Not surprisingly, the state’s most densely populated areas have the highest rates of COVID-19, with neighborhoods in Portland, Falmouth, Westbrook and Lewiston at the top.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Sports
Joey Gamache makes rounds training elite boxers, including lightweight champ Teofimo Lopez
The former world champ from Lewiston spent four-and-a-half years training top-shelf boxers throughout Europe. He was recently in the corner for Lopez’s big title victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Maine-based cooperatives receive $625,000 in federal funds
The money will provide support for several Lewiston-area organizations.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council approves funding for police body cameras
The project was accelerated after the city’s largest police union pressured the city to speed up its original timeline for acquiring body cameras.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates students told to pack as if they might not come back in January
In case COVID-19 makes it impossible to reopen the campus in January, students are asked to take care of their belongings before leaving for the extended Thanksgiving break.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston considers using vacant hotel rooms, establishing public bathroom for homeless
With temperatures dropping, Lewiston’s Housing Committee also said a public warming shelter is needed, especially after the closure of an emergency shelter at the Lewiston Armory.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bates sends home ‘a number of students’ for violating COVID-19 rules
College officials warn students to maintain their vigilance to keep Bates open and Lewiston safe.
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Elizabeth Warren urges Lewiston crowd to oust Republicans in ‘life and death’ election
Stumping for Joe Biden on Saturday, the Massachusetts Democrat asked Mainers to hold President Trump and Susan Collins accountable.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston man charged with Natasha Morgan’s murder
Authorities said the suspect fatally shot a 19-year-old woman twice in the chest outside her home on Scribner Boulevard in Lewiston on Aug. 21.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Out-of-state waste has no place in Maine landfills
Regulators and the Legislature should close a loophole that goes against the intent of a decades-old law.