Officials said the campaign will help redefine and update Lewiston’s image, and could be used on everything from social media to Public Works vehicles.
Andrew Rice
Staff Writer
Andrew Rice is a staff writer at the Press Herald covering the city of Portland. He's been working in journalism since 2012, joining the Sun Journal in 2017, then the Press Herald in 2026. He lives in Portland with his wife, two daughters and two dogs. In his spare time, he plays guitar in a Portland-based rock band and listens to hockey podcasts. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
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Permanent public bathrooms may be Lewiston’s next step in its effort to address homelessness
Installing permanent public bathrooms is part of the city’s larger effort to address homelessness. For now, the city has added two portable toilets at downtown locations.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 15 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Presidents Day, city government offices and schools closed. TUESDAY, Feb. 16 AUBURN — Auburn Public Library board of trustees meeting, 7:30 a.m. in the library conference room, 49 Spring St. AUBURN — Auburn Sewer District trustees meeting, 4 p.m., via Zoom. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. […]
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From yard signs to bumper stickers, Maine politics turns vulgar
Free speech laws largely permit obscene language to be used on vehicles and private property, but local leaders wonder what it says about how we communicate.
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Auburn closes tax, city clerk offices after positive COVID-19 tests
A city news release said the affected employees last worked Wednesday.
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Lewiston council supportive of eliminating library fines
Councilor said when she was a student she had to ask her mother for money.
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Lewiston hospitals say they’ve followed changing state guidelines in vaccinating employees
Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center say that their vaccination rollouts were within state and federal guidelines. Statements from both hospitals came after health systems across Maine have faced scrutiny over the prioritization of vaccine doses.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 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. via Zoom. Meetings are broadcast live on YouTube. TUESDAY, Feb. 9 AUBURN — Age-Friendly Community Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the […]
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Lewiston and Auburn at odds again with new complaint over city water rates
Auburn customers want to see cost-sharing based on water usage, not the 50/50 split that the cities currently share.
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Library asks Lewiston to consider ditching late fees for overdue items, citing negative effect on access
Officials say late fines have been increasingly scrapped by libraries across the country because of limited effect and impact on low-income families.