LEWISTON — “Our message to veterans is ‘Let an appreciative America help you,’” said Sandra Smith, director of The Vet Center in Lewiston. And that’s just what members of American Legion Post 31 and Veteran Riders of Maine did recently when they delivered 40 Thanksgiving Day dinners to the center to be shared with other […]
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Marine Corps League meeting LEWISTON — The Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment No. 810 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at its new meeting place, Holy Cross Senior Hall, 16 St. Croix St. Elections will be held. Use the side door on the left side of the building, under the rectory. For […]
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Androscoggin County teachers receive classroom grants
LEWISTON – More than 20 teachers in Androscoggin County received grants from U.S. Cellular for classroom projects funded through the company’s Calling All Teachers campaign. The wireless carrier worked with philanthropic website DonorsChoose.org to fund $500,000 in creative and impactful classroom projects submitted by public school teachers. The local donation of $11,749 benefitted teachers at: […]
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Vigil to raise awareness of homeless in Lewiston-Auburn
LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Alliance for Services to the Homeless and New Beginnings invite the community to join their annual candlelight vigil to remember homeless people during the holiday season. It will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, in downtown Lewiston. For more than 12 years, LAASH and New Beginnings have […]
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Auburn Democrats to meet, hold holiday gathering
AUBURN — Members of the Auburn Democratic City Committee, their guests and other Auburn Democrats are invited to gather at Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant, 180 Center St., on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m., for the annual holiday celebration. Each attendee is asked to bring at least one item of nonperishable food for donation to the […]
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Auburn enacts weekend parking ban
AUBURN — In anticipation of a weekend snowstorm, the city of Auburn has initiated a parking ban from midnight on Saturday, Dec. 14, and continuing through 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16. This is the first year of the new Business District Zone, which is exempt from the parking ban between 7 a.m. and 11 […]
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Basketball roundup
Auburn Parks and Recreation Department Basketball League A League Lewiston Pawn Shop 68, GIF Masonry 44 Jon Cademan scored 20 points for Pawn Shop and Chuck Faletra had 14 for GIF Masonry. Crew 63, KC Auto 57 Rory Dupuis scored 21 points for Crew and Corey Therriault had 15 for KC. Chapter 11 Furniture 68, […]
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Bolduc’s email: Frustration plus really bad spelling
Police are familiar with all manner of nuisance complaints: The music is too loud. The car is “all over the road.” The kids are cutting through my lawn. And, yes, the perennial: My neighbor’s cat is doing his business in my flower beds. So we have no problem with Auburn resident Brian Bolduc asking police […]