Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from August 2007:
2007 yields bumper crop of poison ivy
Aug 02, 2007 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In the 1960s, my husband went camping with myson and a bunch of other Boy Scouts. Most of them returned in agonyfrom poison ivy. I always felt that calamine lotion was messy and nottoo effective. My pharmacist suggest Ivy-Dry. It is marvelous. Othermothers tried it on ...
Commissioners hire deputy after long dispute
Aug 02, 2007; ... AUBURN - After months of squabbles, the Androscoggin CountySheriff's Department will get its late-night deputy. The three-member County Commission voted Wednesday to hire MauriceDrouin for the job. The position will allow the department to have three deputies onthe road late ...
Mechanic Falls biker's condition improves
Aug 02, 2007 ... OXFORD - A Mechanic Falls motorcyclist was listed in stablecondition Tuesday night, three days after his bike crashed off EastOxford Road. George Harwood, 60, suffered head and chest injuries in theaccident and was listed in critical condition at Central MaineMedical Center in ...
Foundation needs musical instruments
Aug 02, 2007 ... Dear Sun Spots: For 16 years, our family has attended a camp-outcelebrating Adoptive Families in Jonesport every Labor Day weekend.This year, the founder of the Maine Adoption Placement Agency, DawnDegnehardt, has asked the families to assist her in her quest togather musical instruments ...
Looking back
Aug 02, 2007 ... Believing that the speed of the electric cars on Lisbon Street issuch that the public safety is threatened, the Board of Mayor andAldermen voted on motion of Alderman Maillet to appoint a committeeto confer with Manager Reed of the L.A. & W. St. Ry. to see if thespeed cannot be ...
Check It Out
Aug 02, 2007 ... Livermore Falls, Thursday, Aug. 2: Richard Moreau concert, 6 to 8p.m., Livermore Falls Gazebo. Wilton, Thursday, Aug. 2: Amy Trundy, Artist, read the pourquoistale "Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky", and participate in aclay activity, 6 p.m., Public Library. FMI: Sandra, ...
Libra: Not time to change
Aug 02, 2007 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Hallie Eisenberg, 15; Nadia Bjorlin,27; Edward Furlong, 30; Peter O'Toole, 75. Happy Birthday: You can manipulate pretty much any situation youfind yourself in this year but, be true to yourself. To be impulsivewill only lead to backtracking and loss ....
Police log
Aug 02, 2007 ... Ossie Damian Johnson, 22, of 158 Bartlett St., on a warrant, 4:54p.m. Tuesday at that address. Dustin James Strout, 19, of 245 Lisbon St., on a charge ofdisorderly conduct, 1:16 a.m. Wednesday at 248 Main St.Auburn Matthew Cummings, 21, of 567 Sweden Road, Bridgton, on a ...
By the numbers Monet's drawings
Aug 02, 2007 ... 2,500: Approximate number of works in the catalogue ofimpressionist artist Claude Monet's known works 500: Number of those works that are drawings 16: Artist's age when scholars believe he began to producedetailed ...
Woman hurt in hatchet ambush
Aug 02, 2007; ... LEWISTON - A 72-year-old woman drove herself to the hospital earlyWednesday night after she was attacked with a hatchet in her home.Police investigating the attack charged the woman's daughter withattempted murder. Nancy Jean, 54, was arrested on that charge and on a charge ...
Jenkins touts city at national African-American conference
Aug 02, 2007; ... African-American business and government leaders might not realizeAuburn exists, but they're learning, thanks to Mayor John Jenkins. Jenkins was the Maine representative to the African-AmericanLeadership Summit on July 23 and 24 in Washington, D.C. The summit isan annual policy ...
Government at a glance
Aug 02, 2007 ... Board: Lisbon Town Council Met: Tuesday Surplus funds Issue: At the end of each fiscal year following a public hearing,all unspent funds left in school budgets are appropriated to balanceother accounts within the same budget. Scoop: It was voted to transfer ...
Activists: Too early for Casella vote
Aug 02, 2007; ... LEWISTON - There is no need to rush a management deal for the citylandfill to the ballot, according to community activists. "We do not need to rush this," said state Rep. Elaine Makas, D-Lewiston. "We don't need to go to a vote of the people. What we neednow is get some questions ...
