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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Gun violence forum canceled in wake of Friday shootings
After two back-to-back shootings Friday night near a back to school event at Mike McGraw Park, a gun violence forum scheduled for the next morning was canceled.
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Posted inOxford Hills
Fire destroys Oxford lumberyard; damage nears $2.5 million
While there were no injuries or fatalities, the total loss is estimated to be around $2.5 million, Oxford Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong said Saturday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Friends, family celebrate life of Tricia Johnson-Asselin
About 100 friends and family members joined together Saturday to remember Tricia Johnson-Asselin who was killed in the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation.
Posted inMaine
Windsor Fair brings 3 generations of poultry showing and new events
The 10-day long fair runs through Sept. 2 and offers different events each day.
Posted inMaine
Parade, craft fair, food, games highlight Madison Anson Days
Food, games, a parade, book sale, crafts, music, vendors and more marked the second of three days of Madison Anson Days, an event celebrating the sister towns on the Kennebec River in Somerset County.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is small-scale wind power Maine’s next big thing?
Energy and agricultural officials, developers and others met in Freeport to begin looking at how Maine can establish small wind projects, comparable to rooftop solar panels.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC says not to eat fish from 4 freshwater bodies in Brunswick
The agency says the advisory is based on PFAS testing the Navy did around its former base in October 2023, before the spill this week of 1,450 gallons of firefighting foam containing the toxic chemical.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Two shootings reported Friday night in Lewiston; police question 3 juveniles
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
Posted inMaine, News
Fire damages former industrial building in Jefferson
Firefighters from nearly a dozen towns in three counties turned out to knock down the fire Thursday on Somerville Road at a former industrial building that’s now being used to grow cannabis.