The fire, reported by a passerby at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, damaged a 2-unit house on North Belfast Avenue, also known as Route 3.
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Clinton man sentenced in domestic violence incident involving guns, wrecked car, safe
John W. Disney II’s defense attorney says his client’s post-traumatic stress disorder was triggered by a gunshot during confrontation.
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Maine Sen. Collins questions Secretary of State Rubio about cuts to global health programs
Marco Rubio testified before 2 Senate committees on Tuesday, while Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back before a budget subcommittee.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Rep. Laurel Libby regains right to vote in House from Supreme Court
The nation’s highest court sides with the Republican lawmaker who was blocked from voting after she identified a transgender student athlete in a critical social media post.
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Jared Golden plans to stay in Congress, won’t run for governor or Senate
The centrist Democrat from Lewiston says he is focused on winning a 5th term representing Maine’s more conservative 2nd District in order to help his party retake the House in 2026.
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Lisbon man, 33, dies after falling out of a boat on Cobbosseecontee Stream
Chadd Brewin, 33, suffered an apparent medical event while fishing with his father-in-law.
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Maine resilience projects face yet another funding setback
The Trump administration is scaling back a multibillion dollar hazard mitigation grant program that states have long used to protect homes and businesses from floods and other disasters.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers to consider beefed-up gun storage rules in effort to prevent accidental injuries, deaths
The debate over LD 1120 comes after a 4-year-old Lewiston boy died this weekend in a shooting, the latest tragedy of its kind in Maine.
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Hallowell convenes horror lovers for Stephen King Day
The day of events included a talk from artist Glenn Chadbourne, who has illustrated multiple King books, and a ‘Carrie’-themed prom.
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Waterville council to consider proposed $64.8 million municipal, school budget
Elected officials will consider putting the city’s third ambulance into service and adding rescue personnel to staff it.