In the county hardest hit by the invasive species, a Litchfield arborist is taking to the air with specially developed tools to cut down nests before hungry toxic hair-bearing caterpillars start emerging.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Litchfield man killed in Lewiston rollover
Police are still investigating the Friday morning crash in the area of 1140 Sabattus St.
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Bates College plans to renovate historic Chase Hall
Displaced offices and student groups will move temporarily to the former convent the college bought last year from St. Mary’s
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Former St. Joseph’s Church might get a second life—as a brewpub
Democracy Brewing, an employee-owned brewery and restaurant in Boston, has an option agreement to purchase the historic church on Main Street.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Mental health care providers are facing unprecedented challenges amid the pandemic
Local providers say demand for mental health care has skyrocketed in the 23 months since the pandemic began.
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Police: Lewiston man’s severed arm apparently self-inflicted
Police and Occupational Health and Safety Administration officials have ended their investigation into the Jan. 21 incident.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston-based Sam’s Italian Foods is sold; new owners say no changes planned
The 83-year-old business was acquired by a venture capital firm with the intention of becoming employee owned.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Legislative committee endorses bill to close out-of-state trash loophole
Imported trash is prohibited at the state-owned Juniper Ridge landfill but gets in through a provision in the law that supporters want to eliminate.