Netflix has optioned the rights to make a film or TV series out of the book “One Goal,” which chronicles the Lewiston High School boys soccer team and its mix of native-born and Somali refugee players. Author Amy Bass said Wednesday she did not know what Netlix’s specific plans for her book are. But she […]
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Lucille Lepage Bouchard
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Lucille LePage Bouchard, 71, of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., passed away Sunday, May 27. She was the daughter of Victor and Jeannette Jolicoeur LePage. Lucille attended Holy Family Parochial School and Lewiston High School. Surviving is her husband, James G. Bouchard Sr.; son, James G. Bouchard Jr.; grandson, James G. Bouchard III; her […]
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‘A long time coming:’ Lewiston High School graduates 235
LEWISTON — Isho Mohamed and a dozen of her classmates danced in the aisles, their white gowns whipping every which way. On the other side of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the boys were whooping, hollering and throwing high-fives. There were even celebrations outside the building as a line for the event snaked into the parking […]
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Androscoggin Bank awards grants to non-profits
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank announces the recipients of its biannual grant awards by Greater Giving. The community impact program focuses on supporting nonprofits and organizations that benefit the community in three specific areas: economic development, education and the arts. The Greater Giving awards committee approved grants to the following organizations: • Sandcastle Clinical and Educational […]
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Lewiston adult grads receive awards
Teacher Don Roux, left, helped hand out academic achievement awards at the Lewiston Adult Education graduation Wednesday evening at Lewiston High School. He reached a career milestone of helping his 5,000th student prepare for the GED/HiSet exams. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Lewiston High School seniors visit elementary schools
Twentythree former Farwell students visited the school in advance of their graduation Friday. Graduating seniors visited each of the city’s six elementary schools to inspire younger students to graduate.
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Lewiston High School arts center: High costs prod planners to scale back
LEWISTON — After months of planning, the numbers are in on what it would cost to build an arts center at Lewiston High School. The costs are more than expected, so planners are abandoning — for now — dreams of having a large stage and auditorium, and will spend the next year focusing on a proposed, two-story […]
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Watch the new Lewiston school and playing fields being built
The Lewiston High School Blue Devils logo adorns the middle of the football field Wednesday morning as crews put the finishing touches on the artificial turf and complete the track and ball fields behind the new Robert V. Connors Elementary School. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Lewiston High School put in lockdown Monday morning
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School was on lockdown Monday morning as police investigated “alarming statements” someone was overheard making against the school. Superintendent Bill Webster put the school in lockdown around 9:30 a.m. on the advice of Lewiston Police. The move prevented anyone from leaving or entering the building. Webster emphasized that the lockdown was […]
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Lewiston schools are hiring
LEWISTON — Want a job? Do you like children? The Lewiston School Department is hiring. It needs 22 teachers and 25 educational technicians, plus speech therapists and support staff, including cafeteria and maintenance workers. To drum up job candidates, the department is holding its first job fair May 31 at The Green Ladle restaurant that’s […]