Scott Benson, director of economic development at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the local Top Gun organizer, said on Friday that five of the eight participating companies are either based here or have Twin Cities ties.
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Inmate’s death at prison farm in Warren ruled a homicide
Maine State Police say they are still investigating what happened to Dana Bartlett, 28, of Lewiston, who died at the Bolduc Correctional Facility on June 24 after reporting being threatened by other inmates.
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Police investigate device with lens found in Bates women’s locker room
The device was taken to the state police crime lab.
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Lewiston man accused of stabbing teenage son
The stabbing occurred during a confrontation on the side of Route 3 in Belmont, according to the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
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Nine housing projects in Maine receive federal aid
The $15.3 million in grants and loans are earmarked for affordable housing.
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Brawl erupts in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — At least five people were hurt Thursday night in a brawl on Birch Street following a candlelight vigil downtown. Police said the injured suffered mostly bumps, cuts and a possible broken nose in the 8:45 p.m. scrap at Birch and Blake streets. Witnesses reported seeing large groups of people, some of them armed […]
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Lewiston man pleads guilty to shooting man in the leg, gets 4 years in prison
Jordan Waterman had been scheduled for trial next week on a charge of elevated aggravated assault, punishable by up to 30 years of incarceration.
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Lewiston police find body of armed man after search in woods
LEWISTON — Police scoured the woods next to the Maine Turnpike on Thursday afternoon after a despondent man ran into the woods there armed with a handgun. More than a dozen officers searched for more than an hour before the 59-year-old man was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. During the tense hour-and-a-half of searching, […]
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Newborn’s death tests Lewiston Salvation Army pastor’s faith
But the experience helps her minister to women who have lost children or are going through a similar experience.
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Lewiston-Auburn named best place in U.S. to play disc golf
The beauty of the Maine landscape and variety of courses make the area a ‘hidden gem.’