The ArtVan offers free hands-on activities Mondays this summer.
Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
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Fireworks and American Idol firecracker Julia Gagnon coming to Lewiston-Auburn’s Liberty Festival
The 27th annual Liberty Festival is set for three days around Independence Day in Lewiston & Auburn.
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Photo: Motorcycle, car collide in Lewiston
The motorcyclist escaped serious injury in a crash in the area of Bates and Birch streets.
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Poll: What’s your favorite kind of food truck cuisine?
Craving some poutine? There’s a food truck for that. In the mood for barbecue? You know where to go. From meatballs to banh mi and tres leches to poutine, there’s a food truck out there to satisfy every craving. What’s your favorite kind of food truck cuisine? Take our poll below then check out our […]
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Photos: Lightning strikes Auburn home, starts fire
A Sunday night lightning strike hit a home at 16 Russell Ave. and started the fire that heavily damaged the house.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, June 24 AUBURN — City Council special workshop, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at Auburn Hall. LEWISTON — Ad hoc committee on establishing a homeless shelter, 12 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room. LEWISTON — City Council special meeting, 6 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, June 26 AUBURN — […]
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Local families say learning goes both ways with student exchange experiences
Stefanie Mahr Damien and her husband, Steve, have hosted two exchange students in their Auburn home since 2018. “We are empty-nesters. My children are now 31 and 34. Steve’s children are twins that are 41. This is our second marriages. So, we affectionately call exchange students ‘our kids’ because we didn’t have kids together,” Stefanie […]
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Many host families in Maine, but fewer schools for exchange students
While many Mainers are willing to open their homes to students from around the world, there are not as many Maine schools that take in exchange students. “Maine’s a wonderful state with down-to-earth families that are just so kind and generous,” says Raymond resident Kathy Hansen of Greenheart Exchange, one of several national groups that […]
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Mark LaFlamme: The Colisee is haunted and other breaking news
Talk of the town: Given the current situation with manliness, I’ll be Mothman over Butterflyman any day.