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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Lewiston man’s murder conviction
PORTLAND — The state’s highest court Tuesday upheld a Lewiston man’s conviction and sentence for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his then 1-year-old baby. Jaquille Coleman, 29, was convicted in a jury trial in November 2022 and sentenced to 47 years in prison for the...
Jay board raises sewer rate slightly
JAY — The Select Board voted Monday to set the sewer rate slightly higher by raising the per cubic foot charge to 12.5 cents, 2.5 cents more than now. It will take effect July 1. The action followed a public hearing. The rate is a base of $320 for...
MSAD 52 school budget validation vote this Thursday
Turner, Leeds and Greene residents will vote on the Maine School Administrative Unit 52’s proposed budget Thursday. The nearly $35 million proposed budget is 7.7% higher than the current school year’s budget at $32.5 million. Voting in each town is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Turner residents...
Mark LaFlamme: Homeless man dead but not forgotten
Last week, I speculated about the lonely death of Dave Robertson, a homeless man who died in a tent in the woods beneath the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge in Lewiston. It’s evident now that I speculated too much. Mr. Robertson didn’t have much of anything when he died, it’s...
New podcast focuses on guns in aftermath of mass shooting in Lewiston
The first notes of a new podcast feature the father of a Lewiston mass shooting victim singing a song he wrote to honor the “18 souls so, so beautiful” who perished during a rampage at two entertainment venues Oct. 25, 2023. Arthur Barnard, whose son Arthur Strout was...
Lewiston voters discuss school budget at Tuesday referendum
LEWISTON — Gary and Diane Savard don’t normally vote on the school budget, but they went to Longley School on Tuesday to put their “two cents in” on this year’s proposed $111.47 million budget. The budget is a $9.48 million, a 9.29%, increase from the...
Lewiston voters reject school budget
LEWISTON — Voters on Tuesday rejected the School Committee’s proposed $111.47 million budget by a vote of 743-395. It was a 9.29%, or $9.48 million, increase over the current $101.99 million budget. Lewiston Schools Superintendent Jake Langlais said Tuesday night that administrators will adapt. “There are a lot...
Organizations celebrate child care workers, call for federal government support
LEWISTON — Maine People’s Alliance and YWCA Central Maine teamed up Monday to observe A Day Without Child Care, a national day of action. The purpose was to celebrate child care workers and get people in the mindset to demand further federal government support for child care facilities and families who need them.
Windham man’s manslaughter trial underway in 2022 Turner crash
AUBURN — On the first day of a trial for a Windham man charged with manslaughter, the prosecution and defense offered competing versions of a 2022 crash in Turner that claimed the life of a Fayette woman. Curtis Randy Fogg, 35, also faces four other felony other charges stemming...
SUV flips, slides into Kohl’s sign after collision in Auburn, police say
AUBURN — The Saturday afternoon crash on Mt. Auburn Avenue, which damaged the Turner Street Center sign and left a vehicle on its roof, was caused by a failure to yield, according to police. Auburn Police Lt. Barry Schmieks said Glenda Drapeau, 79, of Otisfield was operating her 2016...
Gov. Mills decides against removing Oxford County sheriff from office
AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills has accepted an advisory opinion recommending Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright not be removed from office. Oxford County Commissioners David Duguay of Byron, Timothy Turner of Buckfield and Steven Merrill of Norway sent a detailed 10-page complaint in February to the governor, asking her to remove Wainwright for his failure “to faithfully and efficiently perform the duties of his office and improperly exercised and acted outside of his legal authority.”
Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques season ends with Game 5 loss to Maryland
The Maine Nordiques season came to a screeching halt. The Maryland Black Bears scored six unanswered goals in Game 5 in a 6-2 victory Sunday night to capture the NAHL East Division championship over the Nordiques at the Piney Orchard Ice Arena in Odenton, Maryland. “I think momentum is a...
Face Time: Rebecca Richard of Jay balances motherhood, writing career, and running a business
JAY — By all accounts Rebecca Richard is an organized and dedicated mother to her eight children. And, as if that wasn’t enough, much more. She was born in Florida and went to high school in Connecticut. That is where she met her husband, got married, started college and had her first two children.
Fire crews douse barn fire in Durham before it could destroy attached home
DURHAM — Some 10 fire departments were deployed to Royalsborough Road on Friday evening for a barn fire which nearly destroyed an attached residence. Durham Fire and Rescue issued a news release early Saturday morning sharing that crews were dispatched to 1355 Royalsborough Road in Durham around 7:03 p.m.
Fire crews douse barn fire in Durham before it could destroy attached home
DURHAM — Some 10 fire departments were deployed to Royalsborough Road on Friday evening for a barn fire which nearly destroyed an attached residence. Durham Fire and Rescue issued a news release early Saturday morning sharing that crews were dispatched to 1355 Royalsborough Road in Durham around 7:03 p.m.
Poland home lost to flames Friday
POLAND — Fire crews battled a blaze Friday on Dunn Road which left two adults without a home, according to fire officials. Poland Fire Rescue Chief Tom Printup said in a text that a call came in just before noon Friday for a fire at a single-family home at 137 Dunn Road.
Junior hockey: Maryland beats the Maine Nordiques to force a Game 5
LEWISTON — If the Maine Nordiques are going to win the NAHL East Division Final, it will have to happen on the road. Behind Dmitry Kebreau’s two goals, the Maryland Black Bears forced a fifth and deciding game with a 4-2 victory over the Nordiques in Game 4 on Saturday at The Colisee.
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