Barbara Hinckley, 95, lost everything to a sweet-talking scam artist who told her she’d placed second in a sweepstakes for the Publisher’s Clearing House.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston man arrested in hit-and-run; pedestrian suffered serious injuries
LEWISTON — Police arrested a local man Thursday and charged him in a hit-and-run incident on Lisbon Street early Sunday morning that critically injured a pedestrian. Brad Johnson, 40, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury or death, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn-Lewiston airport kicks off $8.5M project
Plans include lighting and runway upgrades with the goal of being a better, all-weather airport.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn-Lewiston airport kicks off $8.5M project
Plans include lighting and runway upgrades with the goal of making it safer in inclement weather.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Senate Democratic leaders: The Fighting for Maine Agenda is about putting Mainers first
We’re focusing on health care, property taxes, energy independence and giving workers a fair shake.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Prosecutors say Sabattus man too late in seeking new murder trial
Daniel “Danny” Roberts is seeking a new trial based on advanced DNA detection technology.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Lisbon man’s new trial to be held in Belfast
Bartolo Ford was convicted of aggravated attempted murder of Auburn police officers stemming from a 2008 high-speed chase.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lead poisoning requires a solution as big as the problem
In Maine and nationwide, young lives are being stunted at an astounding rate, and the remediation can’t be city by city or state by state.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Auburn man pleads guilty to federal charges in major pot raid
Prosecutors dropped more serious charges against Timothy Veilleux in exchange for his pleas, including 2 of his Lewiston businesses where pot cultivation occurred.