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Androscoggin County budget panel cuts increase by more than 50%
The committee has recommended using federal coronavirus aid to pay for some one-time expenditures, as well as using an extra $350,000 from surplus and reserves.
Lisbon woman with rare cancer taking on Maine Marathon
‘Just Live’ T-shirts bring awareness, money to fight disease.
Photo: Crews repair lightning damage on spires
A lightning-damaged spire on the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is repaired.
Police fatal shooting of man in 2019 Auburn standoff justified, says Maine attorney general
Steven Case Jr., 29, of Bucksport was shot and killed by a member of the Maine State Police’s Tactical Team after a five-hour standoff at an Auburn apartment building.
Lewiston-Auburn candidates forum set for Thursday
The forum includes those running for mayor, City Council and School Committee.
COVID-19 pandemic relief funding could pay for Auburn Festival Plaza overhaul
Cost to overhaul plaza in Auburn estimated at between $1.65 million and $2.38 million, but could be completed in phases.
Two Lewiston natives, first Black person among those inducted into Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame
Suffragist and Lewiston journalist Camille Lessard Bissonnette of Lewiston (posthumous) and Lewiston Middle School teacher Michel Courchesne were inducted during a ceremony Sept. 7 at the Maine State House.
Dane Morgan ruled eligible to run for Lewiston City Council seat
Ward 1 resident Maura Murphy had challenged his residency.
Safe Voices, domestic violence survivor support organization, launches fundraising campaign for new resource center
The organization, which has provided support services for survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking in the tri-county region for 45 years, is looking to raise $1 million by the end of 2022.