Fewer speak French, but interest growing
Aug 02, 2007; ... LEWISTON - When St. Mary's Church was turned into the Franco-American Heritage Center seven years ago, the hope was that theneighborhood would someday become the French Quarter of Maine. There'd be French boutiques, cafes and bakeries. The LincolnStreet Grand Trunk Station, where ...
Lewiston Crime Bulletin
Aug 02, 2007 ... Between July 30 at 7 a.m. and Aug. 1 at 7 a.m. this department hasresponded to 304 calls for service. Of those calls, 102 of them weremotor vehicle stops. Accidents: 12 Disorderly Disturbances: 18 Domestic Disputes: 2 Arrests: 9Criminal Mischief A ...
Clarification
Aug 02, 2007 ... OXFORD - A story on Sunday's A1 stated Oxford police believedGeorge and Carol Harwood were coming from the Skunk Run in NewHampshire ...
Youth soccer camp scheduled
Aug 02, 2007 ... STRONG - There will be a children's summer soccer camp from August5-12, held each day from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Strong Legion Field. The camp will be conducted by Mt. Abram High School boys soccercoach Darren Allen. Cost is $25 per child and will benefit the LanceCpl. Scott Paul ...
Roberts gun seller denied request to carry hunting rifle
Aug 02, 2007 ... AUBURN - A judge denied a request to carry a gun by a man whosename was chosen in the annual Maine moose lottery. Eric Ouellette's name surfaced earlier this year during the high-profile trial of convicted murderer Daniel Roberts. Ouellette, 27, of Sabattus, was seeking ...
Board must decide what's right for river
Aug 02, 2007 ... Wish the Maine Board of Environmental Protection luck. It needsit. The nine-member citizen panel convenes this morning in Augusta,for the first of its two-part deliberations about paper millwastewater discharges into the Androscoggin River. The Verso mill, inJay, is the primary ...
Turner Patriots finish undefeated AK season
Aug 02, 2007 ... TURNER - The AK 12-and-under girls softball tournament was held atthe Boofy Quimby ball fields on July 14, with the Turner Patriotswinning the title to complete a 12-0 season. Teams from Hartford, Leeds, Greene and Sabattus and two fromTurner participated in the tournament. AK ...
Roadblock results in multiple charges
Aug 02, 2007 ... AUBURN - More than a dozen drivers were charged with drunkendriving last weekend after area police departments teamed up at asobriety checkpoint on the Longley Bridge. During a five-hour stretch of stopping vehicles on both Lewistonand Auburn sides of the bridge, 14 people were ...
Democrats pushing for investigation onslaught
Aug 02, 2007 ... A majority is a terrible thing to waste. That's not stoppingcongressional Democrats. When not trying to force a pullout from Iraq, their main efforthas been chasing Bush-administration scandals that loom large only intheir fevered imaginations. Democrats consider this "change," but ...
Briefly
Aug 02, 2007 ... Connection lunch WILTON - Western Mountain Women's Connection will host lunch atthe Boiler Room from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at acost of $12 a person. Guest speaker Audrey McClung will speak on "Howto Find Security in an Insecure World." A feature by Jan ...
Dam repairs get under way in Farmington
Aug 02, 2007; ... FARMINGTON - Repair work on the Walton Mill Dam in West Farmingtonhas been started. The town's public works crew drained the pond inorder to initiate repairs, Ronald Greenwood, who is directing theproject, said on Wednesday. An excavation crew is expected to begin work today ...
Nichols lays off workers
Aug 02, 2007; ... WILTON - Nichols Welding has laid off 75 percent of its work forceat least through August, said President Gil Reed on Wednesday. Itcould last longer, he said. The layoff is due to delayed military payments, Reed said. An April order for 20 trailers for tanks is complete. The ...
Fire chief recruiting
Aug 02, 2007; ... JAY - Fire Rescue Chief Scott Shink says his staffing levels aredropping and there is no waiting list to become a firefighter. Thenumbers have dropped from 49 firefighters three years ago to 30 now,and he's losing six more when college starts this fall. That's a concern, Shink said ...
