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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
Amid fracas, local Fallen Heroes leader steps down
Group still hopes to raise the final $6,000 needed by Memorial Day weekend to fund a Gold Star monument at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston. LEWISTON — With much fanfare last fall, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston for a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. The Maine Fallen Heroes Foundation, […]
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Acting AG says Mueller probe ‘close’ to being completed
Special counsel Robert Mueller has charged 34 people, including several close to the president. But he has yet to accuse anyone close to the Trump campaign of conspiring with the Kremlin.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2019
Two injured in violent crash Friday morning in Casco
Cumberland County deputies say the driver of a Chevrolet Cruze crossed the centerline on Route 302 and struck a Subaru Legacy head-on.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2019
Trump associate Roger Stone arrested, charged with obstruction in Mueller probe
The seven-count indictment against Stone, a self-proclaimed “dirty trickster,” is the first criminal case in months from special counsel Robert Mueller.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Madore elected chairman of Androscoggin commissioners
AUBURN — Noel Madore and Sally Christner will lead the Androscoggin County Commission for the next two years. Madore of Lewiston was elected chairman, while Christner of Turner will serve as vice chairwoman. Madore was last year’s vice chairman, and Christner, the longest-serving commissioner, has served in both capacities. Four newly elected commissioners — Brian […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2019
Fighter jet bound for Lewiston park expected here in months
LEWISTON — The Vietnam War-era jet aircraft destined for Veterans Memorial Park in 2019 — perhaps by Memorial Day — still sits in Montana. Jerry Dewitt, chairman of the L&A Veterans Council, said the Air Force plane — an LTV A-7D Corsair II — should arrive in Maine in the next couple of months. Restoration […]
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PublishedDecember 25, 2018
Androscoggin County emergency management director retires
LEWISTON — Ever since she was a youngster, Joanne Potvin has followed the Boy Scout motto. Be prepared. “Little did I know that what I did at 9 years old as a Girl Scout would lead to a 46-year career in emergency management where we always have to be prepared,” Potvin said. In the face […]
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PublishedDecember 13, 2018
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces Class of 2019
Seven artists, led by Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks and Janet Jackson, will be enshrined in March.
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