Connor Langan, 6, of Auburn looks back at his mother as she helps him lift 7 pounds of candy that Maple Way Dental Care Project Manager Chelsea Letourneau, left, is about to weigh. The Lewiston dental business held its annual Halloween Candy Buy Back and Free Skate! on Thursday evening at Norway Savings Bank Arena in […]
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Why health-conscious parents shouldn't worry about Halloween candy
I absolutely loved Halloween when I was a kid. I grew up in a community where every house had a pumpkin glowing in the window, and kids from tot to teenager donned ghost and witch costumes to collect chocolate bars, chips and candy. It was a night filled with pure joy. So I’m saddened every […]
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Lucille Hobbs
LEWISTON — Lucille Hobbs, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, returned to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 1. She was 95. A native of Lewiston, Lucille was born June 3, 1922. While working as a waitress she caught the eye of William “Bill” Hobbs. The two were married in 1946, after Bill’s return from World […]
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Marie T. Boudreau
WEST PARIS — Marie T. Boudreau, 84, lifelong resident of Rumford, passed away on Friday, Nov. 10, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris following a long illness. She was born in Rumford on Oct. 13, 1933, a daughter of Natale and Cleofe (Corti) Saisi. Marie attended Pettengill Grammar School and was a graduate of Stephens […]
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Annual Halloween Walk in Dixfield to shut down section of Weld Street
DIXFIELD — The town’s annual Halloween Walk will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, resulting in the temporary closing of several side streets, police Chief Jeff Howe said Wednesday morning. Howe said that in order to protect the children participating in the walk, the Police Department will close Weld Street up to the Ellis […]
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Berwick sex offender, who tried to lure children, has bail doubled
BERWICK (AP) — A judge has doubled the bail of a registered sex offender from Berwick charged with trying to lure young girls into his vehicle after two more girls came forward. A judge Wednesday at the request of prosecutors doubled 23-year-old Kevin Weeden’s bail to $50,000. He did not enter a plea and his […]
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Berwick man charged with trying to lure girls
BERWICK (AP) — A Berwick man already on Maine’s sex offender registry has been charged with trying to lure two fifth-grade girls into his vehicle by offering them candy. Police said 23-year-old Kevin Weeden faces charges of solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act, failure to register as a sex offender and prohibited […]