Sammie Angel wanted a place where customers could step back in time, gather their friends on the porch and enjoy good food and fellowship. That’s just what she’s done at Dixfield’s Front Porch Café.
April 2013
TV ad backs LePage hospital payback plan
The ad urges lawmakers to support the governor’s plan to repay $484 million in Medicaid payments.
BOOKS: Winthrop library to feature Jim Nelson
Local author Jim Nelson will speak at the Bailey Public Library and sign copies of his newest book, “With Fire and Sword: The Battle of Bunker Hill and the Beginning of the American Revolution.”
Maine man gets 10 years for trying to hire killer
Authorities say 43-year-old Mark Stetson was already in jail when he offered to pay another inmate to kill his ex-wife.
Woman attacked in Lewiston apartment
Police say early reports were that the victim had recently taken out a restraining order against the man.
Conn. governor signs sweeping gun restrictions into law
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs the bill hours after the General Assembly approved the measure to give the state some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
2 with gang ties sought in Colo. prison boss death
The search comes about two weeks after prison gang member Evan Ebel was killed in a shootout with Texas deputies.
New England fishing regulators eye hake quota increase
The New England Fishery Management Council says that new information indicates they can recommend a 13 percent increase in the white hake quota.
Teams to arrive for robotics competition in Maine
Pine Tree Robotics Competition at Lewiston’s Colisee will feature teams from Maine and seven other states.