Sgt. Jim Theiss, center, talks with Charlie Weaver of the Lewiston Police Department as Theiss and seven other police officers leave the Androscoggin Bank Colisee parking lot at the start of the Law Enforcement Memorial Bicycle Ride on Thursday. Seven Lewiston police officers and one retired officer left Lewiston at 7:30 a.m. for a 35-mile […]
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Posted inFranklin
Edgewood residents get ride in horse-drawn wagon
FARMINGTON — It was a ride down memory lane Tuesday for some residents of Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center on Route 4. The center is celebrating National Nursing Home Week with a variety of activities. Residents patiently awaited Kenric Charles of Freeman Township to go for a wagon ride pulled by Charles’ Belgian horses, Joker, […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Annual Dugmore ride to be held in Paris Sept. 13
PARIS — The 8th Annual Arnold Dugmore Ride/Walk/Run for Multiple Sclerosis will be held in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 13. The event is organized and hosted by Kathy and Dan Deluca, owners of the Smilin’ Moose Tavern in Market Square. The couple’s decision to start the ride for MS was the result of two […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Redneck Blank organizer to host zombie-invasion ride
HEBRON — Harold Brooks, organizer of the Redneck Blank Pig Roast and Music Festival that has drawn some 2,000 people to his 200-acre farm in Hebron for the past five years, is now bringing something a little different — and a lot scarier — to his farm. During the month of October, running every Friday […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Waves piling up in Scarborough: A day after blizzard hits Maine, surfers head for beach
SCARBOROUGH — More than a dozen wetsuit-clad humans bobbed in the waves off Higgins Beach in Scarborough on Wednesday, waiting for just the right wave. Every few minutes, sets of arms paddled, legs kicked and bodies rose out of the green surf. The surfers stood on finned boards, slightly crouched with arms outstretched. Zigging and […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Balloon fest has something for everyone
LEWISTON — Sunday evening’s launch was called off due to high winds, but the 22nd Great Falls Balloon Festival held a morning launch and had plenty of afternoon sunshine. Clouds parted as the band Audio Vibe belted out “Don’t You Forget about Me” by Simple Minds. Oikos handed out free Greek yogurt. Kara Thill, 3, […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury ATV Riders hosting annual Christmas in July event Saturday, July 12
ROXBURY — For the eighth consecutive year, the Roxbury ATV Riders are bringing a little bit of Christmas spirit to the River Valley region through its annual Christmas in July ride Saturday, July 12. Club President Mike Worthley said the ride, along with the club’s annual Mystery Night Ride in June, are the club’s most […]