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Mills moves to update yellow flag law, expand gun sale background checks
Gun reform activists say the governor’s proposals don’t go far enough to address gun violence.
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Every member of Bates College’s famed debate team resigns
The college says it will look into the turmoil as Brooks Quimby Debate Council submits resignation letter.
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Video: A union representing Lewiston employees votes ‘no confidence’ in Mayor Sheline
The vote highlights fallout after DaVinci’s closure and related staff and policy decisions.
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Psychedelic surf music featured at the Oasis of Music
The Oasis of Music welcomes Carand Burnet and her electric guitar at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Carand Burnet is a guitarist and leader of the band Kioea (kēōˈāə). Aquarium Drunkard’s J. Swartwood described Burnet’s music as “simultaneously modern and vintage.” Bandcamp recognized Kioea for their EP and album, […]
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Pop-up film showings around Bates Campus spotlight the power of Indigenous cinema
The Bates College Museum of Art will present “Presence is Power,” a night of 11 short films by Indigenous filmmakers from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at several locations on campus at Bates College in Lewiston. This night’s showing broadens and deepens the film program on view as part of the current exhibition “Exploding […]
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Works by Angolan artist Serafim Yssolo on display in exhibition at LA Arts
In honor of Black History month, “Life on Scraps,” an exhibition featuring Angolan visual artist Serafim Yssolo, formerly known as Serafim Serlon, will be on display beginning Friday, Feb. 23, at LA Arts in Lewiston. A rising talent in the world of Angolan contemporary art, this will be Yssolo’s first solo exhibit in the United […]
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Reception will kick off exhibit honoring more than 50 years of the Franco-American Collection at USM in Lewiston
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine has been preserving and promoting the culture and history of Maine’s Franco-Americans for nearly 52 years. A celebration will be held in honor of this anniversary at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Atrium Gallery at USM in Lewiston. The celebration will serve as […]
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USM joins Franco Center, Bates College to honor French music, female composers with Lewiston concert
“Celebrating French Music, the History Makers, the History Changers,” a program highlighting the lives, music, and struggle for freedom of trailblazing French women composers who have been forgotten in history, presented by The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, in collaboration with the Franco Center, and the University of Southern Maine’s Osher School […]
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Lewiston council asked to provide additional funding for next phase of Choice Neighborhoods redevelopment
The developers behind the 104-unit second phase of the Choice Neighborhoods redevelopment said the project has a funding gap of about $2 million.