LEWISTON — Royal Roofing and Siding Inc., 2171 Lisbon Road, has won a 2012 Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award with a 5-star rating. The award is given by the ratings division of Customer Care News magazine. The annual score is based on a variety of resources including consumer-review websites and blogs, social networks, […]
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Applications being taken for Musgrave Fund Scholarship for adults
LEWISTON — The Maine Community Foundation in partnership with College for ME-Androscoggin has announced the current round of Thomas W. and Beulah Long Musgrave Fund Scholarships designed for adult students currently enrolled in college. This $1000 scholarship provides support for tuition and fees for adult learners who are enrolled in an accredited program of study […]
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Applications accepted for First Class Scholarship
LEWISTON — College for ME-Androscoggin has announced that the deadline for the First Class Scholarship will be Nov. 16. The scholarship is designed to help adults age 25 or older take their first college course or return to college after a gap of at least five years. Scholarship funds will cover the cost of tuition […]
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Alive in Lewiston to feature local food, music, art
LEWISTON — The 6th annual Alive in Lewiston Celebration will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the historic Wallace School Building, home to the Nutrition Center, at 208 Bates St. Tickets are $15 through Wednesday, Oct. 24, and $20 thereafter. Kids under 12 are free. To register for the event […]
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D. Green: Same civil rights and benefits
Louis Godin’s letter opposing gay marriage (Oct. 18), and others like his, leave me dismayed when they focus on emotional arguments about religion and keeping things the way they are, particularly when talking about civil rights. The only way couples can obtain a marriage license is through the state, and the state currently denies gay […]
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P. Nelsen: Has the experience
The current judge of probate, Joshua Klein-Golden, has also served as the register of probate. He has served Androscoggin County well for several years in both positions. He is a very caring person and has commented that it has been a privilege serving as the judge of probate because he meets “everyday, heroes who get […]
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Bird walk series continues
LEWISTON — The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn will host the fifth of seven twice-monthly bird walks on Wednesday, Oct. 31. All walks are from 8 to 11 a.m., and are free and open to all. Leaders Stan and Joan DeOrsey ask participants to meet at 8 a.m. at the Promenade Mall parking […]
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‘The Book Club’: A good read on fun
Laughter meets literature in the hip new comedy “The Book Club Play,” being staged at The Public Theatre in Lewiston through Oct. 28. LEWISTON — “The Book Club Play” at The Public Theatre is a challenge … and that’s a good thing. It’s full of fun and it has more twists and turns than a […]
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Bates to present modern adaptation of ancient Greek drama
LEWISTON — New York City-based director Peter Richards helms the Bates College production of “Big Love,” a modern adaptation of an ancient Greek drama, to be staged in early November. Playwright Charles Mee’s inspiration for “Big Love” was the ancient Greek drama “The Suppliant Maidens,” in which 50 daughters of an Egyptian king flee Egypt […]
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Benefit for Foster Care Assoc. BOWDOIN — Alyssa Judd, a Lisbon Junior Volunteer in the sixth grade at Phillip W. Sugg Middle School, will hold a Halloween fundraiser from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the old Bowdoin Elementary School, Route 125. Rather than having a birthday party, Judd hopes to raise money […]