After concern from adjacent businesses, the council settled on a compromise to only remove parking along Bates Street between Spruce and Walnut streets.
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Lewiston man charged with attempted abduction of 3-year-old
Firmino Figueira, 33, was identified after being arrested on an OUI charge early Thursday.
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Police crack down on crime with show of force on Lewiston streets
The increased patrols downtown, police said, was a direct response to a series of shootings and other violence that has vexed Lewiston in recent years.
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Juvenile arrested in connection with mid-June Lewiston standoff
The 16-year-old is the second person arrested after a 34-year-old Lewiston man was arrested earlier.
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New cameras to aid Lewiston police in curbing crime
Lewiston police have high hopes that over a dozen new cameras funded by a recent $70,000 grant will tighten the reins on crime in high-volume call areas.
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Shots fired at Bartlett Street mosque Friday in Lewiston
It was the third time in a week the downtown has been rattled by gunfire and the second shooting at the mosque since the start of the year.
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Stepfather charged with manslaughter in death of 4-year-old shot in head
Police say that the bullet that killed Jasper Smith in May was fired from Robert McCoy’s 9 mm handgun.
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5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
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$2 million more in cost overruns for Lewiston police headquarters surprises officials
The project, originally slated to come in at $12.5 million, now has a $17.2 million price tag.
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Illegal firearm purchases in Maine feeding gun trafficking across U.S.
In places like Lewiston, a sharp rise in gun violence begs the question: How many firearms are acquired by people lying about who the gun is for?