All charges have been dropped that had arisen from a parking lot fight where Penobscot Indian Nation Chief Kirk Francis, his sons, and former Tribal Council member Robert Dana. The fight had taken place in the parking lot of the Penobscot Pour House in January, where Francis, his sons Kirk Jr. and Dana, all had […]
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Death notices for Saturday, Sept. 15
ADAMS — Muriel A., of Auburn died Saturday, Sept. 8. Family and friends are invited to visit from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023. Burial and committal services to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn. FRANCIS — Robert M., […]
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Penobscot chief says tribe’s relationship with Maine at all-time low
LEWISTON — The chief of Maine’s largest Native American tribe said Thursday that its relationship with state government was at an all-time low. “I don’t know that it’s ever been good, but right now it’s as bad as I’ve ever seen it,” Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said in a presentation at the Lewiston Public […]
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2015 Lisbon football preview
Coach: Dick Mynahan Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 8-2, lost in Class D West final Returning players: Senior — Shawn Grover (RB), Henry Adams (WR/FS); Juniors — Tyler Halls (QB/CB), Tanton Mattson (G/LB/DT), Noah Francis (RB/LB/DT), Jared Glover (FB/LB). Key losses: Kyle Bourget (QB/DB), Joe Philbrick (FB/LB), Robert Wood (OL/DL), Darren Ward (OL/DL), […]
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Lisbon football: Shawn Grover, Henry Adams help Greyhounds overcome senior shortage
One of those maxims, after all, is that “you win with seniors” in high school sports. And if that were explicitly true, the Greyhounds might be in trouble. Only two seniors who suited up for Lisbon a year ago — tailback Shawn Grover and receiver and free safety Henry Adams — are on the roster. “We don’t […]
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Three arrested on crack, heroin charges in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Three people were arrested late Thursday night and charged with trafficking in heroin and crack cocaine. According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the men charged are: * Corinthian Wright, 31, of Long Island, N.Y., charged with unlawful aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine and heroin. He was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail […]
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Ancient Vatican ceremony makes saints of John Paul II and John XXIII
VATICAN CITY — In front of a sprawling sea of pilgrims fanning out from St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized John Paul II and John XXIII, bestowing sainthood on two towering figures of the 20th century who left outsize marks on the Roman Catholic Church. The hypnotic sounds of the Sistine Chapel Choir […]
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Pope’s blunt remarks pose challenge for American bishops
NEW YORK (AP) — In recent years, many American bishops have drawn a harder line with parishioners on what could be considered truly Roman Catholic, adopting a more aggressive style of correction and telling abortion rights supporters to stay away from the sacrament of Communion. Liberal-minded Catholics derided the approach as tone-deaf. Church leaders said […]
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Pope criticizes church emphasis on abortion, gays
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Signaling a dramatic shift in Vatican tone, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church had become obsessed by “small-minded rules” about how to be faithful and that pastors should instead emphasize compassion over condemnation when discussing divisive social issues of abortion, gays and contraception. The pope’s remarkably blunt message six months into […]
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Catholic youths converge on Rio to see “slum pope”
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of young Roman Catholics from around the Americas are converging on Rio de Janeiro, taking dayslong bus trips or expensive plane flights that were paid for by baking cookies and holding garage sales, running raffles and bingo tournaments and even begging for coins in public plazas. Some of the […]