Greater Androscoggin Humane Society and Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland took in a total of 25 dogs and cats from shelters in hard-hit areas of Louisiana through the non-profit organization Wings of Rescue.
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Police identify Lewiston man, 70, killed in Blake Street fire
Twenty-seven people displaced by Saturday afternoon fire that killed Felicien K. Betu when he jumped from a window on the building’s top floor.
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Local artists to create purr-fect paw-traits for the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society
Animal Tales: Help the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society raise money for a new industrial washer and dryer and, in return, a local artist will create a unique portrait of your pet.
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Auburn man’s murder trial expected to begin this week
Trial of Gage Dalphonse, charged in the 2019 shooting of Jean Fournier of Turner at the Auburn Walmart parking lot, has been moved from Auburn to Augusta.
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‘Let September 11 never be forgotten’
With speakers calling on the nation to never forget, area residents remember where they were on the day terrorists attacked.
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Man dies after jumping from burning apartment building on Blake Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — One man died after jumping from the fourth floor of an apartment building at 226 Blake St. on Saturday as a fire swept through the building. Lewiston Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said the four-story building was heavily damaged by fire on the third and fourth floors. The fire was reported shortly before 5 […]
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9/11 proved a ‘huge turning point’ for a Lewiston minister
Exposed to the ‘frailty of the world’ by the attack, a New Jersey ‘theater kid’ discovered a bigger world outside her small town and a desire to make a positive difference.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Sept. 13 LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Connors Elementary School. LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room at City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. TUESDAY, Sept. 14 AUBURN — Age-Friendly Community Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at […]
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Local businesses wait for rules to determine impact of Biden vaccine mandate
In Lewiston and Auburn, the overwhelming majority of business have fewer than 100 employees and thus, won’t be affected by the mandate.
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Naples man charged with arson, assault, terrorizing
Police say Conley had set fire to his ex-girlfriend’s clothes in a driveway on Crowley Road in Lewiston.