The U.S. government in May asked a Tennessee company to recall the inflators, but the company has refused to issue a full-scale recall, setting the stage for the possible court fight.
September 2023
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Man who died off Rockland Breakwater was an expert swimmer, friend says
Martin Turecky, 57, suffered a medical problem while training with others on Sunday, authorities say.
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Lewiston author Suzanne Roy to speak about her books based on local Franco American history
Suzanne Roy, author of “The Enclave” and “The Legacy,” will discuss her books at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Her books follow a fictional French-Canadian immigrant girl who attempts to keep her dreams alive as she grows into womanhood in the “Little Canada” enclave her culture created to […]
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Amy Stacey Curtis to perform in Oasis of Music series
Amy Stacey Curtis will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 13, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Curtis is an award-winning visual artist who sings ukulele covers as a way to heal from brain injury. After six years of recovery, during which she progressed from wheelchair to walker to […]
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Author to discuss her book based on her time growing up in Mexico, Maine
Join author Kerri Arsenault discussing her book “Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains,” as part of the Author Series at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Denmark Arts Center. “In this masterful debut, the author creates a crisp, eloquent hybrid of atmospheric memoir and searing exposé. She writes urgently about the dire effects […]
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Human chain rescues driver ejected into Nezinscot River in Turner
The person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Duo brings Irish music culture to Denmark Arts Center
Will Woodson (flute, uilleann pipes) and Caitlin Finley (fiddle) will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Denmark Arts Center. The pair plays sparky and driving traditional Irish music that’s grounded in the textures and rhythms of the rich Irish-American soundscape of the 1920s and 30s. With roots in the living Irish […]
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U.S. Open: Gauff reaches first Open semifinal, dominating Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2
Coco Gauff, 19, is the first American teenager to reach the final four at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 2001.
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Local artists’ works on display in CMMC gallery
The paintings of well-known local artists Jeanelle Demers and Elisabeth Salberg are on display for the month of September in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Demers’ current focus is animal portraiture, especially dogs, cats, and birds. With acrylic on canvas, she paints custom pet portraits from […]
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Drivers squeezed as auto insurance costs soar across the U.S.
Premiums have kept climbing even as other types of inflation have cooled, as vehicle maintenance costs and used car prices has increased recently.