GORHAM, N.H. (AP) — Leaking at the Gorham Dam prompted the National Weather Service to issue flash flood warnings for communities downstream of the dam. Chad Miller, director of emergency management in Gorham, says the dam’s owner, Brookfield Renewable Power, reported a potential failure after divers discovered “significant structural issues.” The company is drawing water […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Few residents turn out at public hearing
LIVERMORE FALLS — Eighteen residents turned out Monday for a public hearing on local articles that will appear on the ballot on Nov. 5. Voters will reconsider a $197,861 town administrative budget for the third time. It has failed twice before, first in June at the polls, then in July at an open town meeting. […]
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Lisbon man seeks new trial in attempted murder case involving Auburn cop
PORTLAND — A Lisbon man is hoping the state’s highest court will vacate his conviction for trying to kill Auburn police by ramming a dump truck into a cruiser during a high-speed chase in 2008. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acting as the law court, heard oral arguments on the case Tuesday. Bartolo Ford was […]
Posted inConnections
Androscoggin Historical Society lists new programs
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will present 11 programs during its 2013-14 season. Topics will range from 19th-century boom times in Lewiston to the role of women doctors in local history and the story of a yacht club in landlocked Auburn. Six of the programs will be presented at the society’s headquarters, in the […]
Posted inSpecials
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine
But they also brought a rich culture with them, and the Franco-American Collection aims to catalog the richness of Franco-American life, from the French language, to music, cuisine, theater and poetry. The Franco-American Collection, which is open to the public free of charge, contains over 15,000 historical items, from rare books to photographs, newspapers and […]
Posted inMaine
Local environmental activist and pilot recovering after chopper crash
A longtime advocate for the Androscoggin River is recovering in a Portland hospital after the helicopter he was piloting crashed last week in the Waldo County town of Burnham. Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, has initiated federal lawsuits against power companies and others on a range of issues, including river water quality, fish […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Bill allowing Livermore Falls to vote on leaving Androscoggin County moves forward
AUGUSTA — Livermore Falls voters will have the opportunity to decide whether they want to leave Androscoggin County and join Franklin County, after a late vote in the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday. After a series of back-and-forth votes and a lengthy floor debate, the House voted to allow the town to vote on […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Washout closes Route 108 in Livermore
LIVERMORE — A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Wednesday night after water from the nearby river washed across the roadway. At about 10 p.m., Androscoggin County Sheriff’s officials said an area between South and River roads would likely remain closed overnight. It was not immediately clear if the road itself was damaged. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police log
CHARGES LEWISTON * Crystal Lynn Rousseau, 26, of 869 Sabattus St., probation hold, 10 p.m. Friday, Sabattus Street. * Ali Hussain Almurshidy, 45, of 2 Granite St., Lewiston, assault, Saturday, 300 Main St. * Amanda Mae Benoit, 25, 55 Tall Pines, disorderly conduct and fighting, assault, 12:40 a.m. Saturday, Acme Social Club, 255 Park St. […]