‘The Tick Lab’ at the University of Maine has tested 500 deer ticks so far this spring and 45 percent tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
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Hospice patient hands off huge iguana in Lewiston
Gene Hanna and 7-year-old Spot have been best friends.
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Maine Women’s Fund awards $132,550 to 14 organizations
The local recipients include Augusta’s New Ventures Maine and League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund.
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Video: Auburn police pluck alleged fugitive from river
Lewiston Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford said that a Lewiston man who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Androscoggin River was caught shortly after.
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When boxer John L. Sullivan came to Lewiston, he proved a ‘gigantic fizzle’
When the world’s first heavyweight boxing champion visited Lewiston in 1885 for an exhibition match, it didn’t go well.
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Dozens gather to remember slain Lewiston man
On the one-year anniversary of 38-year-old Donald Giusti’s death, family and friends held a vigil at Kennedy Park.
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New route, same reasons for Trek Across Maine
The first day of the 35th annual cycling event brought hundreds to Lewiston, on a new course layout designed to bring the Trek to more people.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man accidentally fires shot in Lewiston; no one injured
No one was struck by the bullet and no injuries were reported, police said.
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Lewiston readying ordinance for medical and recreational marijuana businesses
Lewiston, like Auburn, is on track to have its own ordinance in place prior to the rollout of the state’s regulatory system for marijuana.
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Cat who was shot drags himself back to Lewiston home
The family pet had been missing for at least four days before he returned to his owners on Horton Street in Lewiston.