5K to benefit food bank LISBON FALLS — The second annual Neighbors-Helping-Neighbors 5K Run and Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. The proceeds benefit the LACO Food Bank and the Tedford Shelter’s Warm Thy Neighbor program. Registration is available online or before the 5K at 8 a.m. FMI, register: www.LUMChurch.org. Federation of the Blind […]
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Less debt, more revenues good omens for Lewiston 2017 budget
LEWISTON — A $413,979 drop in debt payments next year and better non-property tax revenues will cushion a proposed 2.67 percent spending increase, City Administrator Ed Barrett told city councilors Tuesday night. “Looking forward a little bit, there is some good news in this budget,” Barrett said. The proposed budget of $44.4 million for fiscal […]
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Former Lewiston Police Chief Welch seeks state Senate seat
LEWISTON — Former Lewiston Police Chief Bill Welch has announced his candidacy for Maine Senate District 21, which covers the city of Lewiston. Welch, who will run as a Republican against incumbent Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, made the announcement in a news release on Tuesday. Welch joined the Lewiston Police Department following his four years […]
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Lewiston is Maine’s safest city when it comes to crime
While Lewiston hasn’t transformed into Andy Griffith’s “Mayberry,” Police Chief Michael Bussiere is proud of the progress his city is making when it comes to violent crime. The city, after all, has a persistent — if inaccurate — reputation for being a dangerous place. In reality, the larger of Maine’s Twin Cities is actually the […]
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Street sweepers urge residents to avoid leaving piles of sand
LEWISTON — Think scattered sand — not piles — if you expect the city’s street-sweeping vehicles to do a good job cleaning your road, according to city officials. Public Works Director Dave Jones said his crews started their annual street-sweeping project this week. “We get a lot of people that want to clean up their […]
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Lewiston aims to ease congestion, improve safety at McMahon Elementary School
LEWISTON — Picking up McMahon Elementary School students during the month of February was messy and congested. Some people worried that students were at risk of being struck by a vehicle because they were hard to see in the snowbanks and traffic. But after watching a video filmed by Sun Journal photographer Russ Dillingham, school and […]
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Chin to run for mayor in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Ben Chin, an activist with the Maine People’s Alliance, a left-leaning political organization, is running for mayor. An email sent by Chin’s campaign manager, Genevieve Lysen, inviting media to a campaign kickoff next week announced Chin’s campaign. “Ben decided to run for mayor because he believes in this city and its brightest possibilities,” […]
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County Commission approves letter correcting misinformation on salaries
AUBURN — Attempting to set the record straight, the Androscoggin County commissioners Wednesday approved the text of a letter that will be sent to each of the cities and towns in the county. The four-page letter is in response to official letters sent by 13 of the 14 municipalities in Androscoggin County expressing concern over […]
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Court says Maine Municipal Association can spend on campaigns
PORTLAND — The Maine Municipal Association claimed legal victory Tuesday after a Superior Court justice ruled in the association’s favor in a lawsuit filed by the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center in 2010. An 18-page ruling issued in Kennebec County Superior Court seems to have closed the door on the case that accused the MMA […]