City staff said Tuesday that Lewiston should create its own inspection program for lodging houses, as the state considers ending inspections.
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Lewiston voters approve $88.6M school budget
Residents voted 3,926 to 1,342 to approve next year’s school budget.
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Arrests Androscoggin County • Joshua Luna, 34, of Mechanic Falls, on a charge of terrorizing, Monday in Winthrop. Auburn • Keith Levasseur, 37, of Sabattus, on an outstanding warrant for probation revocation, 12:06 a.m. Tuesday at 196 Manley Road. • Todd Small, 32, of Auburn, on a charge of violating a protective order, 5:18 a.m. […]
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Androscoggin County • Joseph Kitrell, 65, of Buckfield, on charges of habitual offender revocation and violating conditions of release, 3:34 a.m. Monday on Pleasant Street in Mechanic Falls. • Carlton Wilson, 47, of Sabattus, on a charge of violating conditions of release, 7 a.m. Monday at 81 Birchwood Drive in Sabattus. Lewiston • Michael Perry, […]
Lewiston Public Library receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant
The library will receive $121,846 to retain employees and help pay for essential operations during the pandemic through the CARES Act.
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Androscoggin County • Elizabeth Gilbert, 55, of Portland, on charges of criminal trespassing, creating a police standoff, interfering with police and refusing to submit to arrest or detention, 9:01 p.m. Saturday, on Allen Pond Road in Greene. • Daniel Bulick, 32, of Lisbon Falls, on charges of aggravated assault and violating conditions of release, 11:17 […]
Monique Roy resigns as Lewiston School Committee chairwoman
Monique Roy said Sunday she decided to resign as chairwoman so she can focus on her family.
Working: How to be a summer camp director during a summer turned on its ear
Danny Gay started planning for his new summertime role at the YWCA as his remote fourth grade classes at Leeds Central School wound down.
Arrest rates for Black people in Lewiston-Auburn are roughly four times higher than census shows
City officials in Lewiston question the census numbers of minority populations, claiming they are actually much higher, say arrest rates are on target.