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Fire, police, military to compete in charity hockey event
LEWISTON — The International Fire & Police Winter Games charity hockey tournament will take place from Jan. 16 to 18 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The teams this year are a mix between fire, police and military. This is a charity event to benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the Maine Special Olympics. A […]
Dempsey Center history, services to be brown bag topic
LEWISTON — Wendy Tardif, executive director of The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, will be the guest speaker at the Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing Alumni Association’s annual meeting on Jan. 19. Tardif will discuss the history of the Dempsey Center and provide an overview of its services. She will […]
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Bridge results LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Social Bridge Club winners of the special STaC (sectional tournament at clubs) game at the Multi-Purpose Center on Jan. 9 were as follows: first, Les Buzzell and Paul Sherman; second, Jeanine Kivus and David Lock; third, Paul Mitnik and Mary Ann Trafton; fourth, Jan Arey and Linda Leotsakos; fifth, […]
Joline R. May
LEWISTON — Joline R. May, 63, of Lewiston died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Lewiston, April 2, 1948, the daughter of Arthur and Rose (Toutain) Bourget. She worked in several local shoe shops for most of her life and her final place of employment was at the Hilton […]
Twin Cities greet winter
LEWISTON — As winter storms go, Thursday’s was standard stuff. About a half-foot of snow fell over the course of the day. Schools were closed, basketball and hockey games postponed. Police said there were few car crashes because most people chose to stay off the roads. Plows were out. Kids went sliding. If there was […]
Rocks hurled into Lewiston mission twice this week
LEWISTON — Chris Pope knows that life tests can come at any moment. Twice in the early part of the week, rocks have been hurled through the windows of The Root Cellar, the downtown mission of which Pope is the director. It happened first on Monday night when a rock the size of a softball […]
First ‘plowable’ snowstorm of 2012 hits Maine
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Northern New Englanders who feared — or hoped — they’d be in for a long, snowy winter after the first flakes fell in October finally got a second helping Thursday, more than two months later. Many schools were closed in New Hampshire and Maine, and multiple accidents were reported in southern […]
Meadowview Seniors install officers, plan trips
LEWISTON — The Meadowview Senior Complex recently held their election for new officers, and, on Jan. 1 held their installation at the community building. The evening started with a light lunch and refreshments, and Bert Dutil installed the new officers. Dutil, who lives at the complex and is the escort for different trips they make […]
Advocates for Children offering parenting classes
LEWISTON — The following parenting classes will be offered by Advocates for Children. A three-session program for parents with children ages 1-4 will be offered at two locations. Learn discipline methods that work, how to prevent tantrums, routines to make life easier and more. Thursdays, Feb. 2, 9 and 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., […]