MONMOUTH — Lewiston State Farm agent Lisa Laliberte recently presented the Monmouth Fire Department with Canary home monitoring devices during National Night Out. The device alerts the user to monitor motion, air quality and temperature changes through the use of an app. State Farm and Canary created the Protect the Protectors campaign to provide access […]
2019
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police continue probe in Lisbon Street shooting, stabbing
One man was shot and another stabbed on a sidewalk late Sunday afternoon.
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Posted inNation / World, News
Hurricane Dorian leaves behind ‘total devastation’ in the Bahamas
At least 7 deaths are reported, and relief workers say they are gathering more bodies while struggling to reach victims.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World
Tennessee Catholic school removes Harry Potter books for fear of ‘conjuring evil spirits’
A pastor at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville said he consulted with exorcists and claimed the curses and spells in the books are real.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine school vaping ban goes into effect as students return
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding students headed back to school that a new law bans vaping on school grounds
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Paul “Pat” D’Amboise
NEW GLOUCESTER – Paul “Pat” D’Amboise, 89, passed away on Sunday Sept. 1, 2019. Born in Montreal, Canada on Dec. 25, …
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine school districts add 280 pre-kindergarten slots as state weighs expansion
About three-quarters of Maine’s districts now offer pre-K, and the state is considering how best to grow early-learning opportunities.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jennifer Rubin, Election 2020: Can we talk ‘electability’ for a moment?
By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. was hit with the “likability” and “electability” meme when she began her presidential race. Now, about eight months later, she’s soared into essentially a second-place tie with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and her likability rating is better than any of her competitors in some polls. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jennifer Rubin, Election 2020: What’s new — and not — in the Democratic primary
By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post The latest Monmouth University poll showed a new configuration in the Democratic presidential primary: Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., both at 20%, in a statistical tie with former vice president Joe Biden (19%), and followed by Sen. Kamala Harris of California at 8% and Sen. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rich Lowry: Catastrophe of Amazon fires much overblown
Emmanuel Macron may not technically be a celebrity, but he tweets like one. Prior to the G-7 summit, the French president declared on Twitter, “The Amazon rain forest — the lungs which produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen — is on fire.” He added that, “Our house is burning,” and called the fires an “international […]