LEWISTON — Last month, schools in 19 states placed orders for 1.25 million pounds of wild Maine blueberries. That’s more than schools in eight states ordered in all of 2016, according to Nancy McBrady, executive director of the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission. Making inroads like that — in this case, working with a U.S. Department […]
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Lewiston native to address Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum this month will feature Lewiston native Nancy McBrady, executive director of the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission. Her presentation is titled “Wild Blue Yonder — Understanding Maine’s Wild Blueberry Heritage, Industry and Economy.” The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 18, in Callahan Hall at […]
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Elan School film topic of Great Falls Forum April 27
LEWISTON — This month’s session of the Great Falls Forum will take place on Thursday, April 27, featuring filmmaker Todd Nilssen with a presentation entitled “Elan, What the Hell Happened?” The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. For the past three years, Nilssen has […]
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Forum to feature Truth and Reconciliation Commission
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum on Thursday, March 16, will feature Penthea Burns and Barbara Kates from Maine Wabanaki REACH. The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. The presentation is titled “Truth, Healing and Change: Why Maine Needed a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” […]
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Great Falls Forum speaker: Good communities need people who give back
LEWISTON — After civil war broke out in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maxwell Chicuta lost his parents. At 8 years old, he lived on the streets. “I’m not talking about the streets of Portland or Lewiston,” he said. On the streets of Congo, “you have nothing. You’re beaten by soldiers.” Today, Chicuta […]
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Justice philosophy considers victim, community response to crime
LEWISTON — It is in a community’s best interest to learn new ways to respond to crime, restorative justice advocate Margaret Micolichek told about 30 people Thursday afternoon at the Great Falls Forum at the Lewiston Public Library. “How can we pull people into a support system, rather than just charging them with a crime […]
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Restorative justice on tap for Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — Restorative Justice Consultant Margaret Micolichek will present “When We Cry for Justice, What Do We Really Mean?” at this month’s Great Falls Forum from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. Restorative justice is a relatively new concept within the criminal justice […]
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Maine Public Radio reporters speak about Ebola nurse story
LEWISTON — For about a week last October, Maine was the center of news. Nurse Kaci Hickox had returned to her Fort Kent house after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. The state demanded she be quarantined at home for 21 days. She said the confinement was medically unnecessary and violated her rights. Newspeople camped […]