The Lewiston City Council recently received and approved the recommendations by the Mayoral Ad-hoc Committee on Equity and Diversity. These recommendations were for the City Council to take steps to ensure the city treats all residents and visitors equally and that the city’s workforce represents the diversity of our community. Many of the recommendations spoke […]
2021
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Bob Neal: The Countryman: Vive tous les differences
When we see America as scores — even hundreds — of ethnicities, the picture is a lot more fluid. Irish. Kikuyu. Taiwanese. Salvadoran. Swedish. Ebo. Iraqi. German. Japanese. Portuguese. Ethiopian. And a lot more interesting.
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Food bank issues capacity building grants to partner agency network
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank has announced the recipients of its Capacity Building Grant program. Investments in capacity enable the partner network to not only meet the needs of their community, but to transform food access to a model that prioritizes people’s health, provides affirming and supportive experiences, connects people to their community and […]
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Janet Devereux: Paris selectmen should back masks
For some time now I have debated with myself if the Paris Board of Selectmen has the safety and well-being of its residents as its primary concern. As of the last meeting I believe selectmen do not. Their passage of an anti-mask mandate has convinced me. We have had our town hall and police department […]
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Maine Catholics invited to ‘Catholic Teaching & Science’ virtual presentation
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College of Maine invites all Maine Catholics to a free online presentation to be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. “Catholic Teaching & Science” will feature a conversation with Dr. Stephen Barr about the Catholic Church’s relationship to science, including the theory of evolution. He will discuss how […]
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Terence McManus: Unanswered COVID impact questions
We were recently informed that the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 now stands at about 520,000. Given a U.S. population of about 330 million this means that the virus has killed one out of every 634 persons in America. 1) How many of those deceased were seniors whose immune systems were worn out because of […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, March 8 LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room at City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Connors Elementary School, 400 Bartlett St. TUESDAY, March 9 LEWISTON — City Council workshop, 6 p.m. via Zoom. AUBURN — […]
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Fontaine Family hires Rachel Grignon
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Rachel Grignon to the team at its Auburn location. Grignon grew up in Wilton and attended Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. She graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is the general manager of the Orono […]
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Fontaine Family hires Tiffany Poland
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Tiffany Poland for the team at its Auburn location. Poland grew up in Greene and attended Leavitt Area High School. She graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology. She has a wide variety background in marketing, customer service, home […]
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Franklin Community Health Network hires Ryan M. Mastrangelo
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network has hired Ryan M. Mastrangelo for the newly created role of director of communications and public affairs. Mastrangelo will be responsible for FCHN’s external and internal communications. She will also be responsible for promoting FCHN’s services throughout the region, and she will sit as a member of FCHN’s senior […]