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Moxie Festival chooses theme for 2012
The Associated Press on Feb. 22, 2012, at 5:47 a.m.
LISBON, Maine — Organizers of Maine’s annual Moxie Festival have chosen the theme for this year’s event that pays homage to the quirky beverage concocted in the 1870s by a Mainer. The Moxie Festival Committee says Melissa Pillsbury of Thorndike submitted this year’s winning theme of “We’re in Moxieland” — ...
Scarborough boy, 11, rocking open mike nights at Lewiston restaurant
By Andie Hannon, Sun Journal on Feb. 21, 2012, at 8:41 p.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — Justin Lindsay doesn’t exactly look like he belongs roaming around open mike night at the local watering hole. In fact, he’s barely tall enough to see over the bar. He’s not much taller than the electric guitar he plays. Nope. The 11-year-old from Scarborough looks more like ...
Police identify Lewiston man who committed suicide in cemetery
By Staff, Lewiston Sun Journal on Feb. 21, 2012, at 8:34 p.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — A 24-year-old man who held police at bay in an armed standoff Saturday before killing himself at St. Peter’s Cemetery was identified Tuesday. Police said the man was Shane Wright of 763 Lisbon St. He shot himself in the head as he sat in his vehicle. The ...
Sabattus man pleads guilty in two stabbings
By Christopher Williams, Sun Journal on Feb. 19, 2012, at 3:25 p.m.
AUBURN, Maine — A Sabattus man pleaded guilty Friday to felony assault charges stemming from a stabbing incident in a car about a year ago in Lisbon. Leein Hinkley, 31, agreed to a sentence capped at 20 years in prison in which he would have to serve 15 years. At ...
Lewiston seniors who fail to graduate miss an average of half of school days
By Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal on Feb. 19, 2012, at 9:01 a.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — The list of students not in school gets forwarded to Lewiston High School Principal Gus LeBlanc every day. Some have missed a lot of days. The 121 seniors who didn’t graduate with their class last year missed an average of 82 days. “That’s half the school year,” ...
Man kills himself during standoff with police at Lewiston cemetery
By Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal on Feb. 19, 2012, at 8:54 a.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — A 24-year-old man who held police at bay in an armed standoff all day Saturday killed himself at St. Peter’s Cemetery, police said. The man, who was not identified, shot himself in the head as he sat in his vehicle. The suicide happened at 5:30 p.m., said ...
Edward Little tackles graduation rates, one student at a time
By Bonnie Washuck, Sun Journal on Feb. 19, 2012, at 3:28 a.m.
AUBURN, Maine — Efforts to boost the number of Edward Little High School students who complete school in four years have paid off: 81 percent met that goal in 2011, up from 67 percent in 2010. Superintendent Katy Grondin attributed the improvement to high school teachers and administrators focusing more ...
Getaway driver released on bail, suspect in Lewiston bank robbery remains behind bars
PORTLAND, Maine — The Westbrook woman charged with driving the getaway car in the armed robbery of a Lewiston bank earlier this week was released Friday on $5,000 unsecured bail. Maria Mattson, 30, is charged with being an accessory after the fact to bank robbery. She was apprehended Wednesday with ...
Report says giving iPads to Auburn kindergartners increases test scores
By Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal on Feb. 16, 2012, at 7:23 a.m.
AUBURN, Maine — Kindergartner David Hall worked on math on his iPad Wednesday morning. Playing “Feed the Hippos Hot Peppers,” the Sherwood Heights Elementary pupil counted aloud as his fingers moved peppers into a hippo’s mouth. Early test results of kindergarten pupils like David who used iPads for nine weeks ...
Westbrook man and woman accused of robbing Lewiston bank with gun
The Associated Press on Feb. 16, 2012, at 7:21 a.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — Police worked quickly to nab two suspects in a Lewiston bank robbery, and authorities are now looking into whether the pair is involved in other heists. A branch of the Auburn Savings bank was robbed by somebody who showed a gun at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. ...
Historic building restoration gets boost from trans-Atlantic friendship
The Associated Press on Feb. 15, 2012, at 9:37 a.m.
OTISFIELD, Maine — Efforts to save a historic building in Otisfield are getting a boost from an unlikely source thanks to an international friendship forged a half century ago. Otisfield Historical Society President Henry Hamilton says he has received word from London banker and lifelong friend Mian Ershad Zaheen that ...
Farmington couple thwarts home invasion
The Associated Press on Feb. 15, 2012, at 9:36 a.m.
FARMINGTON, Maine — Farmington police are investigating an attempted home invasion in which the residents managed to chase away two men trying to break into their home. David Nelson III and his girlfriend awoke to someone knocking on their front door at 5 a.m. Tuesday. Nelson told the Morning Sentinel ...
Hypnotist appealing conviction for sexual assault of minor
The Associated Press on Feb. 15, 2012, at 5:19 a.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine hypnotist convicted of sexual assault of a minor and accused of using hypnotism to keep the teenage girl quiet about their sexual encounters is appealing his conviction to the state’s highest court. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court hears arguments Wednesday from lawyers representing 38-year-old Aaron ...
Thief cuts hole in Big Apple store, steals cigarettes
GRAY, Maine — Police are searching for a man who allegedly used a saw to cut a hole in the wooden wall of a Big Apple store here and stole thousands of dollars in cigarettes. Lt. Donald Foss of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said the store’s manager showed up ...
Oxford Hills football coach resigns after allegedly posting nude photo on Facebook
By Leslie H. Dixon, Sun Journal on Feb. 13, 2012, at 2:53 p.m.
The school's superintendent confirmed that the coach posted a nude picture of himself that was intended to be seen by a personal friend.
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Homeless high school student hopes to use his experience to help others
By Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal on Feb. 13, 2012, at 5:29 a.m.
AUBURN, Maine — High school senior Sam Chamberlain, 18, is making his life experience work for him, and others. After living in three homeless shelters for the past two years, Chamberlain has become a homeless youth advocate. Working with the Maine Homeless Youth Providers, last fall the Edward Little High ...
Body of missing Dixfield snowmobiler found in Turner
The Associated Press on Feb. 12, 2012, at 2:17 p.m.
TURNER, Maine — Maine wardens say they have recovered the body of a snowmobiler who had been missing since leaving his home Friday. The Maine Warden Service says the body of 46-year-old Joey Mann of Dixfield was located Sunday by a volunteer searcher who spotted what appeared to be a ...
Welfare benefits can buy booze, cigarettes, anything legal
By Christopher Williams, Sun Journal on Feb. 12, 2012, at 1:07 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — State officials here have kicked around possible reforms to the welfare benefits system aimed at preventing fraud and abuse. Assistant Attorney General Leanne Robbin said she and others responsible for investigating and prosecuting welfare cheats have discussed the notion of putting photos on EBT, or electronic benefits, ...
Maine ramps up battle against welfare fraud
By Christopher Williams, Sun Journal on Feb. 12, 2012, at 12:48 p.m.
They claim to be pregnant for 40 months in a row. They assume the identities of their dead fathers. They say they’re single when they’re married. They pretend to be caring for children when they’re not. They steal from the same state agency they work for. They conspire and deceive. These Maine welfare cheats are stealing ...
Film focusing on Stephen King to premiere at Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival
The Associated Press on Feb. 12, 2012, at 9:34 a.m.
AUBURN, Maine — A film with a humorous take on Stephen King will premiere in the horror writer’s home state of Maine in April. “You Can’t Kill Stephen King” will be part of this year’s Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival. The film will be shown on April 14 at the Community Little ...
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Scarborough boy, 11, rocking open mike nights at Lewiston restaurant
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