The boy’s father was trying to intensify a fire in order to cook hotdogs.
June 2019
The Buzz: Chamber breakfast serves up wellness takeaways
“Walking meetings?” Why not?
28 people from 14 countries become U.S. citizens at the Auburn Public Library.
Beckie’s last breakfast.
Lisbon sixth-graders complete service learning project, ‘Spruce Up Sugg’
The students at P.W. Sugg Middle School, along with guidance from two of their teachers, applied math concepts to complete a landscaping project in the school’s flagpole garden.
Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes
But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
Man arrested in 1986 rape and killing of 11-year-old girl
Police in Maine have arrested a man in connection with the 1986 rape and killing of an 11-year-old girl in Connecticut
Maine making public, private insurers cover abortions
A bill requiring public and private insurance companies to cover abortion is now law in Maine
Federal watchdog agency recommends removal of Kellyanne Conway from federal office
The Office of Special Counsel has submitted a report to President Trump saying that Conway has repeatedly violated the Hatch Act.
Jay votes for Mexico hauler to take recyclables to Farmington
The town’s current contract with ecomaine for single-sort recyclables expires on June 30.
Lewiston-Auburn back to one business-to-business trade show
The Twin Cities are back to a single business-to-business trade show and it’s happening this year on June 20, at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council had run the Maine B2B for 22 years before becoming part of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce last year. The chamber […]
Brunswick-to-Rockland Downeaster rail service delayed again
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is ‘optimistic’ that the seasonal weekend service will begin next year.