The touted newcomer is on top at the Maine Women’s Amateur golf tournament, but two past champions and an additional member of the home club are lurking. Staci Creech of Bangor Municipal shot a 3-over 75 to take the first-round lead at Biddeford-Saco Country Club, Creech, who finished third at the recent New England women’s […]
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Lewiston gives riverside park work plan a boost
LEWISTON — Money set aside to help build a wheelchair-accessible playground downtown will instead help pay for the construction of a small amphitheater and build river access at Simard-Payne Memorial Park, councilors agreed Tuesday. Councilors voted 4-3 to put $75,000 — originally allocated to help build a playground at Marcotte Park — toward Riverfront Island […]
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Lot sizes a hitch in Lewiston subdivison deal
LEWISTON — New lots formed out of a city deal with Franklin Property Trust may end up creating properties that either intentionally break city zoning rules or won’t be able to qualify for home financing, councilors learned Tuesday. City staff said councilors will need to decide if they want to make the new lots legal […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
MONDAY, Nov. 10 LEWISTON — Oath of office ceremony for Ward 4 City Councilor-elect Shane Bouchard, 10 a.m. in in the City Council Chamber of City Hall, 27 Pine St. Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony. LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber of City Hall. TUESDAY, Nov. […]
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Ward 4 business owner throws hat in ring for Lewiston Council seat
LEWISTON — A local businessman and lifelong Ward 4 resident thinks he can help the city as city councilor. Shane Bouchard, 35, of 28 Perley St., took out nomination petitions Thursday from City Hall to seek the soon-to-be vacant Ward 4 seat. “I’ve seen Lewiston going generally in the right direction,” he said. “I think […]
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Two men charged with late-night burglary in Auburn
AUBURN — Police said two local men were arrested overnight Wednesday and charged with breaking into a home on Reginald Street. Nicholas Sands, 34, and David Giasson, 38, were each charged with felony burglary and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, police Deputy Chief Jason Moen said in a news release. According to police, the homeowner was […]
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Kvitova dominates Bouchard for Wimbledon crown
LONDON (AP) — Petra Kvitova overwhelmed Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in less than an hour Saturday to win Wimbledon for the second time in the most lop-sided final in more than two decades. The Czech left-hander completely outplayed the 20-year-old Canadian — appearing in her first Grand Slam final — with her big serve, aggressive […]
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Two Bangor men arrested on felony drug charges
ORONO — Two Bangor men are facing felony drug charges after police found heroin and drug paraphernalia in their possession last weekend. Arrested on charges of unlawful possession of heroin were Kevin Wood and Micah Bouchard, both 34, according to an arrest report submitted by Veazie police Officer Todd Nadeau. The Class C felony charges […]
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Remains of Korean War soldier finally returned home, laid to rest
BAR HARBOR — The sharp crack of gunfire echoed Saturday at Ledgelawn Cemetery as a military honor guard helped to finally put a long-missing Korean War serviceman to rest. “It has been a long time coming, 62 years,” The Rev. Scott Mower said at the graveside service for Army Cpl. Robert Tait. “The death of […]
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Maine Women’s Amateur Golf: Bouchard regains composure, wins again
BRUNSWICK — It was the self-professed worst iron shot of Emily Bouchard’s life, and the end result could have been much more disastrous than losing a golf tournament. Her level of concentration possibly dulled by a seven-shot lead with three holes remaining Wednesday in the Maine Women’s Amateur, Bouchard badly mis-hit a 4-iron to the […]