BRYANT — Lloyd S., 82, died Tuesday, June 27, at the Gorham House. A private burial service will be held on Sunday, July 23, and later that day, all friends and family are invited to join in a Celebration of his Life at Parker’s Restaurant, 1349 Washington Ave., Portland from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. In […]
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Bussiere selected for award
AUBURN — Lisa E. Bussiere, LLC, has been selected for the 2014 Best of Auburn Award in the insurance companies category by the Auburn Award Program. Each year, the Auburn Award Program identifies companies that have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive […]
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Lewiston extends crime-busting Operation Hot Spots into 2015
LEWISTON — An 18-month effort to boost the police presence downtown has proved so successful that it will continue into 2015. U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty II and Lewiston police Chief Mike Bussiere announced Monday that the Operation Hot Spot program has received a $149,863 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of […]
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Panhandling ordinance advances in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A rewritten panhandling ordinance makes a clearer distinction about what can happen on city streets and what can happen on sidewalks. Councilors approved a draft of an ordinance on first reading on Sept. 3, designed to crack down on aggressive panhandlers as well as those blocking traffic. On Tuesday, they reviewed a new […]
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Suspect emerges in Lewiston burglaries
LEWISTON — Police arrested a teenager on Friday in connection with a slew of burglaries that have plagued the city since the start of summer. Paul Allen Fernald, 18, was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Webster Street and charged in a warrant. He is accused in several area break-ins during which cash, credit cards, […]
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Auburn residents start process for November ballot
AUBURN — Candidates began working to get their names on November’s municipal ballot Monday. So far, eight people have taken out nominating petitions, and no seat has more than one candidate. Would-be candidates have until Aug. 22 to return petitions to the City Clerk’s office. Nomination papers are available at the City Clerk’s office in […]
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Lewiston man sentenced in federal court on gun charge
A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to nearly two years in federal prison for being a felon with a firearm. Lewiston police said Daniel Fowler, 35, was seen running along Ash Street, carrying what they believed was a bag with the barrel of a gun sticking out of it […]