The Lewiston Sun Journal

LEWISTON — Gaston Plourde sat by his wife's elbow, gently trying to make her smile. His whispers, looks and grins paid off every few minutes. Married 64 years, they met at the Hill Mill, when Irene was a loom girl and he worked the tying machine. The morning's assignment: making C... Full Story »

Maggie Elwell, 10, sat at the front of Percy's Burrow in the Auburn Mall under pink, blue and green balloons; her hair done in pigtails, and a slight smile on her face. "Would you like to look at my book?" Elwell offered to a passer-by. The woman stopped and looked through... Full Story »

AUBURN — Calling his city the hub of Maine for business and recreation, Mayor Dick Gleason unveiled a bumper sticker and ambassador program Monday night. "It is time to roll up our sleeves, get to work, continue reducing the property tax burden and bring more good-paying jobs to... Full Story »

Charges Lewiston • Gile Albert, 47, of 120 College St., probation hold, 10:15 p.m. Saturday at Albert's Variety, 124 Bartlett St. • Melissa Marie Thomas, 22, of 40 Oxbow Drive, domestic violence assault, 6:44 p.m. Sunday at that address. • C... Full Story »

AUBURN — The Auburn Democratic City Committee will meet Thursday, Dec. 10, at Margarita's Restaurant, 180 Center St. A brief business meeting will be held at 6 p.m. to discuss the 2010 caucus, followed by social time. Coffee, tea, and appetizers will be supplied. Dinner, if desi... Full Story »

Jose Leiva/Sun Journal The Rev. Steve Crowson of the Trinity Episcopal Church leads the congregation in prayer during a Pearl Harbor remembrance service in Lewiston on Monday. A group of veterans assembled to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Pastor Crowson reading from the 23... Full Story »

MINOT — Two people were hospitalized Monday after the 1999 Subaru station wagon they were riding in skidded off the road and flipped over and crashed into trees, police said. Brenda Wetherall, 58, of 157 Hebron Road, Buckfield, was northwest-bound on Holbrook Road when the car she... Full Story »

AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, at the Auburn Public Library. The meeting will take place in the Community Room. The guest speaker will be gubernatorial candidate Les Otten. For questions, please call Lois Snowe Mello at 784-9136. Full Story »

Pay extra attention to your credit card statement. Look at the interest rate you're being charged. If the credit card company is like most, it's charging you more. At our home we were paying 7.9 percent. One day we noticed the interest had soared to 14.9 percent. We didn... Full Story »

There's no better way to learn about our past than browsing through old copies of local newspapers. Sometimes I like the shotgun approach . . . pick a date and see what was going on around town. At other times, specific events dictate the target. It was just a few weeks ago that I ... Full Story »

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DURHAM — Three people were injured, and two vehicles totaled, in a crash on Pinkham Brook Road on Monday morning. Androscoggin Sheriff 's Sgt. Jim Kachnovich identified the drivers as Denis Fraser, 70, of Durham, and Debbie Joslyn, 51, of Brunswick. According to Kachn... Full Story »

POLAND — It had been expected that the RSU 16 school committee would be able to take action on a plan to deal with the $319,500 reduction in state aid at Monday night's meeting, however difficulties forced a delay. Key to the plan on the table was an agreement sought whereby ever... Full Story »

Investigators reported Monday that a Vienna man found dead in his home early Sunday afternoon is believed to have died from injuries sustained several days earlier while attempting to cut down a tree. Peter Miller, 49, was found inside his Anderson Road cabin by a friend who went to... Full Story »

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Bail has been set for two men accused of planning to rob the neighbor of a man who was found shot to death outside of his house in Gray. Bail was set at $20,000 in surety and $10,000 in cash for 21-year-old Marco Krauthamer of Freeport and 21-year-old Shane Rackcliffe of... Full Story »

LEWISTON — The day-long training session of the International Association of Arson Investigations, Maine Chapter, that had been scheduled in Lewiston Wednesday has been cancelled because of predicted bad weather. A new date for the training has not yet been set. For more informat... Full Story »

LEWISTON - Tire stores and grocery stores were bustling and cancellation phone lines buzzing Tuesday as the first major snow storm of the season headed toward Maine threatening a messy morning commute Wednesday. The forecast sounds like the type that could cancel school for the day. But superi... Full Story »

Due to the storm and the necessity to get all vehicles off the streets to allow crews to plow snow, the Lewiston Police Department and the Lewiston Public Works announce a parking ban in Lewiston. The ban will go into effect from 9 a.m. Wednesday through 7 a.m. Thursday. All driver... Full Story »

The Spagettification incident It's no easy task getting groups of teens interested in city government. It helps if you know the secret word. Outgoing Ward 7 City Councilor Robert Reed revealed that during his two year term he relied on a secret word scheme to get his son... Full Story »

LEWISTON — Last fall a group of determined women decided to take on something they weren't sure they could do: Keep a downtown drop-in center for poor, marginalized women open. Full Story »

Dick Gleason will be sworn in as Auburn's newest mayor tonight during a 6 p.m. ceremony at Auburn Town Hall.   Full Story »

LEWISTON — Androscoggin County Democratic Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Lewiston Public Library in the third floor conference room. The agenda includes a discussion on health care, municipal caucus and one bylaw addition under Article 10, Finances ... Full Story »

Incident Report Statistics Between 7 a.m. Friday Nov. 27 and 7 a.m. Friday Dec. 04, Lewiston police responded to 643 calls for service. Of those calls, 195 were motor vehicle stops. Accidents: 34 Full Story »

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LEWISTON — Noted Maine artist William Manning considers himself a painter whose work express his emotions, not just depicting the landscape before him. "I wanted the library to have something that would last many years and show my appreciation for everything this library has ... Full Story »