LEWISTON — A 20 percent water rate hike is too much at this time, residents told City Councilors Tuesday. "I'm truly upset that you want to raise water rates by 20 percent," said Jacqueline Smith of Willow Circle. "Twenty percent! In this day and age, when most people are on a fixed ...

TURNER — At their regular meeting Monday night, selectmen expressed outrage at recent vandalism at the Leavitt Institute and discussed steps to catch and prosecute the perpetrators. An arsonist attempted to set fire to the book return box on the Institute grounds. Miscreants gained e...

Charges Auburn * Janessa McGinley, 21, of 32 Hampshire St., disorderly conduct, violation of bail conditions, 7:19 p.m. Monday on Hampshire Street. Lewiston * Kristopher Michael McWilliams, 24, of 121 Pierce St., operating after license suspension, violation of bail co...

Lydia Whittemore, a seventh-grader at Auburn Middle School, belly dances with fellow students as part of the school's Wellness Day on Tuesday. The entire school took the day off from classes and did activities such as yoga, CycloCross, cooking and bracelet-making. Students also participated in ac...

AUBURN — A Lewiston man facing up to 30 years in prison was freed from jail Monday after the victim of a barbecue-fork stabbing — in an action rarely seen in court — invoked on the witness stand his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Most Androscoggin Count...

AUBURN — Fire Chief Frank Roma is urging councilors to take another look at establishing a city rescue and ambulance service. "We are currently operating a hybrid system, where we provide advanced life support and first response service," Roma told councilors Tuesday at a workshop me...

NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday opened 11 bids for gravel and riprap for the reconstruction of the Woodman Road, a project that awaits voter approval at the June 3 annual town meeting. Public Works Director Ted Shane will review the bids for sub-base, standard surface and riprap...

Charges Lewiston * Albert C. Lear, 21, of 39 S. Park St., Bangor, on a charge of operating after license suspension, 1:55 a.m. Sunday at 345 Main St. * William James Scardoni, 33, of 14 Newbury St., Auburn, on a charge of possession of marijuana, 12:55 a.m. Sunday at 490 Plea...

Joy Ramsey enjoys the rain-free afternoon as she reads on a bench on the Bates College campus quad Monday in Lewiston.