Data from the Lewiston Police Department show gun violence over the last six years has take a dramatic upturn.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
John Neal: Maine schools need to improve arts education
I found ironic the juxtaposition of the Feb. 9 article about Edward Little’s outstanding arts educator Matthew Peinado, and that about parental and fan violence at local school sporting events. Since the 1980s, when “No Child Left Behind” began mandating standardized testing in math, science and language arts, schools have been reducing and eliminating arts […]
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Posted inSun Spots
Crock-Pot supper happening in Lisbon Falls
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lisbon Christian Outreach Food Pantry is having an “All You Can Eat” Crock-Pot supper at the Lisbon Falls Baptist Church, 555 Lisbon St. (Route 196), Lisbon Falls, on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. The meal will consist of all-you-can-eat soup, chowder, chili and […]
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Lewiston’s Trinity Commons to host recital Feb. 18
LEWISTON — Flautist Chris Lansley is set to give a recital at Trinity Commons, 247 Bates St., at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, as part of the ongoing Oasis of Music series. Performing with Lansley will be pianist Adrian Dmytruk, with the program featuring diverse classical pieces. Lansley, principal flute with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, […]
Posted inConnections
‘Keep Singing!’ auditions set for Feb. 18, 19 in Auburn
Written by local creative duo Linda Hildonen and Colby Michuad, “Keep Singing” is a showcase of three short musicals.
Posted inConnections
Leavitt Area High School names honor students
Students recognized for making first semester honor roll.
Posted inConnections
Saint Dominic Academy names honor students
Auburn campus students made the second quarter honor roll.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Mark LaFlamme
The rise and fall of George Stanley’s empire of stuff | Mark LaFlamme
You can call Stanley a lot of things — eccentric, strange, more trouble than a house full of monkeys — but stupid isn’t one of them, Mark LaFlamme writes.