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Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Dozens celebrate New Year’s Day by plunging into icy Oxford lake
John Crocker started the Crocker Family Polar Plunge in 2022 to bring neighbors and friends together to celebrate New Year’s Day.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston residents reflect back on 2024, look ahead to 2025
Several Lewiston residents reflect on the past year and state their hopes for a brighter future in 2025.
Posted inMaine, News
Hospitals across Maine welcome New Year’s Day babies
Augusta, Lewiston, Portland and Bangor hospitals report their first deliveries of 2025.
Posted inMaine, News
Some critters would love to snack on your Christmas tree
For those who keep animals — wild or domestic — the second life of a Christmas tree can provide shelter, snacks or enrichment.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston teen shot during assault in Auburn early Wednesday
A 16-year-old female was shot while attempting to help her 17-year-old sister who was being assaulted by an unknown man and woman on Dennison Street.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Drugs, guns and stolen property seized before Hiram man’s arrest
A Tripptown Road resident was arrested Tuesday afternoon after sheriff’s deputies seized drugs, guns and stolen property from his home.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine
What’s in the cards for Maine? Tarot reading takes a look at year ahead
Will it be a snowy winter? Will Janet Mills run for Senate? We turned to the tarot card deck for insight into Maine’s future.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Thousands bid farewell to 2024 at Auburn’s New Year’s Eve bash
It was unseasonably warm as thousands flocked to Auburn’s Festival Plaza for the 6th annual New Year’s Eve bash.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford girl and her father win ‘Where’s Miguel, the Elf on the Shelf?’
MEXICO — For most every day during December, Andrew Tripp and his daughter, Georgia, of Rumford watch for daily clues on the Town of Mexico Facebook page about which business was hosting “Where’s Miguel, the Elf on the Shelf?” Their names were selected among the four different people finding every place where the 5-foot Elf […]