AUBURN — Mark S. Haley, 79, of Lewiston, went home to meet the Lord on Thursday, March 9, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn. Mark was born in Farmington on March 5, 1938, the son of Stephen and Ruth Boulter Haley. He graduated from Farmington High School, where he […]
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Peter Garrett to address L-A Rotary March 23
LEWISTON — Hydrogeologist Peter Garrett will be the featured guest speaker of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Thursday, March 23, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St. Garrett has lived in Maine half his life, though he doesn’t sound like it (he’s British). An earth scientist by training and a hydrogeologist by […]
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Farmington student named state bee semifinalist
FARMINGTON — Cole Dobbie, a fourth-grade student at Cascade Brook School in Farmington, is eligible to compete in the 2017 Maine National Geographic State Bee. The contest will be held at the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday, March 31. One hundred students from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependants […]
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H.S. basketball: Greely’s McDevitt, Gorham’s Esposito named Mr., Miss Basketball
Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey shoots over Madison’s Evan Bess during the Class C regional championship game at the Augusta Civic Center last month. BANGOR — Matching undefeated senior seasons capped off by state championships weren’t enough for Matt McDevitt of Greely of Cumberland Center and Emily Esposito of Gorham. They were crowned the 2017 Mr. and […]
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Lewiston woman arrested on drug charges
KENNEBUNK — A Lewiston woman was arrested early Friday morning after police stopped a car on the turnpike and said they recovered several grams of heroin. Elizabeth Lothrop, 28, was charged with furnishing scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release from an earlier drug-trafficking arrest. Early Friday morning, Maine State Police stopped a car in the […]
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Women's basketball: Albany overcomes slow start to beat UMaine for sixth straight America East title
Albany’s Jessica Fequiere, left, shoots while covered by Maine’s Anita Kelava during the America East Conference women’s basketball championship Friday, March 10, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. ALBANY, N.Y. — The University of Maine women’s basketball team got off to a terrific start in Friday’s America East championship game at the University of Albany’s SEFCU Arena, […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Reginald Bryant, 43, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, on a probation hold, 11:50 a.m. Thursday at 140 Canal St. * Jacob Labbe, 31, of 60 Tall Pines Drive, on a charge of domestic assault, 2:32 p.m. Friday at Main Street and Strawberry Avenue. * Kaela Pinard, 29, of 42 Pleasant St., on warrants, […]
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Lewiston's Harris running for national championship
Isaiah Harris, center, of Penn State and Lewiston, Maine, grits his teeth as he comes down the final stretch of the 800-meter run at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., last year. Learning from adversity can be a pivotal factor in an athlete’s success. That is proving to be true for Isaiah […]
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Poland candidates night set
POLAND — Voters in Poland will have an opportunity to meet candidates for town offices at the annual Spring Candidates Night on Thursday, March 23. It will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Town Office’s conference room. The forum is sponsored by Friends of Ricker Library and will be moderated by Randall […]
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Purchase of dump truck ‘classified as an emergency’
CANTON — The town purchased a 2017 Ford F-550 one-ton dump truck for $78,000 and plans to have it early next week, selectmen said at their meeting Thursday night. Selectman Don Hutchins said the frame on the one-ton truck is broken and beyond repair, so the purchase of the dump truck is “classified as an […]