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Watch: St. Dom’s players discuss win over Mountain Valley and their team’s strength
Catcher Emily Andrews and pitcher Maddie Andrews each had a pair of hits in the St. Dominic Academy softball team’s 12-9 win over Mountain Valley on Monday. St. Dom’s took the lead with a seven-run fourth inning and led 12-4 heading into the final inning then had to quash a seventh-inning rally by the Falcons.
Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques knock out Rochester Jr. Americans with Game 5 OT win
LEWISTON — Zion Green got The Colisee’s speakers to play Dancing Queen. Green scored with 95 seconds remaining in overtime got ABBA’s hit song and the Nordiques anthem after wins blaring in the 2-1 win in Game 5 of the NAHL East Division semifinals against the Rochester Jr. Americans.
Franklin County budget panel sets 2024-25 spending plan at $10.6 million
FARMINGTON — The majority of the Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee on Thursday set a combined budget of about $10.6 million for the the jail and county government. The proposal will go to commissioners at 3:30 p.m. May 7 at the Franklin County Courthouse, 140 Main St. To change...
Fire destroys Litchfield garage, damages nearby houses
LITCHFIELD — Firefighters from four communities responded Monday to a garage fire on Kenway Drive in Litchfield that also damaged two neighboring houses. The initial report came in shortly before 1 p.m., when a caller reported smoke and flames at the garage. Deputy Chief Michael LaRoche of the Litchfield...
Lewiston hires former legislator Nate Libby as assistant economic development director
LEWISTON — Former longtime state legislator Nate Libby has been hired as assistant director of economic and community development, replacing longtime staffer Misty Parker who resigned in February. The announcement Monday comes on the heels of the city hiring Jon Connor earlier this month to lead the planning and...
Just-In-Time Recreation one of few mass shooting sites in country to reopen
Most of the buildings where America’s worst mass shootings occurred have been abandoned or demolished. This week’s planned reopening of the bowling alley at Lewiston’s Just-In-Time Recreation, where seven people were killed Oct. 25, 2023, diverges from the pattern. Of the buildings involved in the dozen most...
Former Franklin County dispatch supervisor sentenced for possessing child porn
FARMINGTON — A former Franklin County dispatch supervisor was sentenced Friday to serve four months of a three-year sentence for possessing sexually explicit material of a child under age 12, according to court documents. Levi J. Gould, 35, of Farmington pleaded guilty Friday to the charge at a Farmington...
Livermore Falls to hold public hearing before setting sewer rates
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen plan to hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. May 7 at the Town Office prior to setting a new sewer rate that will go into effect July 1. According to a new sewer billing policy, the board will set the rate annually from now on. The last sewer rate increase was in 2019. The current rate is a base of $75 per quarter, plus 7.1 cents per cubic foot.
Fire on Paine Road in Oxford displaces 3
OXFORD — Three residents were displaced by a house fire at 150 Paine Road Sunday evening, according to fire officials. Oxford Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong said fire crews responded to a two-story house fire just after 5:04 p.m. Sunday. Three occupants and four dogs escaped the blaze with no...
Ramada fixes issues; Lewiston lifts condemnation order
LEWISTON — Management at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center announced Sunday that the city’s condemnation of the 490 Pleasant St. building has been lifted. The business was denied a lodging establishment license April 5 when a slew of violations involving the building’s fire alarm system were noted in an inspection by city code enforcement, the fire inspector and state health inspector.
Lewiston’s Ramada Inn condemnation lifted
LEWISTON — Management at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center announced Sunday that the city’s condemnation of the 490 Pleasant St. building has been lifted. The business was denied a lodging establishment license April 5 when a slew of violations involving the building’s fire alarm system were noted in an inspection by city code enforcement, the fire inspector and state health inspector.
Hebron’s internationally ranked Liam Snodgress talks about the fun, competitive nature of Irish dance
HEBRON — Hebron Academy junior Liam Snodgress has competed in Irish dancing for about six years. Originally from Pennsylvania, Snodgress started out almost on a whim in June 2018 when his mother, Beth Teske, pointed out friends were taking classes and he should try it. “I went to a...
Off the court: Hebron’s internationally ranked Liam Snodgress talks about the fun, competitive nature of Irish dance
HEBRON — Hebron Academy junior Liam Snodgress has competed in Irish dancing for about six years. Originally from Pennsylvania, Snodgress started out almost on a whim in June 2018 when his mother, Beth Teske, pointed out friends were taking classes and he should try it. “I went to a...
Two people seriously injured Saturday in multi-vehicle crash on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN — Two people were seriously injured Saturday in a multi-vehicle crash on Turner Road, also known as state Route 4. Auburn police and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department were called to the area of 2382 Turner Rd. at 1:15 p.m. for a report of a crash involving multiple vehicles.
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