Steve Sherlock

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Published
October 29, 2019

Lewiston native promoted to commander in Naval Reserve

Claude Berube graduated from Saint Dominic Academy in 1984 and is director of the History Department at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Published
September 4, 2019

After 101 years, Maine World War I veteran receives his Purple Heart

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who has helped many veterans and their families apply for the Purple Heart, said it is the first time she has helped a World War I veteran’s family.
Published
August 26, 2019

Scrapbook a record of Lisbon’s history during World War II

Newspaper clippings show the lives of soldiers and sailors from Lisbon, Lisbon Center and Lisbon Falls, including inductions, engagements, marriages and deaths.
Published
July 23, 2019

Androscoggin Commissioner John Butler dies at 61

Praised as someone who “did not play games,” Butler was a 20-year elected official in Lewiston, serving on both the school board and the City Council.
Published
July 23, 2019

Vintage motorcycles to gather for ride in Wilton

WILTON — The second annual Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Vintage Motorcycle Ride will be held on Saturday, July 27. The self-guided tour will start and end at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 59 High St. Bikes can arrive anytime after 8 a.m. for coffee, chatter and tire kicking. There will be an informal riders’ chat […]
Published
July 19, 2019

Maine’s connection to NASA includes first architect, two astronauts

On the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon, Maine has maintained a strong connection to NASA.
Published
July 9, 2019

Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection

The audit, performed every two years by the Department of Corrections, only found fault with the high head counts that periodically plague the jail.
Published
June 20, 2019

Six men arrested in Oxford County prostitution sting

The accused made arrangements through a website set up by police.
Published
May 26, 2019

Lewiston soldier’s death part of the Vietnam War’s gun truck legacy

Smithsonian Channel program ‘Gun Trucks of Vietnam,’ describes the story behind the development of gun trucks by young soldiers and the lessons from a 1971 ambush of a 20-plus truck convoy that killed Charles Soule of the 57th Transportation Company.
Published
May 25, 2019

Aid coming to try to improve Maine’s high cancer death rates

Maine health officials are receiving more than $2 million to try to improve the state’s efforts to prevent cancer