LISBON – Five people were hurt in a head-on crash Wednesday, including a 1-year-old child and a 74-year-old man who had to be extricated from the wreckage. Police said the vehicles collided about 12:30 p.m. in the area of 219 Lisbon Road. When emergency crews arrived, they found a Subaru Forester in the center of […]
Androscoggin County
Authorities seek public’s help in locating missing Durham man
Bruce Lieberman is described as 6-feet tall and weighing around 260 pounds.
Dale Crafts formally declares candidacy for US House seat
Crafts says his backers include former Gov. Paul LePage and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody.
Composting takes off through new Lisbon program
LISBON — If you build it, they will come — with buckets full of compost. Lisbon rolled out its new composting program last month, with the help of a $3,500 federal grant for the compost drop-off site at the transfer station at 14 Capital Ave. It hired a curbside compost service, Garbage to Garden, to collect […]
Lisbon councilors consider redevelopment of old mill site
The former Worumbo wool manufacturing property could be used for certain projects, according to an environmental report.
Durham teen to represent Shriners Hospital at PGA Tour event at Las Vegas
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Mahlia, a 16-year-old from Durham, Maine, and patient at Shriners Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, has been selected to represent the hospital as a patient ambassador and a standard bearer at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 3-6, 2019. Mahlia, along with patient ambassadors from the 21 […]
Amish community plans to farm in tiny Wales
The Androscoggin County town is thrilled to have a dozen Amish families moving in to grow vegetables and make cheese.
Lisbon man dies six days after motorcycle crash
Cyrus Lavers was critically injured Saturday night on Ridge Road.
Vietnam veteran gets help to stay in his Lisbon home
Two giants in the business and nonprofit sectors, Spectrum and Rebuilding Together, partnered to make major repairs to the Ferry Road house.
Lisbon motorcyclist in critical condition after Saturday night crash
LISBON — Police have identified the motorcyclist who was critically injured in a crash Saturday night as 25-year-old Cyrus Lavers of Lisbon. Lavers was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where he was listed in critical condition Monday morning, according to a news statement. Police were called at 7:13 p.m. to Ridge Road […]