In the eyes of many Americans, the Fourth of July is a day for parades, barbecues and, of course, fireworks. The tradition got its start at the beginning of our nation’s history after the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia to write and sign the Declaration of Independence. A day after the Continental Congress adopted the […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Tense times in downtown Lewiston in wake of killing
Anti-immigrant sentiments run high after Knox Street brawl kills Lewiston man. Editor’s note: This story contains hate speech and crude language, and could be disturbing to readers. LEWISTON — Immediately after last week’s fatal brawl near Kennedy Park, the comments started rolling in. On Facebook. On Twitter. Posted to news stories online. “They are a […]
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Lewiston police make arrest in Saturday morning shooting
UPDATE: Jordan Waterman makes initial court appearance in Lewiston LEWISTON — Lewiston police have charged a local man in a shooting early Saturday on the corner of Bartlett and Pine streets. Jordan Waterman, 26, of Lewiston was charged Tuesday with elevated aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct and violation of conditions […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Save-A-Lot donates food to Camp Postcard
Lewiston police Officer Nick Meserve, left, accepted a donation of food and other items from Save-A-Lot Manager Carol Landry, holding sign, for this year’s Camp Postcard, which begins Saturday at Camp Agassiz in Poland. The staff of the Lewiston grocery store handed over canned goods, milk and other donations for the roughly 165 kids from across […]
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Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in fight near Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — A man badly beaten near Kennedy Park on Tuesday night has died, police said Friday. Donald Giusti, 38, died Friday afternoon at Central Maine Medical Center where he had remained since Tuesday night. Witnesses said Giusti was beaten as two groups clashed near the downtown park late Tuesday night. The brawl was said to […]
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Moody holds commanding lead in GOP primary; Mills and Cote lead Democrats
Shawn Moody was rocketing ahead of his opponents in the Republican primary for governor Tuesday, while Attorney General Janet Mills held a narrow lead over Sanford attorney Adam Cote on the Democratic side. With about 25 percent of precincts reporting, Moody had 55 percent of the vote and was carrying some of Maine’s largest cities, […]
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‘My favorite week of the year’
Camp Postcard celebrates its 25th year of cops, firefighters and other emergency responders building lifelong connections with kids.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Security video shows vandals slashing RSU 16 bus tires
[UPDATE: Reward offered in school bus vandalism] POLAND — Vandals slashed tires on all 22 school buses and a pickup truck at the Regional School Unit 16 administrative office early Wednesday, police said. Classes were canceled as police investigated the vandalism at the intersection of Aggregate Road and Route 26. The damage was estimated at […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County
100 miles… on foot: Riverlands racers run through the night
TURNER – Melissa Ossanna of Bar Harbor trotted slowly but steadily toward the aid station at the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park lot about 5:30 Sunday morning. She was shivering slightly, huffing and puffing, but her smile was genuine, and contagious. Race volunteers greeted her with cheers, and the same questions: “What do you need? What […]
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Bates College: There grows the neighborhood
The college currently owns and pays taxes on 60 houses and apartment buildings around the campus — as part of its plan to secure a long-term and expandable future for itself.