The students gained hands-on skills and certifications to work in the fiber-optics field, but $800 stipend checks from program still have not been delivered due to administrative delays, program officials say.
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Auburn council may have to raise tax rate
The new fee structure for building permits and other fees was built into city revenues for this year’s budget, but the council voted down the new system Monday.
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Lisbon to interview, choose candidate to fill council vacancy
Three finalists were chosen from eight applicants seeking to fill the opening caused by the resignation of Jeremy Barnard.
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New CEO at YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston sees community partnerships as key to success
‘I really feel like the nonprofit landscape is showing us that the successful, sustainable nonprofit organizations are doing so with a foundation of partnerships,’ Brian Curtin said.
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Bates Dance Festival’s youth outreach program celebrates 30 years of community, connection
A fortuitous meeting at the Bates Dance Festival in 1994 began a decadeslong labor of love for the founders of the Bates Youth Arts Program.
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Humans, not beavers, to blame for dam at Tripp Pond in Poland
Surveillance photos show two unidentified people apparently working without permission on an artificial dam at an outlet on the pond, where property owners have fought over water levels.
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Lewiston’s Central Maine Healthcare hit with lawsuits over alleged data breach
A motion to consolidate the class action lawsuits into one was still being considered by the court as of Friday.
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Lewiston eliminates some parking near Kennedy Park to combat illegal activity
After concern from adjacent businesses, the council settled on a compromise to only remove parking along Bates Street between Spruce and Walnut streets.
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Lewiston man charged with attempted abduction of 3-year-old
Firmino Figueira, 33, was identified after being arrested on an OUI charge early Thursday.
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For these guest artists, Bates Dance Festival is an incubator for creativity
This year’s performances include new iterations of two yearslong projects by dancers Onye Ozuzu and Gesel Mason.