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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man stabbed in downtown Auburn
A 34-year-old transient was arrested near the scene.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
High turnout leads to slow reporting of results in Maine
Potentially historic voter turnout led to several races that remained too close to call well into Wednesday.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See how voting went Tuesday at the Lewiston Armory
Read the story: Lewiston, Auburn voters come out early hoping for their candidates and for the ads to stop Complete coverage: See how Tuesday’s voting is going
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See voters cast their ballots at Auburn Hall
Read the story: Lewiston, Auburn voters come out early hoping for their candidates and for the ads to stop Complete coverage: See how Tuesday’s voting is going
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See a day of voting at Longley School in Lewiston
Due to its centralized location and a number of other factors, the Longley School has become a hub for voting in Lewiston, used as its sole polling location for some elections when polls are consolidated.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield to spend stimulus money on electronic town sign and more
The majority of those remaining funds, estimated around $48,000, will be spent to replace an obsolete electronic sign by the library that was donated to the town.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
The origin of Livermore and Livermore Falls: a brief history
Who was Deacon Elijah Livermore and how did he found the town of Livermore?
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Some Spruce Mountain schools see improved behavior in students
The primary and middle school are seeing fewer instances, numbers continue to rise at the elementary and data is not yet available for the high school.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Photos: Colorful sunrise gives way to cloud cover in Jay
The sun rose in a burst of color Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, but by mid afternoon the sky was overtaken by clouds.