The Lewiston Middle School String Orchestra is scheduled to perform Wednesday, March 15, at the Oasis of Music, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates St., Lewiston. Twenty-two student musicians playing violins, violas, cellos and basses, led by director Greg Boardman, will play music from Handel and Coldplay, with traditional Jewish, […]
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CLT names cast for 'Gypsy'
AUBURN — CLT is announcing the cast of their next production, “Gypsy,” being brought to the stage this April. This classic Broadway smash chronicles the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, America’s most famous striptease artist. The story is told from the perspective of Gypsy’s mother, Mama Rose, who is a hard-driving show business mom. Rose […]
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Shawnee Peak racers go to the mattresses
Adam Armington of Lovell, Maine, right, holds on as his team goes airborne as they cross the finish line during The Mattress Race at the Shawnee Peak ski area, Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Bridgton. The annual late-season event had a theme of “a tropical vacation,” but racers had to deal with mid-winter conditions and […]
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Four treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Jay
JAY — Four people showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning Friday night and were taken to a hospital, Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said Monday. A furnace technician was called to work on a furnace malfunction at the residence and when he finished he noticed signs of CO poisoning in the people there and called […]
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Sens. Collins, King oppose budget cuts for national weather agency
Both of Maine’s senators are worried about proposed “dangerous cuts” to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget that they fear would harm coastal states in particular. The federal Office of Management and Budget notified a U.S. Senate committee that President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slice the agency funding by as much as 17 […]
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Nor'easter to bring heavy snow, strong winds to Maine
WICKED WEATHER: Here’s @CharlieWGME‘s latest snow map for tomorrow’s storm. pic.twitter.com/lBPjXjyR8x — CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 13, 2017 NEW YORK — A powerful nor’easter could bring blizzard conditions and more than a foot of snow to some parts of the Northeast, proving that winter is not done yet. The National Weather Service issued a […]
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Auburn names Peter Crichton new manager
AUBURN — Peter Crichton, a longtime manager for Cumberland County, has been named the new city manager in Auburn. Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte introduced Crichton during a news conference Monday morning, capping a lengthy search for a permanent city manager and one that officials hope will add stability to Auburn Hall. “We have certainly been […]
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Auburn woman critically injured while smoking on oxygen
AUBURN — A Turner Street woman was in critical condition with burns after a Monday morning fire. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office say Catherine Swidzinski, 57, was smoking while on oxygen in her apartment at 272 Turner St., according to a news release. Auburn Fire Capt. Chip Keene said the call came in around […]
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Wilton man pleads guilty of gross sexual assault
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a girl under age 14 on April 22, 2016, according to a court document. Wilton police arrested Lance Woodbury, 40, on a Class A gross sexual assault charge May 25, 2016. Woodbury entered his guilty plea in Franklin County Superior Court. Sentencing is scheduled […]
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Lisbon chooses Chris Kates as new football coach
LISBON — Chris Kates played for legendary Lisbon High School football coach Dick Mynahan. He coached alongside his former bench boss and helped run a regional championship-caliber team for four seasons under the longtime Greyhounds mentor. Mynahan stepped aside last fall, after 40 years of coaching. Monday, Kates was named his replacement, only the third head […]