The Behind You pilot program, funded by a Texas nonprofit and implemented by the clinical students at the University of Maine, will cover up to 200 hours of free counseling in its first year.
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Spyderpig is one of the hot air balloons to lift off at this weekend’s festival
The balloons and pilots you can see Aug. 16-18 at the 2024 Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival.
Tips for watching the hot air balloon launches
What you need to know for the 2024 Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival on Aug. 16-18.
Working: Jason Davis is a lead engineer at Panolam Surface Systems
Davis, 51, has also been handed the apprenticeship program to oversee. The student has become the teacher, he said, and it is the best part of his job.
Woman rescued from Swift River in Byron
An unnamed woman injured her leg after jumping into the Swift River near the Coos Canyon Rest Area.
Group explores ambulance vessels as part of solution to island care crisis
Ambulance boats, which are common in countries like Norway, would function as floating mini hospitals.
Canton Select Board approves $85,000 to buy town truck
The Select Board approved spending up to $85,000 to purchase a 2024 Ford F550 for the town’s Highway Department during their meeting in the Town Office meeting room on Wednesday.
Photo Album: On the road, grass or dirt again
More than 200 bicyclists competed Sunday on mixed-surface roads through New Gloucester, Pownal and Auburn.
Foundation work continues at Rumford Center Meeting House
RUMFORD — Under the supervision of contractor Jim Barnett, the historic Rumford Center Meeting House was raised one yard from its old foundation, according Linda Macgregor of the Rumford Center Village Improvement Society. The raising was done in about an hour in two lifts, 18 inches each. Macgregor said Barnett indicated that the building will […]
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Aug. 12 LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Green Ladle, 156 East Ave. TUESDAY, Aug. 13 AUBURN — Age-Friendly Community Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Auburn Senior Community Center. AUBURN — Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m. […]