A former U.S. Army Green Beret leading the effort says the memorial to those who served following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is ‘an amazing opportunity for us as a nation to step forward and honor them.’
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Lewiston’s Bates Mill No. 5 gets $1 million boost for cleanup efforts
The money will pay for removing contaminants from the roof and replacing it.
Bowdoinham man charged in fatal Sabattus hit-and-run
Police said a 28-year-old Sabattus woman was killed on Bowdoinham Road on Sept. 19.
Police chase Saturday ends in Lewiston with Westbrook man’s arrest
LEWISTON — A man was arrested after police said he led officers on a chase Saturday that started in Poland and ended at a dead end on East Avenue near the Montello Heights Reservoir, said Chief Deputy William Gagne of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. Daniel Spooner, 35, of Westbrook was arrested on multiple charges […]
New York police make arrest in murder of former Lewiston resident Alpo Martinez
A New York City man, 27, already in custody, was charged late Sunday with the Halloween slaying of the convicted murderer and drug dealer, who moved to Lewiston and lived quietly under a federal witness protection program for five years.
Violence against hospital staff has ‘more than doubled’ in past few years, St. Mary’s psychiatry chief says
Staff at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center’s behavioral emergency department are seeing more psychiatric patients than ever before. And sometimes, those patients get violent with staff.
Auburn council approves moratorium aimed at new Androscoggin sheriff’s office
In a first reading, the council voted 5-1 to approve a six-month moratorium on development proposals for new public safety facilities.
Ukraine invasion unsettling and perhaps ‘very bloody,’ Bates College professor says
James G. Richter, an expert on U.S. and Russian foreign policy, questions Putin and praises Biden as war heats up
Defense files motion for new trial for Auburn man in Alaska cold case
Allegations contained in a motion filed by attorneys for Steven H. Downs include prosecutors heard privileged attorney-client phone conversations while the defendant was in jail.
Litchfield man killed in Lewiston rollover
Police are still investigating the Friday morning crash in the area of 1140 Sabattus St.