Maine’s top politicians clashed after the Civil War over the hanging of a former slave.
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Auburn man waives extradition to Alaska for murder trial
Steven H. Downs is charged with raping and killing a woman there 26 years ago.
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3 Auburn natives — all named Dorothy — turn 100 this year
The trio, who graduated from Edward Little High School in 1937, now with 300 years of life experience between them, reminisce about growing up through the Great Depression and beyond.
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Auburn’s high-seas mutiny hangings
One of Maine’s last executions took place in Auburn in 1858, when two men went to the gallows before a crowd of 7,000 for murder and mutiny aboard a Bath brig in the Caribbean.
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More rain raises flooding concerns along Maine’s rivers
The Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers are the most vulnerable to flooding.
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A year after boy’s drowning, safety still a concern along the Androscoggin River
A year after a 5-year-old boy was swept away and his 9-year old brother was rescued from the Androscoggin River, city officials and emergency personnel discuss how it has altered safety efforts.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Students don’t get commencement guidance when they really need it
Advice to those starting college: Reach out to faculty, lean on your advisers, talk to career-services staff and be flexible.
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New York man, 22, admits to credit card fraud in Maine
Peter Garces pleaded guilty to using fake driver’s licenses to open charge accounts at Home Depot stores in Maine.
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Maine’s ‘first and only cannabis business park’ growing in Auburn
Developers looking ahead to Maine’s recreational marijuana market plan to invest $6 million to $7 million this year setting up the site off Minot Avenue.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Auburn police warn Church of Safe Injection against needle distribution
The Auburn Police Department warned Jesse Harvey, the founder of the Church of Safe Injection, that if he exchanged syringes with anyone Tuesday, he would be charged with a misdemeanor.