The skeletal remains were officially identified as a Livermore Falls man.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston school budget seeks to grow programs amid cost increases
The proposed school budget for 2025-26, if approved by voters, would raise the education portion of property taxes 3.4%, while providing money to grow programs and cover higher labor costs.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
West Paris Water District accounting audits to start next month
A second, $20,000 loan from Androscoggin Savings will provide the quickest means for the troubled water utility to reset its accounting practices and move its improvement plans forward.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Dempsey Center looking to move to new location in Lewiston area
The wellness center said it is committed to maintaining a space in or around Lewiston.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Cuts coming to proposed $16 million municipal budget, Lisbon town manager says
Glenn Michalowski predicts the 2026 budget presented Monday will not pass in its current form as officials work to reduce the $3.7 million increase.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
Funding for SeniorsPlus, other local projects among those yanked by Congress
A planned SeniorsPlus nutrition and education center lost $1 million when Congress passed an emergency budget resolution last week to prevent a government shutdown.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Lewiston teen faces deportation after Border Patrol in Maine detains him
The Border Patrol is ‘detaining kids, yanking them from their stable homes and communities, and for what?’ said a lawyer for the boy, who is an undocumented immigrant.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers weigh property tax relief, even as Mills signals she won’t support most efforts
Inflation and a runaway hot real estate market have led to a spike in property taxes across Maine — an issue that came into focus last year when lawmakers repealed a new program that froze property taxes for older adults because it was financially unsustainable.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Martel School senior housing scheduled for summer groundbreaking
Lewiston Housing says construction on a senior housing project at the former Martel School site is scheduled to begin this summer. Talks about turning the school into housing began in 2019.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Stoneham woman charged after 11-mile pursuit in Oxford County
Sydney Whitelaw, 34, was arrested for criminal speed and eluding an officer.