LEWISTON — The name may have changed, but voters in Wards 4, 5 and 7 will still go to the same location to cast their ballots Nov. 6. City Clerk Kathy Montejo said she had fielded a few confused phone calls from voters wondering why they are being sent to vote at Longley Elementary School […]
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Bates College inaugurates its eighth president
LEWISTON — Bates College must hold tight to its identity and mission — “making a better person” — or risk being swept away in waves of easy information, parsed budgets and remote teaching, new President Clayton Spencer said Friday. “The most complete kind of human learning takes place in a community, with the solidarity of […]
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Rockin’ at Fastbreaks
Rockin’ at Fastbreaks The Veggies will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 26, at Fastbreaks, 1485 Lisbon Road, Lewiston. The band plays a mix of popular dance and classic rock ‘n’ roll music. No cover charge.
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Improvisational jazz at Guthries
On Friday, Oct. 26, upright bassist Kit Demos will host a night of improvisational jazz at She Doesn’t Like Guthries. Demos has studied physics, jazz and classical music performance. He has been performing and recording with free jazz/free improv guitarist Jeff Platz in the Northeast and Europe. He also plays with Portland-based band Mystic Out […]
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Class A cross country state meet: Blue Devils expect hazardous competition, not conditions
Unbeaten in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference and dominant at regionals, Lewiston is seeking the ultimate climax to its 2012 cross country season — its first Class A state title since 2007 and a berth at New Englads. The Blue Devils have the talent to do it, led by four runners who finished in the […]
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2002 Battle of the Bridge brought Lewiston/EL pigskin rivalry back
As much as the big plays and the big hits, as much as the dramatic swings in emotion and momentum and, yes, even as much as the game-winning kick and the joyous celebration that followed, Jeff Sloat remembers the crowd. Ten years ago, Sloat and his teammates filed out of Walton School and into the […]
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City seeks spruce tree LEWISTON — With planning for the sixth annual Twin Cities Holiday Celebration underway, the City of Lewiston is seeking the donation of a tree with which to decorate Dufresne Plaza, the site of festivities following the 2012 Parade of Lights, which will kick-off in Auburn on Nov. 26. City Arborist Steve […]
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Democrats, Republicans clash over forum absences
LEWISTON — The absence of incumbent Republican lawmakers from a community forum on education Wednesday night drew criticism Thursday from Democratic opponents. Missing from a forum at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College on Wednesday were state Sens. Garrett Mason and Lois Snowe-Mello, and state Reps. Bruce Bickford, Mike Beaulieu, Stephen Wood and Melvin […]
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Italian Baroque music ensemble will perform at Bates
LEWISTON — Europa Galante, a Grammy-nominated Baroque music ensemble from Italy, will perform on Friday, Nov. 2, at Bates College. The concert program, “Apotheosis and Folia,” includes music by Vivaldi, Couperin, Mascitti, Corelli and C.P.E. Bach. Founded and directed by violinist Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante has performed at festivals and major venues worldwide, including La Scala in […]
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H.S. Boys’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Blue Devils deny Bulldogs
LEWISTON — It took an overtime effort the last time the Lewiston boys’ soccer team played Lawrence. The Blue Devils didn’t need those extra minutes Wednesday night. Lewiston built an early lead in the first half and blanked the Bulldogs in a 2-0 win in their Eastern A quarterfinal. The Blue Devils advance to a […]