The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Felicien K. Betu, 70, died from injuries he suffered after jumping out a window on the top floor of the four-story apartment house.
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Murder trial for Auburn man underway this week
Trial of Gage Dalphonse has been moved to Kennebec County Superior Court after Justice William Stokes ordered it be moved from Androscoggin County Superior Court for administrative purposes.
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Man dies after jumping from burning apartment building on Blake Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — One man died after jumping from the fourth floor of an apartment building at 226 Blake St. on Saturday as a fire swept through the building. Lewiston Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said the four-story building was heavily damaged by fire on the third and fourth floors. The fire was reported shortly before 5 […]
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9/11 proved a ‘huge turning point’ for a Lewiston minister
Exposed to the ‘frailty of the world’ by the attack, a New Jersey ‘theater kid’ discovered a bigger world outside her small town and a desire to make a positive difference.
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Olive Garden proposed for former Ruby Tuesday site in Auburn
An application filed Friday with the city would knock down Ruby’s on Turner Street and build an Olive Garden in its place.
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Auburn’s Leroy Walker apologizes for racist comments
City leaders say they’ll form new diversity committee to tackle racial issues in Auburn.
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Lewiston officials reaffirm support for NECEC transmission line
Site work on the Lewiston converter station is ongoing, while a referendum that could halt the project looms in November.
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Racist comments from Auburn city councilor tarnish agreement to name footbridge after John Jenkins
Leroy Walker said that alleged looting by “dark-colored people” in the South reflects badly on John Jenkins, former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn who died last year.
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Lewiston officer suffers broken leg during Saturday arrest
The names of those involved have not been released.
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Auburn landlord finds 19 tarantulas and a python abandoned in apartment
A former tenant left 15 living tarantulas, four dead ones and a ball python behind.