Many of them lack a stable, supportive family, and end up creating their own ‘family’ on the street with other homeless youths.
Lewiston-Auburn
Maine attorneys coming back to court-appointed rosters
The Maine Legislature’s recent hike in pay for court-appointed private criminal defense attorneys is aimed at combating a chronic backlog of cases clogging up the state’s courts.
Bates College names its first Black president
Law school dean Garry Jenkins from Minnesota tapped to succeed Clayton Spencer in Bates’ top job.
Deaths of Lewiston teen and Massachusetts man declared double homicide
Lewiston School superintendent calls Mohamed Aden a “beloved member of our community.” No arrests have been made.
Three teenagers charged in fatal Lewiston fire found incompetent
A judge ruled that the three juveniles lacked the capacity to understand the judicial process well enough to proceed with their criminal cases.
Working: Claude Marichal, master machinist at Elmet Technologies
Four decades — and many jobs — at one building.
‘Reprehensible comment’ to Black tenant lands Auburn Housing Authority in hot water
Maine Human Rights Commission rules that the authority and one of its workers discriminated against a Black tenant amid a dispute over her water-damaged, mold-filled apartment last summer.
Auburn to finalize new zoning rules for public safety buildings
Mayor Jason Levesque said the new zoning rules are not directed specifically at the proposed new headquarters for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department.
An Auburn forum tackles a big question: ‘What if we go on this way?’
Three community leaders oversee a community discussion on the future of education, incarceration and housing.
Auburn man gets 78 months in prison for child pornography
The defendant, formerly of Hollis, admitted to the crimes last year.