The operations of Sterling Rope Co. – which manufactures ropes for technical climbing, search and rescue, and industrial safety – will not be affected by the sale, new owners say.
July 2019
Posted inCommunity Sports
McG United Soccer Academy registration
LEWISTON —The McG United Soccer Academy will be held at the new soccer fields behind the Lewiston High School at 156 East Ave. The Academy will run July 22-26, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for 5-7 year-olds. Eight through 11-year-olds will run 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Special session involving 7th-10th grade […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Legal sports betting gets scratched, at least for now, as governor puts legislation on hold
Gov. Janet Mills says she held 39 measures because of technical problems, conflicts with existing laws or concerns about costs.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Maine’s 2nd District: GOP’s Eric Brakey eyes challenge to Jared Golden
Former state senator from Auburn has created an exploratory committee for a likely race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Posted inBusiness, News
Two Maine restaurants up for Top 10 Best Hotel Restaurants in America
Readers can vote for their favorites in USA Today’s Readers’Choice Poll until noon on July 29.
Posted inEncore
Bowdoin International Music Festival announces third week of performances
Since its inception in 1964, the Bowdoin International Music Festival has attracted many of the world’s most accomplished musicians to Brunswick to inspire and instruct the next generation of musicians on the campus of Bowdoin College.
Posted inMaine, News
Fungus appears to be an ally in fight against browntail moth caterpillars
Maine’s rainy, cool weather in May and June has caused some localized collapses in the population of the pests.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Two Friendship men charged with sinking fellow lobsterman’s boat
Friendship Harbor has a history of skirmishes over fishing territory.
Posted inNation / World
Jim Beam warehouse burns in Kentucky
Two barrel warehouses filled with bourbon caught fire Tuesday night, with firefighters trying to contain the flames still burning in a facility holding about 45,000 barrels of Jim Beam. Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler told local news station WKYT that crews were able to extinguish the fire in one warehouse, but a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston police rein in loose horse on Main Street
The horse was quickly corralled early Wednesday morning.