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Lewiston, Maine Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Lewiston! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Lewiston’s rent-freeze vote means for mobile home park residents
  • How Lewiston’s Flock cameras helped track down an accused Lyft driver
  • What Lewiston neighbors are saying about that Bartlett Street arrest video

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very warm with showers around, temps: high: 92, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lewiston Council Rejects Mobile Home Park Rent Freeze Extension, Siding With Property Owners in 5-2 Vote (themainewire.com) — Lewiston’s City Council has voted 5-2 against extending a moratorium on mobile home park lot rent increases, meaning the freeze will end Sept. 28 while a permanent rent stabilization ordinance is still being drafted. Councilors weighed protecting residents on fixed incomes against park owners’ rising costs, with both tenants and owners warning of serious financial impacts depending on what comes next.
   

2. Lyft driver charged with sexually assaulting woman in Lewiston (sunjournal.com) — Lewiston police used the city’s Flock license-plate cameras to identify a Lyft driver now charged with gross sexual assault after a woman reported being attacked following a night out downtown. The woman says she was picked up outside the Main Street 7-Eleven, driven to another lot, assaulted, and later treated at St. Mary’s as investigators pieced together video evidence.
   

3. Locals react to video of scuffle between police officer, suspect in Lewiston (sunjournal.com) — Lewiston residents are debating a widely shared video showing an officer using open-hand strikes while struggling to arrest a 64-year-old driver on Bartlett Street. Police say the force used was on the low end of their options and are reviewing the incident internally, while some neighbors and social media commenters question whether the arrest was too aggressive.
   

4. Kaiser spent 449 days at a Lewiston animal shelter. Fate found him a family. (pressherald.com) — A long-term resident of the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston, Kaiser the dog finally found a home with an Auburn couple after 449 days in the shelter. The story follows his rocky past, his gradual bond with his new family, and his adjustment to life with their other pets, highlighting the patience and support needed when adopting shelter animals.
   

5. Maine man critically injured, another seriously injured in Lisbon crash that caused significant damage (wabi.tv) — A serious crash in nearby Lisbon sent a Lewiston man and another driver to Central Maine Medical Center with major injuries after a pickup struck multiple poles, another vehicle, and a print shop building. Downtown Lisbon traffic was heavily disrupted and power was knocked out to dozens of customers as crews and accident specialists responded and the affected business closed for the day.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 6
  • Girl Scouts of Maine - Cafeteria-pending
    Oak Hill Middle School Sabattus, ME 04280
    5:30 pm
  • BINGO at Lost Valley’s Brewpub -Auburn, Maine →
    Lost Valley Brewpub, 200 Lost Valley Rd, Auburn
    6:00 pm
  • Sabattus Rec Summer Outdoor Basketball- Basketball court
    Oak Hill Middle School Sabattus, ME 04280
    6:00 pm
  • School Board--Annual Organizational Meeting & Board Workshop LAHS
    Rsu 52/msad 52 Leavitt Area High School, 21 Matthews Way, Turner, ME 04282, U
    6:30 pm
    • Friday August 7
  • Try the Wheel →
    Work in Progress Art Studio, 52 Lisbon St, Lisbon
    7:00 pm

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  • Flowers Foods posted a job opening for Wrap Machine Operator - $26+/hour in Lewiston. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Lewiston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lewiston here.

Ok Lewiston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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