Parking bans are in effect in Auburn, Lewiston and Brunswick, with vehicles subject to towing at owners’ expense if they are left on streets. * Auburn: from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to noon Sunday; * Lewiston: from 10 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday; * Brunswick: from 1 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Sunday.
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Veterans seeking secret wreath donor
LEWISTON — To local veterans, it’s a happy mystery. A donor has secretly decorated each of 23 monuments in Lewiston’s Veterans Park with a wreath. The wreaths, each sporting a red bow, appeared on the stones about two weeks ago, said Bert Dutil, a member of the L&A Veterans Council, which oversees the public park. […]
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First test of Lewiston parking ban sees 50 cars towed
LEWISTON — Wreckers towed 50 cars downtown Thursday in the first test of the city’s new storm-by-storm parking ban. “They tried holding back a bit on some neighborhoods since this was the first one,” police Sgt. David Chick said. “We tried to give some streets a little more time, until the plows had come to […]
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Adelard “Porkey” LeCompte
1929 – 2012 ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Adelard “Porkey” LeCompte, died Dec. 24. He was born in Auburn, to Adelard and Imelda “Montreuil” LeCompte, on Dec. 3, 1929. He was of French Canadian ancestry and resided in Lewiston, where he belonged to St. Joseph’s Parish and moved to Lisbon, belonging to St. Anne’s Parish. He retired […]
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James R. Bazinet
1949 – 2012 AUBURN — James Richard (Jim) Bazinet, 63, of 5 Judith St., Lewiston, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, surrounded by his family, after a courageous two-year battle with lung cancer. He was born on April 28, 1949, in Lewiston, the son of Eugene L. and Lucille M. (Nadeau) Bazinet.He was the oldest […]
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December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
LEWISTON — With the holiday season in full swing, Healthy Androscoggin would like to remind people of the risks and consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. This is a month where many people will be planning or attending holiday parties where alcohol will be served. Many attending these gatherings will make […]
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Well done
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in the summer 2012 quarter: Meghan Castagno of Sabattus earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. Kristy Drouin of Mexico earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration-accounting from RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College […]
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Maine electricity customers get more options
LEWISTON — Electricity customers suddenly have a lot of options. A year and a half after Auburn-based Electricity Maine became the first successful company to supply electricity to residential and small-business customers in Maine, other competitive energy providers have jumped into the market, giving consumers their first real choice when it comes to power. “I […]
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Robertson joins Camden National
LEWISTON — Nancy J. Robertson has been named retail banking officer and branch manager for Camden National Bank. Robertson will be based in the South Avenue branch in Lewiston. Robertson comes to Camden National with extensive banking experience, having worked in the financial services industry for more than 35 years. She held a variety of […]