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Lewiston leaders reignite efforts to bring new homeless shelter to city
LEWISTON (WGME) - Lewiston city leaders are reviving efforts to build a homeless shelter. They are expected to begin selecting a new committee to oversee those efforts in their meeting Tuesday night. “We have not come close to meeting the needs of the folks who are most vulnerable in our...
Maine Strong Foundation hopes to expand reach to help more Mainers experiencing tragedy
PORTLAND (WGME) – The Maine Strong Foundation hopes to expand its reach beyond victims of the Lewiston mass shooting and help all Mainers who experience unexpected tragedy. Last October, Maine Strong was created immediately after the shootings to help the families of victims and survivors and held its first fundraising softball tournament just two weeks later.
Memorial Honors WWII British Pilots Lost Over Maine’s Sebago Lake
On May 16, 1944, two Royal Navy pilots were on a training mission over Sebago Lake flying Vought D4U Corsairs like the one seen below, when they crashed into the water and sunk 300 feet below the surface. Now, 80 years later to the date, a memorial for these pilots...
Lewiston firefighters union frustrated with emergency medical services in the city
LEWISTON, Maine — When in an emergency, you want help to arrive as soon as possible. As frontline workers themselves, Lewiston firefighters in the union said it has higher expectations for the service it's getting from its EMS provider United Ambulance Service, or UAS. The city contracts with UAS...
Norway, Maine’s Victorian-Era Gingerbread House is for Sale
The Gingerbread House has been a landmark on Main Street in Norway, Maine, for over 150 years, and is now for sale. According to Buildings of New England, the Gingerbread House is the Evans-Cummings House, a Victorian-era home that was built in 1855 for Richard Evans, a carpenter who moved from Portland to Norway for work. He and his wife had eight children who lived in the house until their death. In 1890, the house was remodeled and gingerbread adornments were added. Years later, it was used for storage by the owners of the Advertiser Democrat, the newspaper published in the Oxford Hills area.
Maine students and staff compete in annual cook-off
AUBURN, Maine — These days, it seems, everyone loves a good cook-off. With much less yelling to and be had than on your average TV competition, teams gathered for the ninth annual high school farm-to-school cook-off, held at Central Maine Community College. A staff member and student each from Edward Little, Lewiston, and Mt. Ararat stepped to the table to compete.
Lewiston City Council approves $64.7 million budget, city faces property tax increase
LEWISTON (WGME) -- The city of Lewiston is facing a stark increase in property taxes as city and school budgets are going up. Tuesday night, the city council voted to approve those budgets. As the council approved it, the fiscal year 2025 budget is a 10 percent hike up from last year.
Portland PD report on Lewiston shooting claims sheriff's team was intoxicated, almost ran over other officers
LEWISTON, Maine — A report detailing the police response to the Lewiston shootings accuses the Cumberland County Sheriff's tactical team of being intoxicated and almost running over other officers. Portland police filed its "after action report" in December. The report became public Thursday. In the report, Nick Goodman, commander...
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