AUGUSTA — The Maine Commission for Community Service, the state commission that oversees AmeriCorps and other volunteer service grants in Maine, has a new board leadership team. F. Celeste Branham, vice president of Student Services at the University of Maine Farmington and a Brunswick resident, began her two-year term as chairwoman Sept. 20. She was appointed […]
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Budget season begins in Lewiston
LEWISTON — It’s that time of year again: budget season. And over the next two months of discussions, city officials will be grappling with familiar issues, including a growing school department and much-needed infrastructure improvements. City Administrator Ed Barrett will present the initial 2018-19 spending plan to the City Council on Tuesday, March 20. While the municipal […]
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Lewiston City Council set to OK capital improvement plan
LEWISTON — The City Council will vote Tuesday to approve Lewiston’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan worth $98 million. The plan calls for $25.3 million in projects for the 2017-18 fiscal year, set to begin in July. That includes spending for road and Public Works projects, city equipment and vehicles, water, sewer and storm sewer utilities […]
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Cleanup grant important step for Bates Mill No. 5 redevelopment
Update: Central Maine Heathcare says no to Bates Mill, lays off 28 LEWISTON — Before developers can begin construction on the $70 million redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5, some cleaning needs to be finished. According to City Administrator Ed Barrett, the city recently applied for a $200,000 federal cleanup grant to help address the environmental […]
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Lewiston City Council prohibits retail pot
LEWISTON — It may be a bit longer before you see that corner store offering recreational marijuana in the city. The Lewiston City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance amendment that will prohibit retail marijuana establishments and marijuana social clubs until the state has finalized its licensing requirements and regulations. The move by the […]
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Cities assess status of crosswalks after pedestrian fatality
LEWISTON — Officials in the Twin Cities are reviewing pedestrian safety in the wake of a fatal collision involving a pickup truck and a 13-year-old student in a crosswalk earlier this week. Efforts to make city streets more friendly to pedestrians is nothing new here; studies have long pinpointed dangerous traffic corridors and intersections and […]
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Lewiston housing co-op aims for third project
LEWISTON — A downtown Lewiston housing cooperative wants to begin work renovating its third property later this summer, with a little help from city and federal dollars. Craig Saddlemire of the Raise-Op Housing Cooperative asked city councilors Tuesday to set aside up to $204,750 in federal HOME funds to help renovate the nine-unit apartment building […]
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Lewiston and Auburn hope to continue 911 negotiations
LEWISTON — Twin Cities staff hope to meet today to continue negotiations for funding the Lewiston-Auburn 911 dispatch service. “I know Auburn really wants to get this settled, so they can adopt their budget,” Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett said, “so there might be something on Monday at Auburn or Tuesday at our meeting.” The […]
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Lewiston Council approves canal deal terms
LEWISTON — A plan to take over downtown canals goes to the city’s lawyers, councilors agreed Tuesday. Councilors voted unanimously Tuesday night to agree to terms with Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, letting the company donate the canals to Lewiston while letting the city keep higher levels of water flowing through them. “Basically, we are […]
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Lewiston canal deal opens them up to more than power
LEWISTON — Acknowledging that the downtown canals might be valuable for more than generating electricity is one of the bigger changes in city negotiations, Administrator Ed Barrett said Thursday. At a special City Council workshop Thursday night, Barrett outlined details of the deal giving Lewiston control over the web of canals, preserving the city’s water […]