In their first business, friends Elizabeth Betsch and Ashley Alexander wanted an “urban glam” feel. The urban: Renovating a downtown Lewiston space for a mill-like experience with exposed duct work and trusses. The glam: Adding sparkle and chandeliers. They opened Blush Beauty Boutique in August 2012. The pair count 900 “guests” in their database (customers […]
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Facetime: On the horn with the extraordinary Andrew Pelletier
Andrew Pelletier was a sixth-grader when he first heard the French horn. And fell in love. Thirty years later he’s a Grammy Award-winning musician, popular teacher and sought after performer who can be playing chamber music with an acclaimed orchestra one minute and making a soundtrack for a made-for-TV sci-fi movie the next. As if […]
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Face Time: Claire Bailey, ‘Lunch Lady’ extraordinaire
Claire Bailey, nutrition director at Montello Elementary, has been in Lewiston school kitchens for 28-plus years. After a summer’s rest, she’s back, ready to ladle and take names. “It gives you a really good feeling, like you’re feeding your own children,” she said. Name: Claire Bailey Lives: Poland What’s an average day on the job […]
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Face Time: Dan Magoon — Putting his degree to use at Johns Hopkins
We heard from Dan Magoon three days too late — but he’s been trying to cure cancer, so we’re OK with that. Magoon, who graduated with a degree in biology from the University of Maine, was one of the original 15 students in the Sun Journal’s “Following the Freshmen” project, which wrapped in 2009. Last […]
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Face Time: Rabbi, and new author, Hillel Katzir
Rabbi Hillel Katzir, who leads Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center in Auburn, has self-published a 146-page book on Jewish history. The Sun Journal talked to Katzir about his decision to write the book and his thoughts on the approach of Rosh Hashana, which begins Sept. 5. Name: Rabbi Hillel Katzir Age: 64 Hometown: Originally from the other […]
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Facetime: The divine voice of Nicole LePera
Nicole LePera has a heavenly voice. It’s kind of ironic because for the past year or so, I’ve been walking by her newsroom desk every day while singing my fool head off. What she must think of me. It turns out Nicole is one of those natural-born musicians, a fact I discovered when I stumbled […]
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Gwen Fraser: Hard work, passion and cookies on the road to success
skipped seventh grade and then threw herself into high school. Band. Chorus. Plays. She joined Oak Hill High School’s legislative assembly. She started a school newspaper. She also squeaked in odd jobs to help pay for her dream school, Brandeis University. Summer camp work. Baby sitting. Horse sitting. In June, Fraser graduated in the top […]