Lewiston firefighters Jonathan Keating, left, and Ryan Guay practice wildland-urban interface firefighting techniques on Butler Drive in Lewiston on Friday. Members of the International Association of Fire Fighters from Texas, Colorado and Washington state have been in town all week teaching firefighters advanced tactics for battling fires where houses abut wildlands. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Parking problem
Lewiston Public Works employee Dave Saucier, left, talks Wednesday morning with Al Perry of Norway in front of the Lewiston Municipal Parking Garage on Oak Street after Perry’s foot slipped off the brake pedal while paying for parking at the kiosk. Moments later, Saucier pushed the button at the pay station, took a ticket and […]
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Driver extricated from Lewiston crash
A Lewiston firefighter leans into a car involved in a crash at the corner of Westminster and Lexington streets in Lewiston on Thursday afternoon. Mohamed Djama, 28, of Lewiston, the driver of the Toyota Camry on the left, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters. The driver of the GMC […]
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Former fire chief proud of memorabilia collection
Former Auburn Fire Chief Clifton Smith and his wife, Wanda, at their Lewiston home. With nearly 40 years of service in the Lewiston and Auburn fire departments, retired Chief Clifton Smith has rooms filled with memorabilia. Remembering the stories behind them is a different matter. Dementia has burned a hole in the memory of the […]
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Car overturns after striking pole on Horton Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A man escaped apparent injury Monday night when his car struck a utility pole and flipped over on Horton Street, Lewiston police officer Zachary Provost said. Eyewitneses said the driver ran a stop sign and his car clipped one he was trying to miss, struck a utility pole and rolled several times, landing […]
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Chesley ‘Chet’ W. Fournier
1927 – 2015 LEWISTON — Chesley “Chet” W. Fournier, 88, a resident of Auburn, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 26, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston, March 23, 1927, the son of William and Dollena (White) Fournier. He was educated at Frye and Jordan schools and graduated […]