Lisbon News

LISBON a ' A Lisbon Falls teen apparently fell asleep while driving on Route 196 Monday morning, causing his car to hit an oncoming one, police said.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2009 BRUNSWICK, MAINE, November 3, 2009- Downeast Energy & Building Supply announces employees have raised $61,556.04 in this year's campaign to help the agencies served by the United Way.

LISBON a ' Voters in Tuesday's election filled 11 seats on various municipal boards and weighed in on two bond issues.

LISBON a ' An Auburn motorcyclist escaped apparent serious injury Sunday afternoon in a car-motorcycle crash on Route 196 at the intersection of Village Street.

Perhaps, changing how we look at downtown Lewiston starts with changing how we actually look at it.

On Nov. 3 a landmark vote on same sex marriage will take place in Maine. There voters will cast ballots on a measure known as Question 1 . It will be the first time that voters can decide whether to affirm a same sex ballot measure that was approved by a state legislature and signed by a governor.

AUGUSTA a ' Paul O. Wright II, 82 of Bingham Road, Bingham, passed away Friday, Oct.

LISBON Falls a ' Police are investigating a report of a robbery near the intersection of Lisbon Street and Frost Hill Avenue Tuesday afternoon.

BOWDOIN a ' Karen Paraskevakos fought back tears as she answered the phone Tuesday evening.

Amber Waterman/Sun Journal United personnel remove the driver of a Mercury SUV that was involved in a four car accident that closed the west bound lanes on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge Wednesday morning.

BOWDOIN a ' A 25-year-old man died as a result of a motor vehicle crash on Route 125 in Bowdoin on Monday night, according to police.

LISBON a ' Two young passengers escaped with apparent minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Ferry Road on Thursday morning.

Ryan Bliss, right, waits for engineer Michael Chelminski, left, and Corey Foster, center, to decide where to best move the silt screen to protect the Little River in Lisbon as they removed a dam that had blocked habitat for Atlantic Salmon and brook trout since 1953.

Parents in Lisbon brought their kids, often kicking and screaming, for flu shots Saturday.

LISBON a ' Two people were hurt Saturday when the driver of the car they were riding in lost control and rolled over on River Road.

A Lewiston man has been charged with raping a woman and her 2-year-old daughter in what one career investigator called among the worst cases of sexual assault he has ever seen.

West Bath firefighters battle the Wednesday morning blaze at Grimmel Industries in Topsham.

Fans watch as Elvis impersonator Robert Washington of Auburn performs during Sunday evening's rainfall at the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston.

LISBON a ' Police are seeking help from the public in connection with an armed robbery at the Big Apple in Lisbon Falls early Saturday morning.

LISBON a ' Police are seeking help from the public in connection with an armed robbery at the Big Apple in Lisbon Falls early Saturday morning.