AUGUSTA – William E. “Bill” Dowling, 72, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 following a courageous battle …
2019
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Five charged in attempted human smuggling at Canadian border
Border Patrol officials say one U.S. citizen and four Mexican nationals were arrested near the Canadian border in Maine.
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Posted inSports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Messalonskee girls basketball hands Gardiner first loss
Devine scores 19 points, 13 in third quarter, to lead Eagles to big A North win.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lewiston shelter event gets kids’ — and cats’ — noses into books
A second Read-To-A-Cat event in partnership with Lewiston Public Library will be held in February.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys basketball: Williams erupts in second half to lead MCI past Winslow
Senior guard catches fire as Huskies take big road win over B North contender.
Posted inNation & World
Congregant, 71, took out gunman who killed 2 in Texas church
Officials hail the state’s gun laws, including a measure that allows carrying a weapon in places of worship.
Posted inLocal & State
Toy fund families say ‘thank you’ to generous readers
‘You made the difference between no presents and a great Christmas,’ says one grateful father in southern Maine.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Two Standish schools touched by crash that killed third-grader
The parents of 8-year-old Owen Oates remained hospitalized Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s My Waffle startup looking forward to the new decade
Owners hope to thrive in 2020 after learning plenty in 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
AP reports Maine’s notable deaths of 2019
A bow tie-wearing attorney who served as a U.S. Supreme Court special master, the inventor a low-cost microprocessor, a philanthropist who was the wife of artist Andrew Wyeth, and former president of Guy Gannett Publishing Co. are among notable people with connections to Maine who died in 2019