LEWISTON — It was like the brainiest party you’d ever seen: Roughly 400 people crowded into the Androscoggin Bank Colisee to sip wine, eat cheese and exchange ideas. Really big ideas. For the first time, The Maine Technology Institute held its Innovation Economy showcase in Lewiston and the turnout was huge. Hundreds came to see […]
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Lewiston car burglaries investigated
LEWISTON — Police are investigating a rash of car burglaries which investigators say are mostly crimes of opportunity. Over the past week, someone has been prowling streets and driveways in the area around outer College Street, searching for unlocked vehicles with loot inside. “They’re grabbing anything of value they can find,” police Lt. Michael McGonagle […]
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Fire raging on Pierce Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Firefighters are battling a blaze at a three-story apartment building at 80 Pierce St. “Flames are pouring out of the roof,” neighbor Don DeWever said. He said the fire was in the back of the L-shaped building. Power was out in the entire neighborhood, he said.
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C. Bechard: Drawing the wrong conclusions
This is in response to letter from Dick Rosenberg (Oct. 10). For a person trying not to draw conclusions, Rosenberg is doing a really great job of it. How he can throw the race issue into a sign that reads “Help defeat Obama” is beyond me. His conclusion that “They don’t want to change presidents, […]
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Cashore Marionettes will bring ‘Simple Gift’ to Lewiston
LEWISTON — On Sunday, Oct. 28, L/A Arts will kick off its Imagination Series, four performances aimed at younger audiences, with the Cashore Marionettes’ presentation, “Simple Gifts.” The performance is a series of touching portrayals and poignant scenes from everyday life set to music by Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Copland and other composers. With this music, Cashore Marionettes […]
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Mainely Improv actors ‘fly without a net’ at Marco’s
LEWISTON — Marco’s Restaurant will host an evening of improvisational comedy, courtesy of Mainely Improv, on Friday, Oct. 19. “We make up comic situations based entirely on suggestions from the audience. Every show is unpredictable and has a life of its own,” said Dan Marois, owner and producer of Mainely Improv and Mystery for Hire, the […]
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L/A Arts reschedules fundraiser
LEWISTON — L/A Arts’ Arts and Crafts fundraiser, originally scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 21, has been rescheduled. It will now be held on March 10 at Fishbones Restaurant, as originally planned. For tickets, $100, call 782-7228 or visit laarts.org.
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Shriners to hold open house on Oct. 20
LEWISTON — Joining with Masonic lodges across the state, Kora Temple will open their doors to the public on Saturday, Oct. 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as part of Square & Compasses Day, a state-wide celebration of Freemasonry. More than 180 lodges and Kora Temple will be hosting open houses to help the […]
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Lewiston teen is finalist in Glam Camp Model Search
The public is invited to vote through Oct. 28. LEWISTON — Alexis Servidio, a Lewiston resident, has received notification that she has been named a finalist in the Rite Aid/Seventeen Magazine Glam Camp Model Search. After making it through the semi-final round of this competition, where she stood out from more than 3,700 entries from […]
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Vet monument unveiling dates LEWISTON — Joseph Paradis, founder of the Veterans Memorial Park and director representing the Military Order of the Purple Heart on the L & A Veterans council, reminds all veterans who wish to have his or her name engraved on the monument in the Veterans Park that they must have an […]