BANGOR — A 21-year-old Bangor man was indicted Wednesday on one count each of intentional or knowing murder, kidnapping and gross sexual assault by the Penobscot County grand jury in the strangulation death of a Husson University student earlier this month. An arraignment date for Zackery Mailloux has not been set. Mailloux was arrested and […]
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Holding the line for sales
AUBURN — With many retail stores opening their doors at 12:01 a.m. on Black Friday, people began lining up at Best Buy and Walmart on Thursday afternoon. Carolee Taylor of Auburn and her daughter, Debbie McCue, huddled in the doorway starting at 1:20 p.m. as the wind picked up outside Walmart on Mt. Auburn Avenue. […]
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Giving thanks, from the silly to the sincere
You’re thankful for family, no question. But also for Nancy Grace, leg rubs and one vicious polar bear. As you gather today and tuck in, or simply sit back and take stock, read what people around the community are most thankful for this Thanksgiving. A bouncing baby girl “After trying to conceive for two years, […]
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Friends, classmates hold vigil for slain EL graduate
At Edward Little High School on Wednesday, roughly 100 people gathered inside the chorus room to remember Brooke Locke, their 21-year-old friend and former classmate, slain last week. It was mostly sniffles and silence and soft murmurs at the start, but that’s not what Brooke would have wanted, according to those who knew her best. […]
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Coats for Kids collection ongoing
All throughout the month of November and the first half of December, Great Falls Federal Credit Union will be accepting jackets, sweatshirts or any articles of clothing on behalf of the Coats for Kids campaign in Maine. Great Falls FCU has branches at 34 Bates St., Lewiston, and 760 Minot Ave., Auburn. Pictured are employees […]
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Free Thanksgiving dinner READFIELD — A free Thanksgiving dinner and fellowship event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, at United Methodist Church of Readfield, Route 17. Come for a meal or for dessert. There will be cribbage games, UNO and other fun games for the entire family. Senior Citizens […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets can’t solve Rangers
Greely was able to contain the Red Hornets offensive threats. “I thought they did pretty well in their defensive zone,” Collins added. “They got a lot of traffic in front of the net and kept us from getting shots to the net when we did get them to the net. They did a good job […]
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Bill on Maine DOT business notices makes the cut for 2014 session
AUGUSTA — A bill that came about because a local business was disrupted by a road project has been approved for consideration when the Legislature reconvenes in January. State Rep. Wayne Werts, D-Auburn, appealed an earlier rejection of a bill that aims to prevent unnecessary hardships on businesses near Maine Department of Transportation construction projects. […]
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Replacement Citylink bus to begin service
LEWISTON — The first of three former Portland Metro buses transferred to the Twin Cities should debut in service Wednesday. Phil Nadeau, chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee, said he is hopeful the second bus should begin its Lewiston-Auburn service within the next few days. “This first bus passed muster pretty quickly,” Nadeau said. “It […]
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Twin Cities, Western Maine bus service topic of summit
AUBURN — State officials are hoping residents will come to a public summit Dec. 10 to help shape the future of bus transit in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The meeting is part of a state review of local transit, how it works and what needs to be done to improve it. “It is for […]