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Tony Leonard, left, and his attorney, Henry Griffin, listen to Assistant District Attorney Lisa Bogue during opening statements Monday in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn.

Brian Berrick, 46, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating condition of release, both Feb.

Two beef patties with cheese, topped with homemade coleslaw, onion rings and fried pickles on a toasted bun, make up The Whole Scoop Burger at The Whole Scoop in Lewiston.

When I was a boy of 8 or 9, I had a dream that I met a pretty girl on the beach.

Maine Army Cadets Owen Murray, left, and Michael Gordon, eighth-graders at Auburn Middle School, salute after placing a flag on a veteran's headstone at St.

The horrific downtown fires have once again put the spotlight on the housing situation in downtown Lewiston.

It was a sad day last January when Sears closed. The department store had been a local institution since 1935 and a Lewiston Mall staple since the late 1970s.

Forage Market co-owners Cody LaMontagne, center, and Allen Smith, right, visit with Jimmy Simones shortly after they were awarded a 2013 Lewiston Economic Achievement Award at the Lewiston Auburn Growth Council's annual awards dinner Thursday night at the Ramada in Lewiston.

James Semmonella's commitment to Bates College was a decision he knew would shape more than just his college career, but the foundation for his next forty years.

Over the past 50 years, Maine's legislators and governors have added millions of dollars in tax breaks for businesses without ever doing the detailed analysis to find out which are effective and which are wasteful.

A Maine man was indicted Tuesday for making bomb threats at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

"Everyone has their own prayer to offer," Sarah Shepley said as she hung prayer flags in Kennedy Park on Monday.

Editor's note: This report is compiled weekly for members of the Portland Regional Chamber.

On Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Casco Bay High School , Oak Point Associates will unveil some preliminary designs for renovations - or in the case of one facility, a replacement - of five of Portland's schools.

Matt Haines pours water onto 116 Pierce St. to keep dust and debris down as his boss, Roland Chabot, from Roland's Demolition of Auburn, tears down one of several buildings destroyed in the May 3 fire.

Gov. Paul LePage, left, and Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald, center, look up at two burned out apartment buildings on Bartlett Street in Lewiston on Tuesday, May 7, as they listen to Lewiston fire Chief Paul LeClair talk about the recent rash of fires that have plagued downtown Lewiston.

A judge on Monday ordered $350,000 cash bail each for two city men charged with three counts of arson in connection with a downtown fire a week ago.

The two 12-year-old boys held in connection with two separate fires denied charges of arson in court Monday.

The two 12-year-old boys held in connection with two separate fires denied charges of arson in court Monday.

A judge on Monday ordered $350,000 cash bail each for two city men charged with three counts of arson in connection with a downtown fire a week ago.