LEWISTON — Two were killed when a wall collapsed during the Callahan Block fire of 1909. Two died when Lewiston and Auburn firetrucks collided at Court and Main streets. Two others were run over. Two died of heart attacks. One was thrown off a ladder during a building collapse. All were Lewiston firefighters. And, soon, […]

LEWISTON — Republican poll workers are needed to work the city’s polls on Election Day, City Clerk Kathy Montejo said. State law requires the city to have an equal number of Democrats and Republicans working the polls as election clerks. “We need to hire about 10 additional Republican election clerks,” Montejo said. “For this election, […]

For more information: www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/maineflu/ LEWISTON — To help protect communities, Maine schools should give flu shots to students this year and every year, Maine’s top doctor recommended Thursday. For the first time this year, health officials are recommending flu vaccines for everyone except infants 6 months and younger, said Dr. Dora Anne Mills, head of […]

AUGUSTA — The Montello School in Lewiston has been awarded $900,000 in loans from the state’s School Revolving Renovation Fund, which was created by the Legislature and the governor to ensure that Maine public school students have a safe and healthy learning environment. “I am pleased to hear that the Montello students will be able […]

AUBURN — Election officials in the Twin Cities expect voting this year to be at least as heavy as it was during the 2008 presidential election. The number of requests for absentee ballots is one sign of things to come, Auburn City Clerk Roberta Fogg said Wednesday. The city already has had requests for 1,086 absentee […]

LEWISTON — A median along Main Street isn’t the answer to Main Street-Strawberry Avenue traffic problems, according to neighbors. Instead, they suggested state and city money be spent elsewhere: fixing congestion problems farther north of Strawberry Avenue. “This is like a freight train,” said Dr. Roger Bergeron, who runs his optometry practice out of a […]

LEWISTON — The city is looking for contractors to fix the roof of Bates Mill No. 5 that was damaged by fire in 2009. Most of the damage went unrepaired last year as the City Council debated whether the building should be torn down, said Norm Beauparlant, director of budget and purchasing. Beauparlant said additional […]

Oct. 11-15 Auburn Work location: Begins: Done by: Status: Old Danville Road, Moose Brook to city line Ongoing October Detour Route 136 at the Durham town line Ongoing October Closed Main Street, Academy to bridge Ongoing November Delays Hotel Road at Youngs Corner Ongoing November One lane         Lewiston Work location: Begins: […]