LEWISTON — USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College announces a Monday evening lecture series this fall with various guest speakers. The lectures are free and open to the public and will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 170, at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn campus, 51 Westminster St. The first lecture, titled “The Nature of a Garden,” will […]
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Cifelli steps down as Lewiston baseball coach
LEWISTON — Todd Cifelli figured he had a seven-year shelf life as head coach when he took over the Lewiston High School baseball program. Like many of the moves he made to turn the program around, Cifelli’s calculations turned out to be correct. After seven years, Cifelli announced Wednesday he is stepping down as coach […]
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Tailgate Talk Class A: EL faces tough test; Devils, Vikings clash
Edward Little faces a tough opponent in Messalonskee, while Lewiston visits Oxford Hills for homecoming.
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Mayor needs to reframe his ideas on culture
Try as we might, we find it difficult to reconcile Lewiston’s two mayors. There’s the one who told us in an interview Thursday he is not asking refugees from African turmoil to worship or dress differently, that he feels they have a strong work ethic and that their “children are very bright.” Then there is […]
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Lewiston Sears to close in January
LEWISTON — Sears is closing. After 34 years at the Lewiston Mall, the store will begin its liquidation sale Oct. 19. It will shut its doors mid-January. Unlike last winter’s mass closings, which saw up to 120 Sears and Kmart stores shuttered nationwide, Lewiston’s Sears is the only one closing now. Corporate spokeswoman Kim Freely […]
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Lewiston mayor says comments used as political weapon
“>Click here to watch a video of what Ahmed had to say. LEWISTON — Mayor Robert Macdonald’s comments to the BBC earlier this year have again put the city in the spotlight — and not in a good way. In a documentary on America that aired Sept. 11, Macdonald told the BBC: “You (immigrants) come […]
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LePage names Lewiston man work force board leader
LEWISTON — Kevin Healey, vice president of human resources at St. Mary’s Health System, has been appointed by Gov. Paul LePage to serve as vice chairman of a new and consolidated State Workforce Investment Board. The Bangor Daily News reports that Healey has served on the board since its creation last December — around the […]
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Bicycling across America for COPS
Click here to read Jim’s blog that includes his ride through Lewiston.
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University of New England dean’s list
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England’s spring undergraduate dean’s list students are as follows. Auburn: Nicole Allen, Hilary Boulier, Ashleigh Footer, Jessica Lau, Rebeccah Leavitt, Kelsey Letourneau, Timothy Mains, Alice Read. Bethel: Alex Hebert. Bowdoin: Amber Wallace. Buckfield: Norman Jack. Casco: Lauren D’Ascanio. Denmark: Crystal MacElree. Dixfield: Spencer Ross. Durham: Maxwell Roberts. East Poland: […]
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Fiery phenomena of nature
On Friday, Sept. 28, Lyceum Gallery will hold an opening reception for its exhibit “Lava Flows,” featuring 26 images of volcanic eruptions taken by Meg Weston on her world travels. Weston is past president of Konica Quality Photo East, past president of the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, and CEO of Printlife, an Israeli digital imaging company […]