LEWISTON — Joline Claudette Nash, 55, a resident of Howe Street, passed away Friday, March 10, at her residence. She was born in Lewiston on April 12, 1961, the daughter of Laurier and Doris (Robitaille) Mathieu. She attained her GED from Lewiston High School in the early 1980s. At that time, she was active in […]
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Lewiston High School seeking alternatives to detention
LEWISTON — His head was on the desk, his arms around his head. The high-schooler was sleeping out a detention at Lewiston High School. “I was tardy,” he said when asked why he was there. If students are late too many times in a quarter “you get detention,” he said. About 12 other students in […]
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Lewiston High students: Shawn Chabot made things better
During lunch Tuesday, Lewiston High School students listen as junior Samantha Kivus, left, talks about how Principal Shawn Chabot is respected and liked by students. From left are Kivus, Kajha Gagnon, Gabrielle Wilson and Mya Letourneau. LEWISTON — Shawn Chabot was the talk of the cafeteria Tuesday at Lewiston High School. “I’m so sad right […]
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Lorraine C. Baril
LEWISTON — Lorraine Baril, the strong-willed and caring matriarch of the Baril family, died Thursday, March 2, at Marshwood Center nursing home. In 2003, she underwent her first open-heart surgery to replace an aortic valve, and again in 2012 for another replacement. For the past five years, she was on oxygen 24/7 but still continued […]
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Toni M. Lemieux
LEWISTON — Toni M. Lemieux, 59, of Lewiston passed away suddenly Sunday, Feb. 26, at her home after suffering from complications of a longtime illness. She was born in West Virginia on June 24, 1957, a daughter of the late Arthur and Jacqueline (Jacques) Lemieux Sr. She spent her early childhood in West Virginia and […]
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Lewiston youth campaign: Treat All Listeners Kindly
LEWISTON — From President Donald Trump’s lashing out, to Facebook “friends” fighting online, there’s too much meanness, name-calling and nasty attacks, Lewiston students said Tuesday. Hoping to tone it down in their community, the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council unveiled a public campaign called TALK, which stands for Treat All Listeners Kindly. After observing too many […]
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Lewiston youth campaign: Treat All Listeners Kindly
LEWISTON — From President Donald Trump’s lashing out, to Facebook “friends” fighting online, there’s too much meanness, name-calling and nasty attacks, Lewiston students said Tuesday. Hoping to tone it down in their community, the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council unveiled a public campaign called TALK, which stands for Treat All Listeners Kindly. After observing too many […]
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Educators: Grad rates leave a lot out
Four-year graduation rates, which have become important yardsticks to measure a school’s success, show Edward Little High School’s Class of 2016 from Auburn had a rate of 72.9 percent. That is down from the prior year’s 80 percent. In Lewiston, the four-year graduation rate is 68.9 percent, the same as the year before. Statewide numbers […]
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Christine Savignano
1956 – 2017 AUBURN — Christine (Baylis) Savignano, 60, passed away peacefully in her sleep from natural causes Thursday, Feb. 2, at her home in Auburn. She was born in Lewiston on Feb. 17, 1956, the daughter of the late Edward and Muriel (St. Pierre) Baylis. Raised in Lewiston, Chris graduated from Lewiston High School […]