The Farwell School Parent-Teacher Association is very busy planning the 43rd annual Farwell School Pumpkin Festival, to be held Sunday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Farwell Elementary School, Farwell Street, Lewiston. The traditional family festival will offer an assortment of entertainment, raffles, vendors, games, food, basket raffle, scarecrow contest, book fair, […]
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Dr. DeRosa achieves Diplomate status
LEWISTON — Dr. Lee DeRosa, an optometrist of DeRosa and Chamberland Eyecare, 633 Main St., has recently been named a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. This honor signifies clinical knowledge and expertise in patient care at the highest optometric professional level possible. Dr. DeRosa, along with his partner Dr. Parise Chamberland, are only […]
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Wednesday Fall Bird Walk Series
The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn will host the fourth of seven twice-monthly bird walks on Wednesday, Oct. 17. 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 lot, near […]
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Police log
Auburn * Rebecca Brown, 19, of 99 Maxwell Road, Sabattus, warrant, 1:21 a.m. Saturday on the South Bridge. Lewiston * Gary Reynolds, 32, of 93 Hardscrabble Road, Poland, burglary and theft, 12 p.m. Thursday on Lincoln Street. * Gary McBride, 27, of 17 Jefferson St., violating conditions of release, 7 p.m. Thursday at that address. […]
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Animal tales: A star is born
AUBURN — Dorothy, it turned out, was leery of Toto. Tiffany Warren hadn’t thought ahead when she auditioned for — and won — the role of Dorothy in Community Little Theatre’s upcoming production of “The Wiz.” Between the lure of the lights and the challenge of the part, she forgot the whole dog thing. Warren […]
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Mohammed Dini featured Great Falls Forum speaker Thursday
LEWISTON — Mohammed Dini, executive director of the African Diaspora Institute in Portland, will be the featured speaker at the Great Falls Forum lecture series Thursday. It is set for noon Oct. 18 in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Dini’s talk is titled, “Portland Forward: Citizen Media With a Global Perspective.” Dini lived […]
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Togetherness, by the book: Clubs yield bonus for readers who share what they discover between the covers
If you’re like most people, the last time you read a book that was assigned to you and then discussed it with a large group was when you were in school. For most, not the fondest memories. For a growing number of people, though, doing just that is the definition of a good time. For […]
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L. Mayes: Where are the journalists hiding?
Following John F. Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage” on courageous people during crucial times in America’s history, I looked for network journalists who exhibited courage outside of the combat zones between Afghanistan to Bosnia who deserve recognition in the course of their duties for reporting political truth to Americans since 2000. I found no courage from […]
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Sights Unseen: Inside Maine Heritage Weavers
Many of the workers at Maine Heritage Weavers in Lewiston are doing the same work as their parents and grandparents, and some of them are using the same looms that have been producing quality blankets, bedspreads and other textiles since the early 1800s. Fred Lebel started working at Bates Mill when he got out of […]
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HS Soccer Notebook: Eddies coach sees mirror images
When Craig Latuscha arrived at school recently, he was surprised to see himself. His Edward Little girls’ soccer team had all chosen to dress like him and carry a enlarged mug shot of him on a stick as a mask. They each finished off the ensemble with a name tag – with his name on […]