Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
Four running for one selectmen’s seat in Sabattus
SABATTUS — The town has five boards with open positions that will be filled at the upcoming election Nov. 7. For three of those boards, the positions are not being contested. On the Budget Committee, Scott Girardin and Derrick Webb are running for two open three-year seats. On the Sanitary/Water District, Michelle Brown is running […]
Multiple dead, wounded in Lewiston shootings; police give few details on overnight search for gunman
A massive manhunt is underway after Maine State Police identified Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin as person of interest in the shootings. A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for all of Androscoggin County, with residents told to stay in their homes and keep doors locked.
Injured former Bates student sues driver and trucking company for injuries
The third-year student was run over by a delivery truck on the college campus last year.
Lewiston OKs second phase of Lowell Street housing development
A second mixed-use building on Lowell Street will add 172 apartment units to the already-approved 150-unit building across the street at 55 Middle St.
Auburn approves grant application for ambitious ‘Winter Oaks’ housing development
The “Winter Oaks” proposal would build 100 new residential units, including 48 single-family homes, on a 37-acre property between Vickery Road and South Main Street.
Lewiston man admits to child porn charge
Timothy Doyon faces up to 50 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child and possessing child pornography.