Baldacci, resort buyer have meeting
Aug 02, 2007; ... AUGUSTA - State and local elected officials including Gov. JohnBaldacci welcomed the new owner of Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River skiresorts to Maine with a lobster bake Wednesday. Michigan-based Boyne/USA is purchasing the resorts in CarrabassettValley and Newry, respectively, from ...
Heritage Day on tap
Aug 02, 2007 ... OQUOSSOC - Rangeley's outdoor sporting heritage will be on displayat the 11th annual Outdoor Sporting Heritage Day, hosted by theRangeley Region Guides and Sportsman's Association, from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the clubhouse on Old Skiway Road. Devotees of flyfishing ...
Exhibits
Aug 02, 2007 ... Auburn: Works by photographer and digital artist Tamera Grieshaberwill be featured through Aug. 9 at Gritty McDuff's, corner of Mainand Court streets. 782-7228 Augusta: Exhibits of Maine's natural environment, prehistory,social history and manufacturing heritage are featured ...
What's happening
Aug 02, 2007 ... Aug. 2: AUBURN, L/A Arts presents the Downeast Brass at noon atFestival Plaza, Main Street. 782-7228 Aug. 2: AUBURN, the Timpanic Steel Drum Band will perform at 6:30p.m. at the Auburn Mall, 550 Center St. 786-2977 Aug. 2: CARTHAGE, Les Doights Rigolants, (The Boisterous ...
New shop features lots of old
Aug 02, 2007; ... WILTON - Nothing new can be found in Bob and Toni Bowering'sCollectors Delight shop on Routes 2 and 4. The shop, located at the former Curves building, offers antiquesand collectibles. "They say it's not an antique till it's a 100 years old," Bob saidTuesday, "so there's ...
Military notes
Aug 02, 2007 ... Army National Guard Spec. Jordan M. Richard has been mobilized andactivated for a future deployment to an undisclosed overseas locationin support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to militaryoperations involving members of the U.S. armed ...
Livermore to throw birthday bash Aug. 3
Aug 02, 2007 ... LIVERMORE - Final plans are moving forward for Livermore'sBirthday Party on Friday, Aug. 3. Boat parades and night lightdisplay will be staged on Long Pond. A birthday book is inpreparation and stories and food lists are ready. Everyone is welcome to the town event, beginning with ...
Healthcare Golf Classic nets more than $35,000
Aug 02, 2007 ... FARMINGTON - More than $35,000 was raised at the annual HealthcareGolf Classic held July 15 and 16 at the Sugarloaf Golf Club. Thisyear's festivities included 36 holes of tournament play, a Sundaynight reception with comedian Gary Crocker, a Monday luncheon andawards ceremony, a silent ...
Franco collection open during festival
Aug 02, 2007 ... LEWISTON - The Franco-American Collection at USM's Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., will host an open house from 1:30to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, in conjunction with the FestivalFrancoFun weekend. The event will feature an audio-visualpresentation, tours of the collection, ...
Funeral Notices
Aug 02, 2007 ... ALDEN - William D., died in Shelburne, Mass., July 28. In lieu offlowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice of FranklinCounty, 329 Conway St., Greenfield, MA 01301. BELANGER - Irene E., 94, of Auburn, died July 29. Funeral serviceswill be held on Thursday at 9 a.m. at ...
Briefly
Aug 02, 2007 ... Grange night POLAND - Excelsior Grange 5 has scheduled a fun night on Saturday,Aug. 4, at Roy's Miniature Golf, Route 4, Auburn. Members and friendswill gather at 4 p.m. for a snack and a round of golf.Vacation school AUBURN - The Auburn Advent Christian Church, 263 Turner St., ...
Not enough time
Aug 02, 2007 ... This is in response to the story (July 31) "No jail time for childporn," which was about Regis Lepage and his suspended eight-yearprison sentence on charges of possession of child pornography. What was Androscoggin Superior Court Justice ...
Perform exorcism
Aug 02, 2007 ... Much of the undermining of democracy being spread like a plaguethese days in Washington would be solved if someone ...
