LEWISTON — Payton Winslow was able to stop Sara Robert’s razzle dazzle, but Robert went at the St. Dominic Academy goalie again three minutes later. A simple shot from the right circle with the seconds ticking down in the second period proved to be the back-breaker, and Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill downed rival St. Dom’s 5-0 in […]
2018
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Chamber breakfast set Jan. 11
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Ramada Conference Center, 490 Pleasant St. Speakers will include Beckie Conrad, president and CEO of Lewiston Auburn Metro Chamber of Commerce, Shane Bouchard, Lewiston mayor; and Jason Levesque, Auburn mayor. They will present a […]
advertisement
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Electronic sign topic of Otisfield meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will hear another update on the electronic sign approved at the 2017 annual town meeting. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Selectmen unanimously voted Sept. 6, 2017, to accept a $21,859 offer from NeoKraft in Lewiston. The bid came three […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Unusual steel cello, viola at Oasis of Music
LEWISTON — A musical improvisation between viola and steel cello will be featured Wednesday at the Oasis of Music presentation at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. The performance is scheduled for 12:30 to 1 p.m. The steel cello is the invention of Bob Rutman, who developed the instrument in Cambridge, Mass., in the 1970s, […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Franco Center hosting African music dance party
LEWISTON — All are invited Saturday to the Dance Party Social (African music) at the Gendron Franco Center. The gathering is scheduled for 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Heritage Hall, 46 Cedar St. Onsite parking is available. This is the center’s first five-hour event to bring together all who love African music. “We are hoping […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Christmas Village 22 years in the making
AUBURN — Mary and Richard LaFontaine held their annual New Year’s Day open house Monday for friends and family to see and be wowed by the couple’s ever-growing, over-the-top Christmas village. Mary said she and Richard have been working on the village for 22 years, cultivating the collection piece-by-piece. There are currently just under 100 houses and […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Lewiston-Auburn's Top 10 business stories of 2017
Around western Maine and the Twin Cities, business has been good over the past year. From new investments to a new chamber president and a new use for an old landmark, we take a look at the Top 10 local business stories of 2017: Lewiston welcomes food trucks Reversing a longtime policy, Lewiston city councilors […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Recycling advocates push for environmental, cost savings
MEXICO — Maine appears to be doing better in recycling waste than the national average, but some advocates are still frustrated with the state’s progress. “It’s hard to get people to do it,” said Patty Duguay, chairwoman of the Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, which serves Roxbury, Byron, Rumford, Mexico, Peru and Dixfield. The […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Recycling: Pounds, people, percents
According to the most recent figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 2013, the average American throws away 1,606 pounds of trash per year, or 4.4 pounds per day. That comes out to 254 million tons of trash dumped into landfills each year — an amount that has doubled since 1960. Mainers throw away about […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Rob Steen featured at Johnson Hall comedy show
GARDINER — Maine Event Comedy presents comedian Rob Steen at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Hall. The show will also feature New Hampshire’s Greg Boggis, Portland’s Ali Simpson and host Mark Turcotte. Steen has been drawing crowds since becoming a street performer in Boston at age 12. He thrives on crowd participation and, over the […]