Anya Samiljan, a senior captive wildlife care and education major at Unity College, and Gregory LeClair, a junior double-majoring in that degree and wildlife biology at Unity, are in for a wild summer. Both received Nicholas Holt Challenge Scholarships from the college to help as stipends during their internships this summer. Samiljan is an avian […]
Durham
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Weird, Wicked Weird: Durham woman’s ‘Quest for the Unknown’
Tia Marie Nadeau has fallen through a grave in Lewiston, photographed an abandoned nudist camp in Durham and run, terrified, from a New Gloucester cemetery that she’s vowed never to go back to again — and that’s coming from someone who will go just about anywhere. She has more than 20,000 followers on her Facebook […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Civil lawsuit against Androscoggin County Commission to proceed
AUBURN — A civil lawsuit filed against the Androscoggin County Commission will proceed after a superior court found certain claims made by the suing cities and towns of Androscoggin County have sufficient merit to go to trial. The court ruled, however, that the case will proceed only against the County Commission as a legislative body, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus, Wales & Durham consider using Androscoggin County dispatch
AUBURN — Sheriff Eric Samson raised the possibility Wednesday of three towns shifting their emergency dispatch services to Androscoggin County. Samson advised county commissioners that he is cautiously optimistic about the new revenue stream and sought their guidance moving forward. The county, however, would have to spend money upfront to upgrade its system, which could […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Shiloh: The mysteries of Durham’s once-world-spanning cult linger
DURHAM — Its name was Shiloh, after the ancient town in Israel. And the secrecy shrouding the magnificent structure atop a sandy hill near the Androscoggin River — the gold crown on its seven-story turret shimmering in the sun — left many townspeople with suspicion. Eugene Elcik was raised roughly a mile from Shiloh and was […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Man’s body found in Durham on Tuesday morning
DURHAM — Maine State Police on Tuesday were investigating the discovery of a man’s body in the parking lot of a recreational area at Runaround Pond, according to a statement from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The pond is along a road by the same name, just off Route 9. […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Beverly A. Koenig
1929 – 2016 FALMOUTH — Beverly Arline Rand Koenig of Durham passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, Jan. 6. She passed peacefully with family by her side. She was born in Lewiston at Keatings’ Maternity Home on Nov. 10, 1929, and was educated in schools in Bridgton and Fryeburg. She graduated from […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Androscoggin County polling places
State of Maine voter information: Maine.gov When and where you can vote Tuesday: Auburn: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ward 1 Washburn School, 35 Lake Auburn Ave. Ward 2 Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive Ward 3 Fairview School, 397 Minot Ave. Ward 4 Auburn Hall, 60 Court St. Ward 5 Sherwood Heights School, 32 […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Allen
1925 – 2015 AUBURN — Rudy Allen passed away on Saturday, Oct. 10. Born in Lewiston on July 15, 1925, he attended school in Durham and Auburn. Rudy enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and proudly served on the USS Incredible 249 minesweeper and was honorably discharged in 1946. Rudy married Dorothy Lawrence in […]