Piece of the pie
Aug 02, 2007 ... In response to the letter by Josh Gagne (July 30), I believe theoverwhelming majority of U.S. citizens do not support grantingcitizenship for the untold millions of illegal aliens now living inthis country. Gagne is in the minority, but, as usual, people in theminority are usually most ...
YWCA is offering fall swim lessons
Aug 02, 2007 ... LEWISTON - The YWCA of Central Maine will begin takingregistrations for the fall swim lesson session on Tuesday, Aug. 7,for YWCA members and Tuesday, Aug. 14, for the public. Swim lessons are offered Monday through Thursday morning,afternoon and evenings and Saturday mornings ....
Abuse: Silent demon
Aug 02, 2007 ... I felt a hint of compassion for Regis Lepage wiping a tear fromhis eye in the Sun Journal photo (July 31). I imagine the judge feltcompassion, too, because Lepage received a suspended sentence. Then I read, in the same paper, about Brigitte Harris, whoallegedly killed her ...
USM announces promotions, hires
Aug 02, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Marvin Druker, interim dean of USM's Lewiston-AuburnCollege, has announced the following promotions: Daniel Philbrick was recently promoted to director of LACmarketing, information and Web services. He will be responsible foroverseeing all marketing, advertising and ...
Club handed deed to property
Aug 02, 2007; ... NORWAY - No one seems to know exactly how the Weary Club got itsname, but members do know the founders liked to whittle in the littlewhite house on Main Street that officially became their ownWednesday. Officers of the club, the only known such social club in thecountry, were ...
Briefly
Aug 02, 2007 ... Potluck supper HARTFORD - A community goodwill potluck supper will be heldFriday, Aug. 3, at the town hall, 1198 Main St. The supper will beginat 6 p.m., with a door prize drawing to follow at 7. Bring a dish toshare. There will be tickets available to purchase for the ...
Missing man found dead
Aug 02, 2007; ... LIMINGTON - A Hiram man missing for nearly a week was found deadlate Wednesday morning, according to Steve McCausland, publicinformation officer for the Maine Department of Public Safety. Richard Trent Lewis, 28, apparently died after driving off BoothbyRoad in Limington on a Honda ...
Ambulance joins sheriff's fleet
Aug 02, 2007; ... PARIS - There isn't a war on at the Oxford County Sheriff'sOffice, but people might think so from the new addition to thedepartment's vehicle fleet. A camouflaged military ambulance has been parked in the upper lotnear the Sheriff's Office ever since it was retrieved from ...
Airport firm asks for loan
Aug 02, 2007; ... OXFORD - The town of Sanford will hold a public meeting Tuesday onan application by Oxford Aviation for a $400,000 communitydevelopment block grant to expand its business. According to a notice issued by the town, the loan is part of an$800,000 public/private investment at the ...
Students solve 'crime' at Norway library
Aug 02, 2007 ... NORWAY - State Trooper Dan Hanson and State Police Detective TerryJames recently visited the Norway Memorial Library to talk abouttheir work as part of the library's summer reading program. Children witnessed a "theft" and were asked to help gather clues.They learned about many ...
Dixfield library books
Aug 02, 2007 ... DIXFIELD - New arrivals have been announced for July at LuddenMemorial Library. Adult fiction "New England White," Carter; "Something More," Dailey; "In aHeartbeat," John; "Flashpoint ," John; "Moment of Truth: John BloodLies," Kalla; "A Wanted Man," Miller; "Spare Change," ...
Briefly
Aug 02, 2007 ... Musical benefit RUMFORD - A musical benefit for Alan Bradford will be held from 3to 8 p.m. today at Teena's Restaurant. Musicians to perform will include Jim Austin, Kenny Chapman, DennyBreau, Frank Coffin and Jim Viger. Donations will be accepted at thedoor. There will be ...
Fundraising under way for clustering churches
Aug 02, 2007; ... RUMFORD - The next step in the clustering process for the fourRoman Catholic churches in the River Valley area was launched lastmonth with a capital campaign goal of $850,000. The money, to be raised over three years, will come fromcommunicants of St. Athanasius and St. John Church ...
