As Lewiston Auburn Youth Network announces a Saturday discussion on recent gun violence, one of many held since the July 14 shooting death of Sahal Muridi, Lewiston city councilors and residents talk about how to foster community relations to effectively respond to gun violence.
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Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Auditor praises Buckfield’s finances
The problems of poor record keeping and other accounting issues are no longer evident in Buckfield, said auditor Ron Smith.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Sale of former Martel School property in Lewiston nears closing
Officials from Lewiston Housing said a delay in the sale caused by an issue with the title will not impact the construction schedule.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Durham man admits to gun crime
A search of Richard Leblond’s home turned up more than a dozen guns.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills tells ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus that Harris can ‘call on us’
The ‘Seinfeld’ actor hosted Maine’s governor and the nation’s 7 other female Democratic governors for a panel discussion on the value and role of women in politics.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Boil water notice lifted in West Paris
Elevated copper levels have been detected but pose no “immediate risk,” according to an Aug. 14 public notice.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, The Bethel Citizen
Meet the West Paris doctor who was an eyewitness to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination
Dr. Octavious Yates returned to West Paris, opened his medical office and practiced for 33 years.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Aug. 21, 2024
• Norman F. Alleano, 29, transient in Norway, on two charges of failure to appear after bailed, 7:32 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at 19 Greenleaf Ave., Norway, by Mexico Police Department. • David R. Ames Jr. 48, of 246 Eddie Kahkonen Road, Norway, on a charge of violation of condition of release and unlawful possession […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
‘No easy fix’ to Maine’s indigent defense crisis, director tells lawmakers
The executive director of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services tells the Government Oversight Committee that defendants in over 860 criminal cases need an attorney.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Gifford’s Ice Cream in Farmington permanently closes ‘with a heavy heart’
FARMINGTON — Gifford’s Ice Cream announced the permanent closure of its Farmington shop Wednesday morning with a post on Facebook. In the post, the company expressed their sorrow over this loss of their second-ever store that opened in 1982. The location was flooded with mud and water when the Sandy River rose and covered lower […]