Lisbon Falls News

Every year, Lisbon Falls pays tribute to Moxie -- the soft drink invented by a man from Maine.

The rain has brought good business to nurseries. A lot of vegetables planted in May have turned yellow, then brown, then succumbed.

Stephen King is the inordinately successful author of more than 40 novels, several screenplays and countless short stories.

Bank of America has forced the liquidation of the Celotex plant here, leaving 50 people out of work and unsure about future medical benefits.

The futures of the Knight-Celotex Mill in Lisbon Falls and its employees are in question.

On July 2, 1863, Union Army Col. Joshua Chamberlain's 20th Maine defeated the Confederate Army's 15th Alabama on Little Round Top south of Gettysburg, Penn.

Area builders, contractors and artisans at the Maine Home + Design Midcoast Show at Point Lookout Saturday hoped that overflowing parking lots and steady interest were good signs that the recession is on the wane.

GARDINER : Someone driving a black truck head-on into the river at the boat landing was reported at 10:27 a.m. Sunday.

Maine's 53 newest police officers have graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro, and some are likely to be on patrol during the Memorial Day weekend.

AUGUSTA : Gov. John E. Baldacci, members of the governora s administration and EMS officials awarded the 2009 EMS Merit Awards and Lifetime Achievement Awards in a ceremony on Tuesday in the Hall of Flags at the Statehouse.

A suspect who fled the scene of an accident after he slammed his Jeep into four vehicles left behind important evidence of his identity: his license plate, police said.

A man driving a van led police on a chase involving a hit-and-run accident and ended with his vehicle plunging into the Sabattus River shortly after 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

You know what they say: What happens in Thorncrag stays in Thorncrag. At the bird sanctuary Friday night, dozens of people gathered around a pool to watch nature in its most private moments.

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Knight-Celotex, the world's largest fiberboard manufacturer with a plant in Lisbon Falls, has filed for Chapter 11 protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Lewiston Andrew Eugene Palmer, 23, of 25 Spruce St., Waterville on a warrant, 8:30 p.m. Monday at 1567 Lisbon St.

People afflicted with sweet tooth and a bad case of winter blahs suffered no more as they lined country roads for a taste of sugary heaven during Maine Maple Sunday.

A two-alarm fire in Topsham Wednesday night destroyed an apartment unit at Merrymeeting Commons.

Lisbon Falls Florist opened its doors Feb. 2 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Local businesses, Lisbon Town Council members and officials and area citizens welcomed the new florist to the community.

Owner Maurice Bonneau, with sons Frank and Andre, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the opening of their new location at 36 Main St., Lisbon Falls.