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Lincoln paper mill says layoffs of 200 workers is not permanent

LINCOLN — About 200 workers will be furloughed from Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC in response to a recovery boiler explosion last month that hampered the company’s ability to make pulp, company co-owner Keith Van Scotter said Wednesday. The layoffs affect about half the company’s workforce. The laid-off workers attend to the company’s two paper […]

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River views: Former Elm Hotel in Auburn had rich history

It’s amazing how rapidly things can change. I have a few old postcards that show Court Street in Auburn looking toward the bridge. At the left, there’s no mistaking the Elm Hotel, its curbside lined with the stately trees for which it was named. There’s a trolley in that scene, which no longer exists today. […]

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Boiler explosion shuts down Lincoln mill; cause under investigation

LINCOLN — A smelt water explosion in a chemical recovery boiler at Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC on Saturday shook neighborhood houses and forced the mill to shut down temporarily. No injuries were reported, officials said. The explosion occurred at the Katahdin Avenue mill’s recovery boiler, which is used to burn or recycle leftover chemicals […]

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Maine ed tech accused of having sex with student

LINCOLN (AP) — A former education technician at a Maine public school has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student. Authorities said 45-year-old Tammy Larlee of Lincoln has been indicted on four counts of gross sexual assault and four counts of unlawful contact with a minor. Police Chief Daniel Summer […]

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Maine moms charged after ATV accident involving daughters

LINCOLN (AP) — Authorities say the mothers of two young girls injured in an ATV accident in Lincoln earlier this week are facing charges for not properly supervising their children. The girls, ages 8 and 12, were on the all-terrain vehicle on Tuesday when the driver overcorrected and they veered off a trail and into […]

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19-year-old driver dead in I-95 rollover north of Lincoln

TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 8 — A 19-year-old Van Buren man died after a rollover accident Sunday morning on Interstate 95. The deceased man, who was the driver of the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer that rolled over, was identified as Tyler Anderson, Trooper Thomas Fiske of the Maine State Police said late Sunday afternoon. Five others were injured, […]

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Lincoln Memorial vandalism suspect released from jail

WASHINGTON — A Chinese woman arrested in connection with the spattering of city landmarks with green paint appeared Friday in D.C. Superior Court, where a judge released her from jail into a halfway house. Jiamei Tian, 58, who police believe is homeless, faces one count of defacing property. She was arrested Monday at Washington National […]

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After Lincoln Memorial vandalism, washing and whys

WASHINGTON — Jamie McDaniel envisioned a simple late-night stroll along the National Mall early Friday morning, but she ended up in the center of a mystery. She and her friend were admiring the magnitude of the marble statue of Abraham Lincoln when she noticed green paint splattered along the base. “Is that supposed to be […]