LEWISTON — Community groups, police, health care providers and others will hold a community forum Thursday to talk about opioid use and addiction. The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School, and will feature two panels, a Q&A session, community resource information and on-site counselors for anyone who is […]
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Former Farmington man convicted in sex case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County Superior Court jury found a former Farmington man guilty Tuesday of having unlawful sexual contact with a girl under age 12 in 2014. It took the jury about 30 minutes to convict Ross Adams, 52, 0f Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, of felony unlawful sexual contact. The incidents occurred between July 4 […]
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Turnpike Authority to close Sabattus bridge for up to 3 weeks
SABATTUS — The Maine Turnpike Authority is closing the Fisher Farm Road bridge over the turnpike July 9 for up to 21 days for repairs. The $360,000 project will replace worn surfaces, repair joints and the concrete deck and install a 6-foot, chain-link snow fence, according to the MTA. The bridge was built in 1956 […]
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Paris resident earns ASPE scholarship
AUBURN — Logan Day of Paris is one of three Central Maine Community College students awarded scholarships recently from the Maine Chapter of the American Society of Professional Estimators. Day and the other two recipients, Michael Smith of Gorham and Maxwell Stanley of Vinalhaven, are students in the Building Construction Technology program at CMCC. The […]
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Program aims to help long-term shelter pets find homes
Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick and the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb have launched a new program to help long-term canine residents find homes. The Slumber Party Program gives people the opportunity to take home adoptable dogs for three-day sleepovers that will serve as a trial adoption period while families and individuals assess the […]
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Enforcement, not separation, is the issue
President Donald Trump climbed down on separating families at the border, but the underlying argument is not going away. The central question isn’t whether we should separate families — even most immigration hawks would prefer to hold families together — but whether migrants should stay in the United States or not. Trump hopes to salvage […]
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Taurus: Alter your life
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ariana Grande, 25; Ryan Tedder, 39; Derek Jeter, 44; Chris O’Donnell, 48. Happy Birthday: Don’t limit what you can do. If you want to make your mark, no matter how big or small, having a stick-to-it attitude will help you complete your journey. The best way to move forward is […]
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Funeral notices for Tuesday, June 26
BERGERON — Julien P., age 83, died March 10, 2018. A funeral service will be held at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston on June 30. CYR — Katrina Rae, of Sabattus, passed away at home Thursday, June 21. A celebration of Katrina’s life will be forthcoming. DOSTIE — Jerome A., 80, a resident of Auburn, […]
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Jeannette M. Hinckley
OTISFIELD — Jeanette M. Hinckley, 85, of Otisfield went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 21, at home, with her family by her side. She was born in Portland on Oct. 14, 1932, the daughter of Frederick M. and Jennie Mae Larrabee Hall. She married Beverly A. Hinckley on June 30, 1963. She worked […]
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Katrina Rae Cyr
SABATTUS — Katrina Rae Cyr of Sabattus passed away peacefully at home Thursday, June 21. Katrina was born in Augusta on Dec 11, 1975, to Anthony Handley and late Terri Reynolds-Stratton. Her first love of her life was her son, Joseph, known by many as JR, then she met Jason Hannigan who became her second love […]