay murder suspect jealous, state says
FARMINGTON — Testimony on day two of the murder trial of James “Ted” Sweeney on Tuesday focused on his jealous behavior in the months leading up to the death of his former longtime girlfriend at the home they shared in Jay. Sweeney, 58, is accused of killing Wendy Douglass, 51, with a softball bat while she […]
Posted inGirls Hockey, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: Lewiston has a Landry for every line
Three skaters with the last name Landry play for the Blue Devils. None of them are related.
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Shutdown affects Maine breweries
Maine’s craft brewing industry is concerned that sales could go flat during the federal government shutdown because the agency that processes licenses and approves labels for out-of-state beer sales has been closed since the shutdown began three weeks ago. In York, an expansion of SoMe Brewing Co. — York Beach Beer Co. — has been […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 staff votes ‘no confidence’ in Superintendent Todd LeRoy
Staff members in Regional School Unit 73 have overwhelmingly approved a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Todd LeRoy, shown here at his office. RSU 73 includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. (Livermore Falls Advertiser file photo) LIVERMORE FALLS — By a tally of 155-4, staff members from the four schools in Regional School Unit 73 […]