John Baldacci is organizing a fundraising dinner to raise money for 95-year-old Barbara Hinckley, who lost all her savings to a con man last summer.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Promised $2.5 million and Mercedes, Auburn senior loses life savings
Barbara Hinckley, 95, lost everything to a sweet-talking scam artist who told her she’d placed second in a sweepstakes for the Publisher’s Clearing House.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Globensky returns to Hallowell ice arena with a message
The former hockey enforcer, who played for the Maine Nordiques and later managed the Kennebec Ice Arena for years, is scheduled to sign copies of his book, which tells his life story and advocates against violence in the game.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn-Lewiston airport kicks off $8.5M project
Plans include lighting and runway upgrades with the goal of being a better, all-weather airport.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Senate Democratic leaders: The Fighting for Maine Agenda is about putting Mainers first
We’re focusing on health care, property taxes, energy independence and giving workers a fair shake.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Auburn man pleads not guilty to Walmart killing
Gage Dalphonse, 21, pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a single count of intentional or knowing murder.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Auburn man pleads guilty to federal charges in major pot raid
Prosecutors dropped more serious charges against Timothy Veilleux in exchange for his pleas, including 2 of his Lewiston businesses where pot cultivation occurred.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Auburn man indicted in fatal shooting in Walmart parking lot
Gage Dalphonse, 21, is charged with murder in the death of Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
WWII tail gunner from Auburn learns the fate of his B-17
Richard “Dick” Hammond of Auburn flew 50 missions in the Pig Chaser during World War II.