BLOOD — Phyllis Theresa, age 94, died Saturday, May 5. A celebration of her life will be held at Central Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery on May 24 at noon, where she will be laid to rest with her husband, Donald Porter. BROCHU — Joseph A., 41, a resident of Greene, died in Auburn on Sunday, […]
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Twin Cities-Portland bus service on the table
Twin Cities and Portland officials have started talking about establishing commuter bus service between the two metropolitan areas. “It’s going to take some time because it’s a big issue,” said Phil Nadeau, Lewiston deputy city administrator and chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee. “If we are trying to establish some kind of commuter service that […]
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Local judge in Auburn hears disciplinary case against York judge
AUBURN — A local judge presided Monday over the disciplinary hearing of York County Judge of Probate Robert M. A. Nadeau, who is accused of violating the code of judicial conduct by blurring the lines among his roles as a Maine judge, private attorney and citizen. Among charges by the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and […]
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Spares wanted: Lewiston-Auburn bus system seeking good used buses
LEWISTON — Phil Nadeau would gladly buy a good used bus — and if he has to go to Atlanta or Las Vegas to get it, he will. “We are at the point right now that if we see a reasonable opportunity, we’re going to take it really seriously,” Nadeau, chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit […]
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Lewiston, YMCA reach tentative deal over gymnastics program
LEWISTON — The city appears to have reached a deal to hand over its popular gymnastics program to the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA. The city of Lewiston would lease its equipment and space in the Lewiston Armory for $1 a year, and the Y would do the rest. Councilors will vote on the proposal Tuesday. Steven Wallace, […]
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Lewiston parents worry privatized gymnastics program would be out of reach
LEWISTON — Parents of city gymnasts say they’re worried that efforts to privatize a recreation department program will price their kids out of the sport. “It won’t be accessible any longer, not to your average Lewiston citizen,” said Tory Dresser, mother of 5-year-old Valentine. “I don’t know what the median income is here, but I […]
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Lewiston targets ‘disorderly properties’
LEWISTON — Police have a new label for rowdy addresses: “disorderly properties.” On Tuesday, the Lewiston City Council approved a measure to begin contacting the owners of rental properties that have drawn repeated visits by police. “I think we’re trying a low-key approach with the landlords to see how it works,” Lewiston police Sgt. Robert […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Nadeau brings experience, enforcement to Red Hornets’ defense
AUBURN — On the Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey roster, five players are listed on defense, plus two goalies. Of the seven, five are freshmen. It’s an arrangement that traditionally screams “building year,” and typically would keep a coach sweating bullets even inside the coldest rinks in the state. Not the Red Hornets, though, and not […]
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Jay sewer rate increases slightly
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Monday to keep the minimum sewer rate at $250 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water used but increase the charge for using more than the minimum a half-cent to make it 7 cents per cubic foot. The new rate will go into effect on July 1 and will […]
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Two Bangor men arrested on felony drug charges
ORONO — Two Bangor men are facing felony drug charges after police found heroin and drug paraphernalia in their possession last weekend. Arrested on charges of unlawful possession of heroin were Kevin Wood and Micah Bouchard, both 34, according to an arrest report submitted by Veazie police Officer Todd Nadeau. The Class C felony charges […]