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Lewiston Public Library staff juggle safety concerns with serving all patrons
LEWISTON — On March 20, a man sat down with friends in the Reading Room at the Lewiston Public Library. A few minutes later, his head was slumped on a friend’s shoulder, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful until the man was given Narcan, the nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose.
Auburn Lobster Festival offers up ‘Lobsters in Paradise’
AUBURN — Mainers and visitors enjoyed a first taste of summer Saturday at the second Auburn Lobster Festival in Festival Plaza. The 2021 April Fool’s Day joke turned serious community event was themed “Lobsters in Paradise” with a lobster dinner hosted by the Auburn Exchange Club. Festivalgoers also enjoyed food from seven food trucks and six breweries.
Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques shut out Maryland Black Bears in NAHL East Finals Game 3
LEWISTON — One thing has been constant through the first three games of the North American Hockey East Division Finals between the Maine Nordiques and Maryland Black Bears — there has been a shutout. Friday night, it was Maine’s Carter Richardson who put up the bagel. He...
Crews battle barn fire in Durham
DURHAM — Crews from several towns were battling a fire on Royalsborough Road on Friday night after a barn went up in flames about 7 p.m. The fire at 1355 Royalsborough Road was said to be spreading to the attached home a half-hour after the blaze was first reported.
Homeless man charged with crashing police vehicles and shootout found not fit for court, again
PARIS — For the second time since his Monday arrest, a homeless man who reportedly stole two police vehicles and engaged in a shootout with police wasn’t alert enough to appear in court. A judge on Friday postponed again the initial court appearance of 37-year-old Gary Porter, who...
Construction details for state Route 17 presented at Livermore Falls hearing
LIVERMORE FALLS — Big changes are coming to the downtown in 2025 with the reconstruction of a 1.1 mile stretch of state Route 17. More than 30 people attended a public hearing on the $10 million project Thursday at the Town Office. Construction will be paid by federal and...
Watch: Highlights, interviews from the week of high school sports action
The high school sports season is rolling through May, and our sports reporters at the Sun Journal, Central Maine and Press Herald have been busy capturing some highlights and post-game interviews during their travels. Here’s a sample of some our videos from the week. Also, if you haven’t already,...
Bobcat Tractor dealership planned in Turner
Jordan Equipment Company of Falmouth has issued its public notice that it intends to file for permitting to build a new 6,200-square-foot building to house a Bobcat Equipment dealership on a 15.6-acre lot at 6 Pit Road in Turner. Public comment will be accepted during the application process and the...
Oregon man wanted as federal fugitive arrested in Winthrop
An Oregon man wanted as a federal fugitive was arrested Thursday in Winthrop by the U.S. Marshals Service, officials said. Robert Clark, 36, was wanted on charges that included being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of a firearm from a licensee, according to a news release from the Marshals Service. Clark now faces an initial court appearance in Maine, pending extradition back to Oregon to face the federal charges.
Ed Boucher, the local musician who wrote the Marden’s jingle, dies
In 1980, Pat Pepin was a young cosmetology student at a school across from a music studio in Lewiston. “Every day I watched hippie-types entering with instruments,” Pepin says now. One day, the man who ran the studio noticed her fascination with the place and invited her in for...
Girls lacrosse: Gray-New Gloucester/Poland pummels St. Dom’s/Oak Hill
GRAY — A big first quarter paced Gray-New Gloucester/Poland past St. Dom’s/Oak Hill in a girls lacrosse matchup Thursday. The 26ers scored eight times in the opening 12 minutes in a 15-6 victory over the Saints. “That first quarter, we had the most amazing connections with one another,...
Livermore Falls board votes to continue sewer treatment plant upgrades
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Select Board voted Wednesday to continue improvements to the wastewater treatment plant at an estimated cost of $21 million when it is completed in 2026. They also approved two change orders of just over $800,000 for equipment and related material for the upgrade. The total...
Jay to hold hearing on sewer rates before setting rate for 2024-25
JAY — The Select Board plans to hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday at the Town Office about sewer rates before setting the rates for 2024-25. Sewer Superintendent Mark Holt has given selectmen several rate scenarios to consider in a rate analysis. Currently, the rate is a...
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