Celebration ends with awards
Aug 02, 2007 ... PERU - Worthley Pond residents held a celebration on the weekendwith Santa arriving via kayak. Multicolored lights twinkled on boatsand camps surrounding the pond. About 100 camps and boats were decorated for the season andcompeted for top prize gift certificates. Judges Tim ...
Insurance coverage stymied
Aug 02, 2007; ... BETHEL - Nearly three weeks after the catastrophic July 11flooding that destroyed Chapman Brook Watershed, a handful ofresidents are looking for help with insurance companies balking overcovering their property damages. Their homeowners insurance providers apparently wouldn't cover ...
LaVallee subdivision OK'd; hospital waits
Aug 02, 2007; ... RUMFORD - Planning Board members Wednesday night approved a 14-lot, 43-acre subdivision on Holman Road. They also delayed finalaction on a $5.8 million renovation and expansion project for RumfordHospital until an independent engineering firm takes a look at thefacility's building ...
Peru residents to elect three new selectmen
Aug 02, 2007; ... PERU - On Monday, Aug. 6, residents will have a chance to vote inthree new selectmen. This vote is to fill vacancies left by theresignation on June 8 of William C. Hine and Andre St. Pierre. NormanDeRoche resigned on June 18, but said he would stay on until anelection could be held so ...
Body recovery a difficult task
Aug 02, 2007; ... GRAFTON TOWNSHIP - Rescuers who helped retrieve the body of a manfound Monday morning on a ledge midway down a cliff on a hiking trailin Grafton Notch State Park described the operation as challengingand dangerous. Many of them also returned late Tuesday afternoon to the ...
Page Two: Quick hits
Aug 02, 2007 ... It's like Kevin Garnett never left Johan Santana is one unhappy guy. The 2008 free agent doesn't likethe direction the Minnesota Twins are headed in after they sat ontheir hands during the trade deadline period. It doesn't make anysense for me to be here, you know? ... If you only ...
Saco silences EALL
Aug 02, 2007; ... SACO - All of the momentum the Elliot Ave. Little League 11-year-old All-Star team built up going into Wednesday's semifinal matchupwith host Saco came to a screeching halt just seven minutes into thegame. In the bottom of the first, after Saco starter Alex Tsomides setdown the ...
Page Two: On the tube
Aug 02, 2007 ... NFL: 2006 New England Patriots Yearbook 1 p.m., ESPN2 Few things in sports are more disturbing than Reche Caldwell'seyes in an NFL Films super slo-mo close-up. NFL: 2006 New York Jets Yearbook 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 It's entitled "Every Punch Matters". No idea ...
Maine offenders found on MySpace
Aug 02, 2007; ... AUGUSTA - On MySpace, there are 124 profiles that could belong toregistered sex offenders in Maine, according to information collectedrecently by the Attorney General's Office. State officials made the request after the popular socialnetworking Web site uncovered 7,000 profiles ...
Other child porn cases
Aug 02, 2007 ... These are some recent child pornography cases handled in the tri-county area: July 2007 Name: Richard Beebe Age at sentencing: 69 Town: Waterford Charge: Possessing child pornography (1 count) Prosecuted by: The local District Attorney's ...
Lepage sentence prompts call for mandatory prison
Aug 02, 2007; ... Riled that a prominent Auburn businessman got no prison time aspart of his sentence for a child porn conviction, a state senator iscalling for a look at mandatory minimums. "Short of actually molesting a child, this is very, very serious,"Bill Diamond, D-Windham, said Wednesday ....
Turcotte heads to Maine next week
Aug 02, 2007; ... LEWISTON - In three days, the next four years of Jared Turcotte'slife begins. "I'm kind of getting nervous. It's so soon," he said. Turcotte is heading for Orono on Sunday to begin his collegefootball career at the University of Maine. Classes don't start foranother month, so ...
State law tightens restrictions on registered offenders
Aug 02, 2007; ... AUBURN - For those on the state's sex offender registry forcommitting crimes against children under 14, the laws are about toget more stringent. Starting at the end of September, they will face misdemeanorcharges for having any contact with a child younger than 14. In ...