Muslims pray Thursday morning at the the Longley School in Lewiston on Eid, the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
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Sabattus-based school board moves toward restructuring schools
Officials say moving from five buildings to three will reduce current and long-term costs.
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Alaska courts stymied by cyberattacks, delay hearings in Auburn man’s murder case
Pretrial hearings in Steven Downs’ cold case were postponed after breach in Alaska court system’s cybersecurity.
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Lewiston Ramada hotel wellness shelter will operate through September
The temporary shelter was originally slated to close in April. Portland-based Preble Street will take over managing the shelter.
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‘Race’ against COVID-19 variants is on as vaccine eligibility expands
Vaccines are ‘our ticket back to normal,’ Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Wednesday, the same day that the Auburn Mall vaccination clinic began offering the Pfizer vaccine to 12-to-15-year-olds.
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Thanks to COVID-19, Eid in Lewiston will be a quieter public event
Prayer, which in non-pandemic years takes place in large gathering places like The Colisee, will instead happen at the Longley School gym, socially distanced.
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Lewiston first in state to close schools Thursday for Eid
School superintendent says at least 40% of the city’s 5,000-plus students are from immigrant families, most of them Muslims.
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Photo Album: Community gathers at Hope House Outdoor Market
Businesses as well as friends and neighbors donate produce, meat, bakery goods and used clothing for the free market, which is held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Androscoggin River upgrade delayed for at least a year
Rep. Ralph Tucker, a Brunswick Democrat, called it “a great idea” to put off consideration of the proposal in part because he would like to see upstream towns and industries included in the discussion about what ought to be done.
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UPS drivers picket in Auburn over long hours during pandemic
United Parcel Service drivers represented by the Teamsters union held an informational picket in Maine