CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rihanna, 31; Brian Littrell, 44; Willie Garson, 55; Sidney Poitier, 92. Happy Birthday: Focus on what’s important. As long as you take care of your responsibilities and don’t let emotional matters dictate what you do or the decisions you make, you will come out on top. Letting someone interfere in […]
2019
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Maine Arts Commission commits $75,000 to Lewiston-Auburn
The Maine Arts Commission announced Tuesday that it is committing $75,000 in cultural development funding to the Lewiston/Auburn Metro Chamber of Commerce. The money will be distributed over three years and will allow the chamber, LA Arts, and Arts and Culture LA to develop public art programs and policies in the Twin Cities.
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Sabattus selectmen discuss recommended budget
SABATTUS — Town Manager Anthony Ward presented his budget recommendation to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night, recommending an overall increase of $155,000, or 5.68 percent, from current spending. “I can’t say yet thought how it will effect the mil rate because there are too many variables, with the school budget, the state and […]
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Poland selectmen OK warrants for town meeting
POLAND — Poland selectmen approved the warrant drafts Tuesday night for the town meeting scheduled for April 6. The warrant questions include amending the Comprehensive Land Use Code, regulating the cultivation and selling of marijuana for medical and recreational use and establishing the 2020 municipal budget. The total budget for 2020 is almost $7 million, […]
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Obituary: Mark Stephen Sheloske
LEWISTON – Mark Stephen Sheloske, of Poland, died peacefully at Russell Park Rehabilitation and Living Center on Feb. 13, 2019, following …
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Obituary: Dorothy Newton Shaw
AUBURN – It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our Mother and Grammy just days after …
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Skiing uphill at Lost Valley
Skiers skin up and ski down Auburn’s ski mountain
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Lewiston gets initial cost estimates for Sabattus Street fire substation
By the time the new Sabattus Street fire substation design is complete, the city will likely have to find another $1.5 million to build it. It will be the first of three substations to be replaced over the next several years.
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Auburn man acquitted on rape, sex trafficking and assault charges
After a 4-day trial, Willie Minor is found not guilty on all six counts, including sexual assault, sex trafficking and aggravated assault.
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Gambling, tobacco groups among top spenders on lobbying in Maine
Over 160 companies, industry groups and advocacy organizations spent nearly $360,000 on lobbying Maine state officials in December and January.