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Three area high school graduates receive scholarships

ALFRED — MES Foundation has announced winners of the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship and the MES Foundation Scholarship, totaling $60,000 in awards to 12 Maine students. The Pierce scholarship provided 10 Maine high school graduates $5,000 toward their 2017-2018 post-secondary education. Established in honor of MES founder Dick Pierce, who died in 2011, the […]

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Fourth quarter honors at Lewiston High School

LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School fourth quarter honor roll for the 2016-2017 school  year has been announced. First Honors Grade 12: Abdirashid Abukar, Halima Aden, Sadio Aden, Jan Bandi Adil, Abeer Aljashaam, Dacia Bail, Merveidie Bayingana, Victoria Beaulieu, Caleb Beaupre, Ciera Belanger, Andrew Bilodeau, Noah Binette, Courtney Caouette, Sarah Chaput, Bailey Charest, Roman Dennis, […]

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William C. Gee

MINOT — William Colby Gee, son of the late William A. and Madeline Carr Gee, died at home June 25. Bill was born Aug. 26, 1935, in Wellington. He attended schools in Harmony, prior to moving to Lewiston, where he graduated from Lewiston High School. Bill married the late Arlene Olivier Gee in June 1954. […]

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Tait T. Brown

BOSTON, Mass. — Tait T. Brown, 47, passed away Saturday, June 24, with his family by his side. Tait was born on August 27, 1969, the son of Herman Sr. and Mildred (Ridley) Brown. He graduated in 1988 from Lewiston High School, where he met and then married his wife, Judi (Boulet) Brown. Together they […]

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Lewiston's Isaiah Harris reaches 800-meter final at USATF national meet

Lewiston native and Penn State sophomore Isaiah Harris settles into the middle of the pack on the first lap of the 800-meter run during the Big 10 Championships at University Park on the campus of Penn State University earlier this year. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lewiston native and Penn State sophomore Isaiah Harris continued his spectacular […]

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First day of summer, last day of school — for some

LEWISTON — Outside on Wednesday afternoon, the temperature was 82 degrees. Inside Lewiston High School’s Room C 218, three fans whirled. The shades were partially down. The room was warm. Wednesday was the first day of summer, but Lewiston students were still in school. Because of so many snow days this year, the last day […]

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Lewiston High: New alternative ed teacher approved

LEWISTON — After being told that students who need alternative education at the high school are being turned away because there’s no room, the Lewiston School Committee voted Monday to reclassify a new teacher’s position from art to alternative education. The recently approved school budget had money for an additional art teacher. “My request is […]

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Lewiston schools move forward after suicide

LEWISTON — The first messages were scrawled on sticky notes and lined along the top edge of the mirror in a Lewiston High School girls’ bathroom. “Breathe. Everything will work out.” “Stay strong.” “You are loved.” In the center of the glass: “LIVE.” Within hours, a stack of blank sticky notes and a pen appeared […]