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Auburn water district employee improperly accepted free ski trips, state officials say
The state’s ethics commission is accusing an Auburn water district employee of violating conflict of interest laws by accepting two free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. Scott Callahan, the district’s operations manager, faces accusations of accepting valuable gifts provided to him by an unnamed...
Paris honors Deputy Chief Buffington with procession and final lap at speedway
PARIS (WGME) - Firefighters in Paris are honoring a longtime member who sadly died last month. Deputy Chief William Buffington worked for the Paris Fire Department for 57 years. Saturday morning, a procession with area fire crews traveled through town and took one final lap at Oxford Plains Speedway. Buffington...
Properties with USPS as tenant offer dependable investment
The buyer of a portfolio of three small properties viewed it as great investment, thanks to having the U.S. Postal Service as a tenant in each. Alexandria Trust LLC bought retail buildings at 744 Main St. in Monmouth, 1 North Main St. in Bryant Pond and 13 Park St. in South Paris from RESAM Properties LLC for $845,000.
Songwriter behind Marden's jingle passes away
PORTLAND (WGME) – The man behind a well-known Maine jingle has passed away. “I should have bought it when I saw it at Marden's!”. That jingle is the work of Ed Boucher, the local musician who wrote the Marden’s jingle and much more over the years. The songwriter...
Victim witness advocates continue support for Lewiston community after harrowing shooting
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston community has felt an immeasurable amount of grief over the past six months after a lone gunman tragically killed 18 people and injured 13 others the night of Oct. 25. Families and survivors of the senseless shooting have had to come to grips with...
Project CommUNITY: Maine Veteran and his wife serve more than food to homeless community
LEWISTON, Maine — Paul and Riechelle Bernard have served over 900 volunteer hours, providing meals at the Lewiston Warming Center. After the warming center closed in mid-April, the pair continued picking up food donations, and delivering it to people facing homelessness in Lewiston. Many of the donations come from Panera and The Rusty Lantern in Turner.
"Not in right mental state," court delayed again for man accused of police shootout in Paris
PARIS, Maine — The man facing seven charges stemming from a shootout with police in Paris on Monday was supposed to make his initial appearance in court today for the second time this week. On Wednesday, Gary Porter appeared before a judge over Zoom, and was visibly not able...
Lewiston voters reject school budget proposal in low-turnout election
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Voters in Lewiston rejected the latest school budget proposal in an election on Tuesday. Only 3.9 percent of Lewiston voters actually voted in the Lewiston school budget election, but Lewiston city officials say that was actually a high turnout for an election like this. "I thought the...
Restoration work begins at Lewiston's Veterans Memorial Park
LEWISTON, Maine — Restoration work is now underway at the Veterans Memorial Park. Flooding in a winter storm damaged the riverbank and several monuments there. The city estimates it will cost $180,000 to fully restore the park. The American Rental Association Foundation and the Toro Company teamed up to...
'We can't afford these kinds of taxes:' Lewiston voters reject school budget proposal
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Voters in Lewiston overwhelmingly rejected a $110 million school budget that would have contributed to a major property tax increase. Sixty-five percent of voters turned down the school budget. Lewiston takes the process a step further and lets people address why they voted the way they did....
Dozens of Bates College students protest outside Rep. Golden's home over war in Gaza
LEWISTON, Maine — A group of Bates College students demonstrated against the war in Gaza outside of Rep. Jared Golden’s house over the weekend. About 80 students marched and chanted, “No more money for Israel’s crimes,” ahead of a potential invasion of Rafah. They accused...
More than 1,000 American flags placed on graves of veterans in Lisbon
LISBON (WGME) -- Veterans and members of the community placed American flags on the graves of fallen veterans in Lisbon on Friday. The town teamed up with the American Legion to place over 1,000 flags among 10 cemeteries before Memorial Day. Organizers say it's a way to honor our fallen...
Scarborough cornhole tournament raises funds in memory of Lewiston shooting victims
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) - Hundreds of folks on Saturday helped to continue the legacy of the lives lost in the Lewiston mass shooting. That night of the shooting, some people a part of the Maineiacs Cornhole lost their lives. On Saturday, that same league put on a cornhole tournament raising funds...
$30K worth of fentanyl seized during Lewiston drug bust, Massachusetts man arrested
LEWISTON (WGME) -- A Massachusetts man has been accused of trafficking fentanyl in Lewiston. The MDEA says authorities witnessed 34-year-old Jonathan E. Paige of Boston conducting a drug deal on Sabattus Street on Thursday. When confronted by police, Paige reportedly tried to run away but was quickly taken into custody.
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