Lewiston Senior Cribbage League players Carol Laplante and Chris Pugh placed first on March 14. Ron Cloutier and Liz Feeley placed second, Chanel Leblanc and Bill Saucier third, Anita Maheux and Dwight Webb fourth, and Denise Walingford and Celia Treworgy fifth. The league plays at 9 a.m. Thursdays at the Lewiston Armory/Lewiston Senior Center, 60 […]
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Lewiston library to hand out free eclipse glasses starting March 27
The Lewiston Public Library plans to hand out free eclipse glasses on a first-come, first-serve basis starting Wednesday, March 27, at the Lending Desk at the 200 Lisbon St. library. There will be a limit of two glasses handed out per person; the glasses may not be reserved in advance. For more information, contact the […]
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Lewiston council votes to keep local restaurant inspections as criticism of administration mounts
Comments from the public Tuesday referenced recent comments from city staff regarding the reasons for staff departures, and concerns that the current work environment at City Hall will lead to more.
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Lewiston Regional Technical Center looks to member school districts to fill funding gap
While the state pays most of the budget, certain items are not included.
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Lewiston man pleads guilty to federal charges for racially charged online threat in 2022
Charles Allen Barnes, 46, pleads guilty to sending a racially charged death threat via social media in August 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Maine Republicans use interim mass shooting report to argue against gun reforms
They point to the state commission’s finding that faulted the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office for not using existing laws to seize guns from the shooter before he killed 18 people in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Pipe and knife-wielding man charged with robbing Auburn BJ’s Wholesale Club twice
Police say they were able to identify Jeremy Proctor ‘in part due to his unique tattoos.’
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He heard the Lewiston mass shooter firing inside the bar. So he cut the power ‘to put him in the dark’
Called a hero for turning off the lights at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, Mike Roderick of China details what happened Oct. 25.
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Lewiston plans a memorial for Oct. 25 mass shooting
New committee will soon begin planning a memorial and related events.
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SeniorsPlus to offer art-making program for people with dementia
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, is bringing back Opening Minds through Art, a program that strives to bring joy, art and pride to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s in the community. Through a series of classes, the program engages people with dementia in creating free-wheeling art. During the six-week […]