Controversial U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, talked Friday with incoming Lewiston City Council member Safiya Khalid after a political rally in New Hampshire.
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Gunfire outside Lewiston apartment building hits a refrigerator
LEWISTON — Police are investigating after shots were reported fired early Thursday on Walnut Street. Police said one shot passed through a tenement wall and struck a refrigerator inside a home at 21 Walnut St. No one was hurt and no arrests were made as of late Thursday afternoon. It happened shortly after midnight, police […]
Lisbon woman says a Honda CRV hit her and fled in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A Lisbon Falls woman told police she was hit by a car Wednesday that fled the scene. Police said they responded to Papa John’s Pizza restaurant near the corner of Lisbon Street and East Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian hit by a car. The woman, Erlene Millett, […]
Lewiston City Council gives informal approval to ‘Hopeful’ artwork
During a workshop Tuesday, councilors said they support the proposed installation of a large sign on the Main Street side of Bates Mill No. 5.
Judge puts Poland man on probation in ‘rare’ drug case
PORTLAND — A Poland man thanked the state trooper Tuesday who arrested him on the Maine Turnpike in January for having 28 grams of fentanyl. Travis Rainer, 48, told a U.S. District Court judge the trooper who pulled him over in Wells for following a truck too closely “saved my life.” Since his arrest on […]
Woman dies in Lewiston car crash Sunday
Police are not identifying the woman until her family has been notified.
Republican congressional challengers in Maine’s 2nd District oppose CMP project
The three, who hope to unseat Democrat Jared Golden next year, are against the power company’s $1 billion plan for a new transmission line from Quebec to Lewiston.
Green Party calls for authorities to kill $1 billion hydropower project
Ex-presidential contender Jill Stein and U.S. Senate candidate Lisa Savage oppose CMP’s plan to build a new power line to bring Quebec electricity to Lewiston.
Lost Valley celebrates earliest opening in 40 years
The mountain will open this Friday, a week earlier than originally planned.
Fire destroys Turner home
State fire marshal’s office is investigating the Monday evening fire. No injuries were reported.