Lewiston mayor Mark Cayer cited vaccinations as a reason the state of emergency has been lifted, effective immediately.
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Browntail moth caterpillars already a big nuisance in Androscoggin County
Not only are the number of caterpillars increasing, but researchers are finding populations in central and western Maine for the first time since the caterpillars were identified in the state over 100 years ago.
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Shortage of psychiatrists in Maine causing a ‘crisis’
PORTLAND – Dr. Joan Leitzer, a Portland-based psychiatrist, has been “retiring for months.” “I am doing it the old-fashioned way,” she said, and is working to get each of the approximately 60 patients in her practice transferred to a new provider before she retires. But psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and other mental and behavioral health […]
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Auburn man to serve 4 years for Lewiston drug-induced crash
Parents give emotional testimony Friday about their daughter’s injuries.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man shot at Walmart; 1 suspect arrested, another at large
Police charged a juvenile and are seeking a man seen fleeing the scene in his car.
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Beating the odds: Turner woman performs in her 22nd dance recital
Kimberly MacDonald, who has a rare metabolic disorder that limits her mobility, has been dancing in Auburn for over two decades.
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Welcome to the Neighborhood: Lewiston immigrants help plan for a warmer, more seamless transition for refugees
With the potential for hundreds of refugees arriving in the next year, a coalition of five immigrant-led groups in Lewiston has started meeting to plan how to make the arrivals go more smoothly and how to make Lewiston feel like home.
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After investigation, U.S. Justice Department and Lewiston schools strike deal on reforms to end ‘discriminatory’ practices
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine said in a statement Thursday that the agreement will end the district’s “systemic and discriminatory practice” of excluding students from attending school for full days because of behaviors related to their disabilities, and will provide more support for English language learners.
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State House speaker zings Auburn’s Laurel Libby
Ryan Fecteau said he ‘won’t tolerate’ Laurel Libby’s treatment of State House as “a Hollywood set’ to raise money for her reelection.
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Three people and a dog killed Wednesday in Lewiston crash
Authorities closed Lisbon Street between Gayton and South Lisbon roads after two vehicles collided Wednesday afternoon.