At least three people have already announced intentions to run for the House District 94 seat vacated by Kristen Cloutier.
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Andrew Rice is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering municipal government in Lewiston and Auburn. He's been working in journalism since 2012, joining the Sun Journal in 2017. He lives in Portland with his wife, daughters and dogs. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
Lewiston completes plan for overhauling Simard-Payne park
Officials will now attempt to fund and implement the changes as the city hopes to increase community use of Lewiston’s riverfront area.
Lewiston food pantry at risk of losing Good Shepherd support
Kaydenz Kitchen says it has been given until the end of the month to relocate or reopen its food pantry or it will lose critical funding from Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Lewiston officials react to margin of victory for red flag law
Nearly 68% of Lewiston voters were in favor of Question 2 on Tuesday’s ballot.
Lewiston mass shooting seen as key to getting red flag law passed in Maine
Both supporters and opponents of the new law said they weren’t surprised by the wide margin of victory in a referendum vote Tuesday.
Randall, Butler, Cowan elected to Auburn City Council
While all seven council seats were up for election, only three were contested races.
New faces to join Lewiston City Council
Iman Osman and Bret Martel won election Tuesday, and Scott Harriman secured a third term.
With 24-hour shelter on horizon, Lewiston group opens overnight warming center
The warming center, operated by nonprofit Kaydenz Kitchen, will be available until the region’s first low-barrier homeless shelter opens next year.
Lewiston to increase monthly payments for new police headquarters
The change is tied to the final cost of the project, which increased from about $15 million to nearly $17 million this year.
Lewiston has begun trial use of AI-enabled surveillance cameras
Police say the cameras have already shown value, but some city officials and residents have questions about privacy.