For decades, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers handcrafted heirloom furniture the same way, at pretty much the same speed. Slowly. It did it to maintain quality, yes, but the Auburn company also didn’t know how else to work. It made its chairs, tables and beds in small batches and stockpiled the inventory. When customers started asking for […]
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Copper thieves can doom properties, landlords say
LEWISTON — Property manager Sean Watkins first dealt with thieves stripping copper from one of his units in 2007. He’s dealt with it a lot since then. “It’s the kind of thing that happens when the economy is bad, and the price of metals goes up,” Watkins said. “People will steal anything.” For a night’s […]
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The Hot Corner: Don’t judge them all, please
Does the loutish, off-court behavior of someone who didn’t see a lick of playing time drain all the life from a watershed victory? It doesn’t. It can’t. Or at least it shouldn’t. Perhaps you read the juxtaposed headlines from Lewiston High School in Saturday’s edition. The Blue Devils celebrated their biggest boys’ basketball victory since […]
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Teenager charged with assaulting Lewiston police officer
LEWISTON — A 17-year-old boy who police say punched an officer during a Friday night basketball game at Lewiston High School has been charged with assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, failure to submit to arrest or detention and criminal threatening. Police used pepper spray to subdue the teenager Friday night. Neither the teen nor […]
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Lewiston man charged after 3-year-old son overdoses
LEWISTON — Police say a local man was arrested after his 3-year-old son overdosed on the man’s prescription painkiller. Michael Roy, 28, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and violating conditions of release. He was being held Saturday at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn. Police began investigating Friday after the child […]
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Police log: Lewiston-Auburn
Charges Lewiston * James Marc Gagnon, 39, of 27 Cassell St., on a charge of domestic violence assault, 12:49 a.m. Saturday at that address. * Jesse D. Gosselin, 39, of 8 Tampa St., on a charge of operating under the influence, 1:31 a.m. Saturday at 5 Shawmut St. Auburn * Cody Randall Tribble, 24, of […]
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HS Hockey Notebook: Devils thankful for fresh faces
After a tough season a year ago, Lewiston girls’ hockey coach Ron Dumont was excited to see an incoming group of freshmen turn out over the summer. Nearly halfway through the season, he’s even happier with what he’s seen from that incoming crew as varsity athletes. “We had such a tough schedule to start the […]
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Helen Rossignol Lebel
LEWISTON — Helen Rossignol Lebel, formerly of 158 College St., and Maison Marcotte, Lewiston, died Friday, Jan. 6, 12 days shy of her 92nd birthday at Marshwood Center in Lewiston of complications of Alzheimer’s. She was born in Keegan, Jan. 18, 1920, the daughter of Joseph and Marie Nadeau Rossignol. She was one on 17 […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Lewiston knocks off Hampden in ‘A’ showdown
Aw, heck, life is short: The Lewiston High School boys’ basketball program pocketed its biggest win in 22 years Friday night. Lewiston lost every shred of an early 19-point lead, then trailed twice in the fourth quarter before rallying in the final minute to a 43-40 victory over Hampden Academy. Less than halfway through the […]