The newly renamed Museum L-A looks beyond the mill history of Lewiston-Auburn to the histories of our new Mainers in an exhibit that connects the past with the future.
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Face Time: Kevin Jamison — Combining hardware and a caring heart in the River Valley
Whether it’s gathering clothing and goods for families burned out of their homes or starting a GoFundMe page for someone in financial need, Jamison and his fellow helpers are ready to assist their neighbors.
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In a word: Bugs, Dickens and the evolution of language
These days, if someone called you a “nervous nimrod” you’d probably be upset, but that wasn’t always the case.
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Mystery Photo for Feb. 26, 2023
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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Mark LaFlamme: On UFOs, wilted roses and subterranean cannibal spiders
Lewiston relining 7 miles of sewer lines Welp, I hope these sewer workers have their affairs in order because we all know how this kind of thing goes in the movies. Once they’re down in those dank, pitch-black Hell portals they’re going to encounter a nest of man-eating spiders the size of pianos, a shuffling […]
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In a word: Is it ‘awful’ that language changes?
The answer depends on whether you’re a prescriptivist or descriptivist.
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Mystery Photo for Feb. 19, 2023
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $20 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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Surprise, surprise: 2022 was another hot one
It was the 8th hottest year on record since temperature record-keeping began in 1941 for Portland, according to the Gray-Portland National Weather Service Office.
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Are you missing something?
Do you sometimes get frustrated by how hard it is to find a regular old incandescent light bulb these days? Do your fingers itch for a big ol’ paper map when you’re lost and looking to get found again? Do you miss phones that hang on the wall and don’t drop your calls? Hand-written letters […]
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Robert and Lorraine Ducharme celebrate 72nd anniversary
Robert and Lorraine Ducharme of Lewiston recently gathered with their family and celebrated 72 years of marriage. The couple started their life together on Feb. 3, 1951. Over the last 72 years, the couple has been blessed with nine children, 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and a loving home health care aide. Robert, who […]