LEWISTON — The Lewiston Youth Advisory Council will host “Let’s Go Eat” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb, 7, at the Gendron Franco Center to showcase local food and restaurants. The free event will offer food on a first-come, first-served basis. Participating eateries will provide samples of the food they serve, and will have […]
2019
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Ice disk moving again, but appears to be headed for its last roundup
The disk that has captivated viewers in Westbrook for more than three weeks lost its circular shape and some of its mass during Tuesday’s record warm temperatures.
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Junior hockey notebook: Thunder select three NCAA commits in Futures Draft
The Twin City Thunder’s Tier II team started to build for its future beyond the 2019-20 season when they took part in the USPHL’s National Collegiate Development Conference Futures Draft for 2003 and 2004 birth years. The Thunder’s strategy for the Jan. 31 draft was pretty simple, select the best players available. They certainly did […]
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Matt Gaudet, Doug Lisherness among 2019 Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
Former Mountain Valley star, state-title winning Mt. Abram coach will be inducted in August.
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Lewiston begins converting streetlights to LED
LEWISTON — The city has begun converting its streetlights to LED fixtures, and is inviting residents to track the progress online. Late last year, city officials announced more than 2,600 city lights would be converted for efficiency purposes after favorable bids allowed them to move ahead with more replacements than originally proposed. On Monday, a city […]
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Livermore man charged with manslaughter in Turner fatal crash back in court
LEWISTON — A Livermore man charged with manslaughter and aggravated criminal drunken driving stemming from a fatal crash in Turner last year was back in court Wednesday after Jay police said he violated his bail conditions. Christian J. Parlin, 24, who was freed in November on his own recognizance, appeared Wednesday in 8th District Court, […]
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‘Numerous’ cats and dogs removed from Skowhegan house after search
Skowhegan police and state animal welfare agents arrested a man at a Waterville Road home Wednesday as part of an investigation and found excrement all over the floors and walls.
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At least 5 women suspect they were drugged at Saco pub, prompting police investigation
The general manager of the Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery says she has communicated with the women, who report either blacking out or getting violently ill.
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Lewiston library rings in Chinese Lunar Year
Giada Mains, 9, of Lewiston works on her pig mask Wednesday afternoon at the Lewiston Public Library. She was participating in the ongoing arts program that is ringing in the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig. For information on upcoming events at the library, including a cooking class Thursday afternoon, visit www.lplonline.org. Most classes are […]
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Oxbow Brewing opens tasting room, plans restaurant at Carter's XC Ski site in Oxford
OXFORD — Oxbow Brewing Co. out of Newcastle bought the former Carter’s XC Ski Center on Route 26 last year. Last week, it opened the Bottle Shop, a retail and tasting room, and work is wrapping up now on a 60-seat, wood-fired pizza restaurant and bar in the refurbished, nearly 200-year-old barn. Plans call for a […]