UPDATED 1 P.M.: The city of Lewiston reported that its trash pickup hasn’t been going smoothly during Tuesday’s storm. The trucks may not be able to get to all the neighborhoods Tuesday. In that case, the city asks residents to bring their remaining trash back from the street. They’re going to try again next week. […]
Carl Natale
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Fire destroys Turner home
State fire marshal’s office is investigating the Monday evening fire. No injuries were reported.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
America braces for possible french fry shortage after poor potato harvest
“French fry demand has just been outstanding lately, and so supplies can’t meet the demand,” Travis Blacker, industry-relations director with the Idaho Potato Commission, said in a phone interview.
Posted inNation / World
Don’t stick your fingers in the snowblower
Thousands of gruesome snowblower injuries happen each year, according to the Cleveland Clinic. And shoveling snow can be a hazard. Here’s how to protect yourself and your home this winter.
Posted inMaine
Heavier snow headed to Maine tonight; Tuesday commute ‘is going to be a bit of a mess’
Round one of the storm came overnight with most of the snow found in southern Maine on Monday morning. The second round is expected to bring more snow to the north.
Posted inBusiness, Perspective
If that was a retail apocalypse, then where are the refugees?
As the so-called retail apocalypse has shellacked a certain kind of mall retailer, the people who were hit hardest might not have been retail workers at all.
Posted inBethel
Sunday River skier treated for head injury after Friday morning fall
NEWRY — A 52-year-old male skier fell Friday morning at Sunday River and was treated for a head injury, according to Karolyn Castaldo, director of communications at Sunday River Resort. Castaldo says the man fell on Sunday Punch Trail, which is an intermediate trail, when the ski patrol team responded and assessed his condition. Castaldo […]
Posted inNation / World
AP-NORC/USAFacts Poll: Social media a political news paradox
It’s one of America’s leading sources for news about the government, yet also among the least trusted
Posted inNation / World
A pack of feral hogs attacked and killed a woman on her way to work in Texas
Christine Rollins was killed by a pack of hogs in a town 50 miles east of Houston where she worked as a caretaker for an elderly couple, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.