On Monday, I spoke for the Visible Community at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for expanded bus service in Lewiston-Auburn. Now I want to speak for myself. I really appreciate the work that the Visible Community and everyone involved did to make this happen. It is important to me that now I can take a bus on […]
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Nobody really knows extent of bedbug problem
Let’s get the most important thing out of the way first: 80 percent of Lewiston is NOT infested with bedbugs. That statistic gained way more prominence than it deserved last week when an offhand estimate by a Lewiston landlord became the headline of a story, causing a bit of bedbug bedlam in official city circles. […]
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Junior Legion: Off to regionals for junior squad
LEWISTON — All of a sudden, Lewiston is a baseball town again. One day after watching the Lewiston-based American Legion team — sponsored by Gayton Post 31 of Auburn — earn a win in its first trip to a regional tournament in more than 70 years, a younger set of players will travel a quarter […]
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Legion baseball: Gayton victorious on opening day
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A shaky start turned into a resounding triumph for the athletes representing Gayton Post 31 at the Northeast Regional American Legion baseball tournament on Thursday. In the team’s first game, after spotting Gibbsboro, N.J., four runs in the top of the first inning, the bats came alive and the pitching settled down. […]
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Richard M. Chicoine
LEWISTON — Richard M. Chicoine, 45, of Nichols Street, Lewiston, died Thursday July 29, at his home after a short illness. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 10, 1965, he is the son of Ivan and Elsa (Beaudin) Chicoine. Richard was educated in Lewiston, graduated from Lewiston High School and attended Thomas College. He worked as […]
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Thief snatches wallet from woman’s walker inside building
LEWISTON — An 80-year-old woman told police Tuesday that a male in his early 20s stole her wallet from her walker inside her apartment building. Edith Ryder, who lives at Oak Park Apartments at 10 Oak St. said she was in a hallway on the first floor shortly after 2 p.m. pushing her walker when […]
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Baseball: Lewiston captures Junior Legion title
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — David Cusson waited patiently in the dugout. And he waited. And waited. After Cusson started in the first game of the Maine State American Legion Junior Tournament final for Lewiston, coach Matt Blais started Colt Bernier in the No. 9 slot in the order and moved Luke Ferrago to second, relegating […]
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Motorcycle crashes kill two
LEWISTON — Police were investigating two motorcycle crashes Monday night in Lewiston and Bridgton that left two men dead and two other people injured. The Lewiston crash happened at 6:49 p.m. on Lisbon Street in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Witnesses said an elderly woman was pulling out of the restaurant lot onto Lisbon Street […]
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Injured tot ‘fair’ after car accident
LEWISTON — A little girl accidentally run over in a Pierce Street driveway Thursday afternoon was transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland and was in fair condition Friday, according to a nursing supervisor. Two-and-a-half-year-old Jamaica Anderson was initially taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for observation. Police at the time said the […]
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Toddler injured by uncle backing vehicle from drive
LEWISTON — A 2½-year-old girl was injured Thursday by a sport-utility vehicle that her uncle was backing out of a driveway. The vehicle was driven by Arondal Anderson, 35, at 125 Pierce St., police said. The accident occurred as a group of children played near the Pierce Street apartment house. “The little girl ran behind […]