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Funeral notices for Monday, July 30

BLOUIN — Constance, 76, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Thursday, July 26. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be Thursday, 11 a.m., at St. Philip Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Albert […]

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Funeral notices for Sunday, July 29

CARNEY — Victor H., 67, passed away Wednesday, July 25, Per his wishes, a private celebration of life will be held in August. DIONNE — Lorraine G., of Lewiston, passed away in Portland on Wednesday, July 25. Visitation Fortin/Lewiston, Tuesday, July 31, 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, […]

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Auburn man charged with sexually abusing boy

LEWISTON — An Auburn man is accused of sexually abusing a boy for more than three years starting when the boy was younger than 12. On several occasions, Joseph Poulin, 48, of Riverside Drive, Auburn, touched the boy’s genitals over and under his pants, according to a detective’s affidavit filed in 8th District Court. The […]

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Administrator: Dirigo High School has serious substance abuse problem

PERU — Regional School Unit 56 directors were told Tuesday that there is a “pretty serious” substance abuse problem among students at Dirigo High School and drug searches should be done consistently. “We have a substance abuse problem in our student body population, a pretty serious one that far exceeds the state averages,” Assistant Principal Jason […]

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RSU 10 board stops accreditation process

DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 board members voted overwhelmingly to discontinue funding for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, effectively ending the reaccreditation process for the district’s three high schools at the end of June. All board members, except Barbara Chow of Dixfield and Peter Zanoni of Mexico, voted not to continue […]