AUBURN — On his desk were a set of keys numbering well over 50. Some were broken, some rusted, many hard to differentiate from the other. Yet Jim Lawler knows which YMCA door each unlocks. After 29 years, he would. He came from playing basketball there as a kid to being its executive director for […]

Charges Lewiston • Jennifer Diana Lauze, 27, of 126 Blake St., on a charge of domestic violence assault, 1:58 p.m. Friday at 42 Walnut St. • Joseph Alan Thompson, 24, of 401 River Road, on warrants, 2:12 a.m. Friday at 42 Walnut St. • Joseph Berryman, 27, of 132 Lake St., Auburn, on a charge […]

The Cowan Mill burning, taken around 4 p.m. Photo taken of the Cowan Mill around 4 p.m. LEWISTON — Chaos spread across the city Wednesday afternoon as the Cowan Mill on the shore of the Androscoggin River went up in flames. Buildings around it were showered with falling cinders. Hours later, firefighters were still battling […]

LEWISTON — It was bound to happen. After days of constant rain, a slow moving thunderstorm Thursday night caused problems in all varieties as a steady downpour settled over the area and stayed there. It was particularly bad in Lewiston. “We’ve got flooded streets, roads washed out and alarms going off like crazy,” said Lewiston […]

LEWISTON – A summer project to widen Russell Street is scheduled to move into a new phase after July 4, as crews begin milling and grinding the old pavement on the street. City officials said they were pleased with the progress crews have made on the long-awaited project but said there’s a lot left to […]

Charges Lewiston • Lincoln James Mann, 44, of 111 Ash St., on a probation hold, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at that address. • Anthony Glen Readus, 21, of 164 Bartlett St., on charges of domestic assault and sale and use of drug paraphernalia, 2:39 p.m. Thursday at that address. • Ryan Cunningham, 19, of 297 Main […]