Bates College senior Chris Dsida bikes Tuesday along Meadow Hill Road in Greene. He races with the Bates cycling club for Downeast Racing in Portland. He said race season is two months away so he gets in some miles when the weather is good. “It’s finally nice to get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we have […]
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Greene crash investigated
GREENE — At least two people were hurt Friday night when a car and an SUV collided on Route 202 near the Leeds town line. The SUV and car collided just after 8 p.m. on Route 202 near Old Lewiston Road. At the time, the roads were slick with ice and slush after late afternoon […]
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Greene crash
A van headed north on Allen Pond Road in Greene, north of Route 202, around noon Tuesday ended up in a snowbank. Several people stopped to offer help and direct traffic, while others consoled a baby and a toddler in the back seat. An unidentified member of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office helped remove the […]
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Greene third-graders learn proper flag disposal from local veterans
GREENE — Students from Jennifer Bassett’s and Sarah Bubier’s third grade classes braved the cold on Nov. 14 to learn about the proper disposal of American flags from veterans at the Philip S. Bryant Post 111, American Legion. Mrs. Bassett’s students raiseed and lowered the flag daily for a month at Greene Central School, and […]
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Greene man accused of sex crimes against child
GREENE — A local man faces multiple counts charging that he sexually abused his girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter. Roger E. Hamel, 45, is charged with 15 counts, including charges of unlawful sexual contact, sexual misconduct with a child, unlawful sexual touching and sexual aggression against a child. Police charge that the sexual offenses occurred between early […]
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Winthrop man dies when Hummer crashes into funeral van
GREENE — A Winthrop funeral home employee transporting a body to the funeral home was killed Monday evening when the van he was driving was struck from behind by an SUV on Route 202. Richard Charest, 59, of Winthrop, an employee of Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home in Winthrop, died at the scene at about […]
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One killed in Greene crash
GREENE — One driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 202 near Daggett Hill Road at 6:03 this evening, police say. Greene Fire Chief John Soucy said no one else involved in the accident was injured. Route 202 was blocked off from Fogg’s Corner to Sullivan Road while the accident was reconstructed and […]
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80-year-old Lewiston woman goes hunting for the first time, shoots buck second day out
GREENE — Last month, Terry Labbe’s son Jeff asked if she’d like to join him deer hunting. His granddaughter had taken to the sport. There was a chance his mom might. “I said, ‘Well, I don’t know. I have never shot a gun,’” remembered Terry Labbe. “‘I’ll come over; we’ll (target) practice and I’ll see […]
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Roads still closed from storm damage
A motorist traveling north on the Sawyer Road in Greene on Tuesday morning finds the road closed because of storm damage. Roads throughout the area, including the north end of Upper Street in Turner and the north end of Hotel Road in Auburn, are still closed due to damage from this week’s powerful wind storm. […]
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Tommy's Feral Feline Friends hosting harvest bottle drive
GREENE — Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends will host a Harvest Bottle Drive for the kitties in its care who need medical attention, spay and neutering and rebuilding of the outside colonies due to the harsh weather. The annual fundraiser has been on hold the last two years because of all medical needs and the damage […]