Dr. Alice Briones is a Maine native who recently retired as head of the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System.
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Photos: Young people with critical illnesses bag Maine moose hunting permits at ceremony in Augusta
Gov. Janet Mills was among the state officials who awarded the 2024 moose hunting permits during a ceremony at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Learning to swim
Mom teaches daughter to love swimming at the same place where she grew up swimming.
Posted inMaine
Family sues Cumberland County Jail leaders over man’s overdose death
James Mannion begged for suboxone for months before dying of a fentanyl overdose 2 years ago. His family says the Cumberland County Jail should have listened.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston shoemaker Rancourt & Co. crafts Team USA Olympic shoes for a fourth time
Traditional white suede bucks will be worn for the opening ceremony in Paris.
Posted inMaine
Pittston Select Board withholding road commissioner’s pay until he meets to discuss his job performance
Road Commissioner Sam Snow has been at the center of municipal controversy over the past year regarding the services he provides the town.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston and state police investigate 3 shootings, 1 fatal, and respond to public concern
Police Chief David St. Pierre plans to increase patrols in the city’s high crime areas.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Department to buy Main Street building
The School Committee voted unanimously to approve the purchase of Central Maine Healthcare’s 287 Main Street building.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Animals reported in burning barn in Peru
The fire was reported at approximately noon on Ada Avenue.
Posted inMaine, News
Four-vehicle crash in Jefferson sends 3 people to hospitals
Three people suffered serious injuries, with one having to be taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.