LEWISTON — Police on Tuesday morning announced that Rite Aid has offered a $3,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of a man who demanded OxyContin and ran off with an undisclosed amount Monday afternoon. The man was described as white and 6 feet tall, wearing a green coat, blue jeans and black shoes. […]
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Trading stories at Lisbon Street pawn shop
On the floor at Pine Tree Trading Inc. on Lisbon Street in Lewiston about a dozen men gather regularly to swap stories, not buy or sell guns or jewelry. Many are members of the Freemasons of Maine who come to socialize. “I am . . . a professional bum,” said retiree Charles Casey as he […]
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Traffic timing project waiting on parts
AUBURN — A project to link the city’s traffic lights and provide better timed traffic control is on hold, waiting for parts. Crews removed the networking equipment connecting the traffic lights along the corridor connecting Auburn’s Court Street and Lewiston’s Main Street this summer, replacing the slower copper wire system with fiber optics. “So the […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston Kelly George Harris, 23, of 148 1/2 Pierce St., disorderly conduct, 9:55 p.m. Monday on Park Street. Roxanne Nina Pennell, 40, of 219 Pine St., No. 1, disorderly conduct and refusing to submit to arrest, 11:17 p.m. Monday on Pine Street. Daniel Fowler, 32, of 230 Park St., warrant charging unpaid fines and […]
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Exchange students’ summertime mural gets Lisbon Street display
LEWISTON — The bare wall across Lisbon Street from the District Courthouse is not so bare anymore, thanks to a colorful mural painted by a cadre of international students last summer. City officials joined members of the local Rotary Club to unveil a four-part mural on the eastern side of Lisbon Street, the street face […]
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Slower snow clearing this winter, thanks to budget cuts
LEWISTON — Spring budget cuts could mean slower plowing on some city roads this winter during especially heavy snowstorms. Highway Operations Manager John Elie told city councilors Tuesday that plows won’t be delayed for storms with average snowfalls. “I don’t think it’s going to be much of a problem for storms that pass quickly,” Elie […]
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Lewiston seeks to limit small medical pot sellers
LEWISTON — The city may not have a large medical marijuana distributor setting up shop, but small providers are a big concern for city officials. Planning and Code Enforcement Director Gil Arsenault briefed councilors Tuesday on the latest draft of zoning and licensing rules for medical marijuana distributors. It would limit all distributors, including large, […]
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Somali group doing good and changing lives
We applaud the work being done by the Somali Bantu Youth Association to channel the energies of boys and young men in the right direction. A story Sunday explained how the two-year-old group became concerned that some immigrant youths were smoking, getting into fights and dropping out of school. It is hard for any of […]
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Lewiston-Auburn police log
CHARGES Lewiston * Joseph Michael Marcous, 24, of Oxford, on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drug and possession of marijuana, 1:05 a.m. Saturday at 163 Pine St. * Stephen Joseph Taylor, 53, of 18 Vernon St., Auburn, on a charge of violating condition of release, 1:53 a.m. Saturday at 287 Main St. * Ronald […]