He purchased eight 30-minute blocks on ABC Family to launch “Delusions of Grandeur.” It was set to debut Oct. 4 at 1 a.m. EDT, but the network pulled it two weeks before the airdate, Sasseville said. “I got a ton of emails from the legal team who all of a sudden chose … that the […]
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Lewiston man gets more than 2 years for threatening to kill Social Security official
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man who spent decades behind bars on a murder conviction was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to two years and three months in federal prison for threatening to kill an official with the Social Security Administration in Baltimore. In addition to prison time, Harold Rowe, 55, was sentenced by U.S. […]
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Bates College drama explores friendships, rivalry, artistic conflict
LEWISTON — A two-character play about ambition, artistic conflicts, rivalries and the rise and fall of a friendship will come to life at Bates College’s Black Box Theater. “Collected Stories,” by Donald Margulies, uses the story of Ruth Steiner, a flash-in-the-pan writer in her declining years, and her rising protege, Lisa Morrison, to examine issues of […]
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Museum L-A set to rekindle Peck’s holiday traditions
LEWISTON – Do you remember sitting on Santa’s lap at B. Peck & Co. department store in the downtown and then “fishing” for a special toy? Museum L-A will bring back those traditions on Saturday, Dec. 8, at its Old Fashioned Holiday Celebration. In addition, the Great Falls Railroad Club will help recreate the model train that was […]
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River Views: Dial phones debut in Twin Cities in ’47
Once upon a time, an operator’s voice would say, “Number, please,” when you wanted to make a call. That all changed in Lewiston-Auburn at midnight on Saturday, Dec. 13, 1947. That was the exact minute when well over 100 local employees of New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. accomplished what was called a “cut-over” from […]
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Rotary kicks off poinsettia sale
LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club will be selling holiday poinsettias and wreaths again this year to support many local projects in the community. In addition to direct sales from local Rotarians, the technology is now available for the general public to order poinsettias online. Visit www.lamainerotary.ecrater.com and choose from three different poinsettia options and […]
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Library seeks teen volunteers LEWISTON — The Auburn Public Library is starting a new VolunTEENs program, an ongoing opportunity for teens in grades 7-12 (ages 13-18) to get involved at the library. VolunTEENs can help plan and run library events, create displays, review books, organize the collection and even offer computer help or tutoring. Sign […]
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Winter Sports: Local athletes thrilled to be back
Kate Sawyer is one of the most versatile athletes at Edward Little High School. Her answers to sports-related questions are among the most thoughtful. So, Kate, which feeling is more powerful: The four weeks of restlessness between the end of soccer season and the beginning of basketball? Or the nine months of hunger after the […]