LEWISTON — After weeks of care and antibiotics, Blake, the cat who was neutered with a rubber band and abandoned in a vacant apartment, will go up for adoption Thursday. The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society received the cream-colored, lynx-point cat from a Lewiston landlord two weeks ago. He’d been found in a vacant Blake Street […]
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River Valley Animal Advocates holding yard sale
DIXFIELD — River Valley Animal Advocates is hosting its fifth annual yard sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 to 17, at the corner of Weld and North streets. President Becky McDonald said the organization has “received some nice donations this year.” “The Oxford Federal Credit Union from Mexico […]
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Cat neutered with rubber band, abandoned
LEWISTON — Officials say a local animal shelter is caring for a cat that someone tried to neuter with a rubber band and then abandoned in a vacant apartment. The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society received the cat from a Lewiston landlord Tuesday evening, just before closing. Shelter Manager Zach Black said the landlord found the […]
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‘He’s charging us’ — Oregon family calls 911 after housecat traps them in bedroom
Two days after police arrived to subdue the 4-year-old part-Himalayan cat, owner Lee Palmer of Portland said he’s taking the feline to a veterinarian. A pet psychologist also is due at the house to see the cat, named Lux. “We’re not getting rid of him right now,” Palmer said. “He’s been part of our family […]
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Washburn man goes back into burning house to rescue cat
WASHBURN — A man went back into his burning house to rescue a cat, then had to jump out a second-floor window to safety, fire officials reported late Saturday. Leon Howe smelled smoke in his two-story house on Main Street and opened the basement door to investigate, where he saw smoke and flames, according to […]
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Riverviews: No shortage of ghost tales in L-A area
It takes more than a spooky noise, a flicker of light, a hushed voice or a curtain moving in a chilly draft or air to make an authentic ghost story. It has to stand the test of time and scrutiny of numerous non-believers. Of course, the closer we get to Halloween, the more commonplace these […]
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Colorado flooding brings tales of bravery, rescues
ESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) — As people came down from the flooded foothills of the Colorado Rockies, they brought tales of dramatic rescues, heartbreaking loss and neighbors coming together to protect their families and homes. Here are a few of their stories: A cat’s timely warning Jezebel the cat jumped on a sleeping Jon Johnson, […]
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Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service expected to begin overnight trips on May 1 under new agreement
PORTLAND — Under a deal announced Thursday, a proposed ferry service linking Portland with Nova Scotia is expected to begin nightly trips out of Maine on May 1 of next year. The agreement between the Canadian province and a team led by Eliot-based ferry operator Quest Navigation calls for Nova Scotia to invest $21 million […]
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Rabies confirmed on raccoon that went in Monmouth home, killed cat
MONMOUTH — A raccoon that went into a Main Street home and killed a cat on Sunday tested positive for rabies, according to police. A woman in her 60s heard “a lot of racket” downstairs in her two-story home on Main Street about 4 p.m. Sunday, Monmouth Police Chief Kevin Mulherin said on Wednesday. When […]
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Cat contributes to Durham crash
DURHAM — An out-of-town driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Stackpole Road on Monday morning. According to Androscoggin deputy sheriff Craig MacMillan, Kristle Doughty, 22, of Bridgton was driving northbound on Stackpole Road, rounding a curve near the intersection of Cloutier Road. She told the deputy she was distracted by a cat […]