AUGUSTA — In a suit filed Thursday, a statewide association for Maine cities is asking a judge to rule on the legality of a new policy from the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would cut funding to cities that provide welfare benefits to undocumented immigrants. Earlier this year, the Maine Department of Health […]
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Lewiston targets ‘disorderly properties’
LEWISTON — Police have a new label for rowdy addresses: “disorderly properties.” On Tuesday, the Lewiston City Council approved a measure to begin contacting the owners of rental properties that have drawn repeated visits by police. “I think we’re trying a low-key approach with the landlords to see how it works,” Lewiston police Sgt. Robert […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, May 19 AUBURN — City Council workshop and regular meeting. Workshop at 5:30 p.m. to include executive sessions on labor and personnel matters, and a discussion about the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. The regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. and includes a vote on the fiscal 2014-15 and school budgets. AUBURN — Author visit […]
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Lewiston event to discuss benefits of Twin Cities rail service
LEWISTON — Rail backers and local officials will be on hand Tuesday to discuss rail service between Portland and the Twin Cities. The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club is hosting an event to celebrate International Transit Day at the banquet hall of the Royal Oak Room, the refurbished former Maine Central Railroad station at […]
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Couple charged by moose under investigation
ACKMAN (AP) — A New Hampshire husband and wife charged by a moose while snowmobiling in Maine are under investigation for possibly following the animal. The Maine Warden Service says it is examining video of the encounter last week in Jackman that was posted on YouTube by Janis and Bob Powell of Belmont, N.H. Cpl. […]
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Auburn neighbors question Park Avenue paving
AUBURN — The Park Avenue paving project sounds just wonderful. There will be sidewalks and wide shoulders to accommodate walkers, joggers and cyclists. Steep hills will be flattened and the road will be smoothed. It sounds like a 1-mile stretch of paradise. Problem: Project managers want to get started in 2015. The people who live […]
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State slates review of Auburn’s 2015 Park Avenue paving project
AUBURN — A state plan to reconstruct Park Avenue between Lake and Summer streets in 2015 will get a public review March 6. The Maine Department of Transportation will pay for the bulk of the $1.7 million project. The review meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at Auburn Hall. Project Manager Paul MacDonald […]
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Auburn’s rink manager leaving for New Jersey
AUBURN — Ice rink Manager Joshua MacDonald will bid goodbye to the rink he helped open last fall, moving on to a job in New Jersey. MacDonald said his last day at the Norway Savings Bank Arena will be Thursday, March 6. “I’ve had an absolute blast,” MacDonald said. “This is one of the dream […]
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Families sponsor Christmas for others in the Ellsworth area
ELLSWORTH — Each December, when stores along High Street and across the country fill with holiday shoppers, the basement of the Emmaus House, a homeless shelter that sits in a nondescript brick building in the heart of downtown Ellsworth, fills with toys. Barbies, transformer action figures, art supplies, coloring books, board games, hats and gloves […]
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Orland woman ‘so relieved’ after finally hearing from family members missing in wake of Philippines typhoon
ORLAND — Robert and Victoria MacDonald moved to the Philippines on Oct. 9 in an attempt to live a better life than the one they had in Orland. Almost exactly a month later, one of the most powerful typhoons in history ripped through the center of the Philippines, leaving 3,681 reported dead and 1,186 still […]