DEAR ABBY: After many years, my sister and I finally have a decent relationship. I feel I can tell her about almost anything. My brother-in-law, “Aaron,” is an alcoholic, and my sister enables him. When he drinks, his already quick temper becomes worse and he “knows everything.” To make things worse, they have a 3-year-old […]
June 2020
Police log
Arrests Androscoggin County • Joshua Kimball, 21, of Poland, on charges of operating under the influence of intoxication and operating after suspension, 7:50 p.m. Sunday, at 79 Cobb Road in Poland. Lewiston • Cody Hinkley-Roy, 26, of Wayne, on a charge of operating under the influence of intoxication, 11 p.m. Sunday, on East Avenue. • […]
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