A crackdown on a Lewiston syringe exchange effort also needlessly pits public health against law enforcement.
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School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest
Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport’s remote school day plan works.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Health, Local & State, News
Lewiston police tell mobile needle exchange program to halt distribution
The program, which its founder calls the Church of Safe Injection, is violating a state law that prohibits people from distributing hypodermic needles, police say.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Lewiston biographer spends 4 years immersed in the life of Rock Hudson
For ‘All That Heaven Allows,’ Mark Griffin methodically, exhaustively interviewed friends and family of the star and at least one co-star or crew member from each of his 66 films.
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Maine firefighters battle at least 3 house fires on Thanksgiving
Homes are destroyed in Sumner, Dixfield and Lewiston.
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Man bun leads police to Florida man suspected in string of Maine thefts
The 29-year-old man faces 6 felony charges.
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Maine sexual assault prevention agency names new leader
Meagan Davis, the agency’s associate director, will take over next month as executive director.
Posted inBusiness
Changes prompt improved CMMC safety rating
A Washington, D.C. nonprofit elevated the Lewiston hospital’s rating to an A from a C.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Andrew Robinson rolls to easy win over Seth Carey in district attorney race
Robinson won by a wide margin over Carey, whose law license is suspended over an allegation of domestic violence, and will prosecute cases in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties.
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Passenger rail study cites ‘latent demand’ for Lewiston-Auburn connection to Portland
The Auburn City Council is due to discuss the first phase of the study during a workshop Monday evening.