MEXICO — A Mechanic Falls man and a Greene woman were arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing two cellphones from Wal-Mart, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday morning. Hodsdon said Shaun Bennett, 34, of Mechanic Falls was arrested Friday on two counts of theft, unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of heroin. […]
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Greene entrepreneur unveils new arch home design, hopes it’s the house of the future
From the outside, it looks like a hangar — a half-moon with roofing from one rounded side to the next and an end cap filled with large windows and a garage door. On the inside, Thom Labrie sees the future. The Greene businessman and inventor has been working in secret on this building’s design for several years, […]
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Two families displaced by fire in Greene
GREENE — Two families were displaced after an electrical problem set fire to a house at 93 Patten Road on Tuesday evening, Fire Chief Bruce Sanford said. There were no injuries. Sanford said the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined the cause. One side of the duplex, which is next to the fire station, is considered […]
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Auburn driver injured in Greene crash
GREENE — An Auburn man was seriously injured Tuesday night in a head-on collision on Route 202, Maine State Police Trooper Eric Paquette said. Kristopher Winner of Auburn was traveling south when his Honda crossed the centerline and struck an Audi driven by Vikki Mitchell of Augusta, the trooper said. Both drivers were alone and […]
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Greene woman calls police after Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A Greene woman called police Tuesday to say she was involved in a hit-and-run accident earlier that day, Police Department secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said Thursday. Christina Currier, 29, said she panicked and left the scene at Whittier Road and Routes 2 and 4, but after reading about the accident, she realized she needed […]
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Beverly Lee
1938 – 2015 LEWISTON — Beverly Lee died on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born in Falmouth on Nov. 28, 1938, to George and Dorothy (Winslow) Anderson. She married Philip Wesley Lee on Sept. 25, 1955; he died in 1996. She worked in area shoe shops and Robinson […]
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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 […]
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Harry Aponas
1924 – 2015 LEWISTON — Harry Aponas, 90, died Friday, Oct. 23, at Marshwood Center. He was born in Garfield Heights, raised in Greene and later settled in Leavittsburg, Ohio. He spent two years in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and married Frances in 1956. He later retired from Copperweld Steel […]
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Jacqueline D. McLellan
1931 – 2015 LEWISTON — Jackie McLellan died Wednesday, Oct. 7, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, following a long battle with terminal aging. Born Jacqueline Doris Lebrun on Feb. 19, 1931, she and her sister were orphaned at a very early age. At 14, she began working and never stopped. She married Roland Gervais and […]
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Fire razes Leeds house
According to Leeds Fire Chief Glenn Holt, no one was hurt. Owner Larry Hewins, 63, lived alone in the house, which was insured, according to the Kennebec Journal. The fire is not considered suspicious, according to Holt, but the home will be investigated to determine the cause of the blaze. A passer-by reported the fire […]