Selectmen voted to Monday to set the 2024-25 property tax rate at $20.75 per $1,000 of property valuation, an increase of $1.50 from last year.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
High speed chase Monday night in Turner, Auburn ends with arrest
Brayden Laliberte, 18, of Auburn faces five charges after his arrest following a high speed chase from Turner into Auburn, officials said.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Peru woman gets 15 years for drug and gun crimes
Prosecutors say the defendant sold a total of roughly 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Auburn community rallies around 67-year-old homeless woman
Street Talk: She doesn’t drink, she doesn’t do drugs, she’s friendly with police. That’s made this 67-year-old woman a target for the other homeless in and around Auburn’s Bonney Park.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Oct. 8, 2024
• Kolby A. Brown, 25, of 122 North Raymond Road, Gray, on charges of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 12:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Walmart in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Paulo M. Costa, 52, of 129 Sussex St., Harrison, New Jersey, on a charge […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
‘One Lewiston’ blood drive to be held in honor of Oct. 25 victims
Just one unit of blood can save more than one person’s life, according to the American Red Cross.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Bath mother, daughter killed in murder-suicide remembered as generous people
Jennifer Bailey and her mother, Lisa, were shot and killed early Sunday morning outside their home in Bath. A longtime family friend said the two had lived with abuse for years and Lisa had recently filed for divorce.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Sen. King urges federal government to study suicide prevention for Army reservists
The request comes in response to the Lewiston mass shooting by an Army reservist who killed 18 people before taking his own life.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport kicks off self-serve fuel option for pilots
The Buzz: Better Living Center open a second store in Lisbon; Riverside Children’s Academy child care ready to open downtown Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike Authority warns of ‘smishing’ scam to collect phony toll charges
The scam involves text messages that appear to be from the Maine Turnpike Authority claiming there is an unpaid E-ZPass toll and threatening an additional fee if not paid immediately.