The measure was brought forward by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition after lawmakers failed to pass a red flag law last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Lawrence Small: America needs best candidate, regardless of party
For the first time in American history we have a pathological, narcissistic liar and convicted felon in the Oval Office to represent the U.S. I guess the majority of Republican voters feel the need to vote Republican, no matter what. Conversely, I think it’s not any better to vote a straight Democrat ticket no matter […]
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Newborns’ Social Security numbers now harder to get
Starting immediately, parents will have to visit a Social Security office in order to receive a Social Security number for their newborn child.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Auburn rail line to Portland should be a trail, lawmakers told
Opponents of the proposal to create a 26-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail along the route say the tracks should stay in place in case passenger rail service returns.
Posted inCommunity Sports, Sports
Contractor’s Hockey League standings and results
Contractor’s Hockey League standings: 1. Saint’s Paint Plus, 16-4-2, 34 points; 2. I.D.S., 10-5-7, 27 points; 3. Pratte Drywall, 11-7-4, 26 points; 4. LA Concrete, 9-11-2, 20 points; 5. DR Caron, 4-13-5, 13 points; 6. Blake Thermal S&S, 4-14-4, 12 points. Sunday, March 2 results: LA Concrete 4, DR Caron 2; Pratte Drywall 2, I.D.S. […]
Posted inConnections
Auburn church to hold music worship service March 16
The music service can also be experienced on Zoom or on Facebook Live; see auburnUU.org for details.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Zoë Lidstrom and Jae Zimmermann: Trans girls in sports is a distraction
We are being pitted against one another over a hot-button issue that keeps us distracted from the power and money grab taking place under our very noses. The Trump administration has weaponized the issue of trans girls in sports to threaten to override congressional power of the purse by withholding taxpayer money already allocated via […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Proposed property tax relief program likely dead in Lewiston
Staff said the program aimed at seniors would cost an estimated $3 million after the city attorney recommended it include renters.
Posted inConnections
Lewiston area educators to meet March 12
Educators need not have taught in Androscoggin County, or even in Maine.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Patrick Eisenhart: I don’t support Rep. Libby
Wow. On the Feb. 28 front page in super-sized lettering, “I support Libby.” Well, I don’t. Wasn’t Rep. Laurel Libby just censured by the state Legislature for breaking federal Title IX law and Maine Child Online Privacy Protection laws by posting on her Facebook page the picture of a Maine high school student athlete she […]