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People You Lnow: John Lebel, longtime Androscogin County jailer
AUBURN — In his mid-20s, John Lebel found himself street ministering with friends in Arizona when someone from the Pima County jail ministry asked if Lebel would have any interest in taking over there. “Are you crazy? Me, working in a jail? I would never consider such a thing,” he remembers saying. Lebel smiled. At […]
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VFW meeting LEWISTON — The Longley-Dionne VFW Post 9150 will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the Multi-Purpose Center. All officers and members are encouraged to attend. Agenda will include upcoming events. Eligible veterans wishing to join the post should attend. Duplicate bridge LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Duplicate Bridge Club […]
Veilleux — DeWitt
Vanessa Veilleux and John DeWitt LEWISTON — Wallace and Cynthia Veilleux of Greene are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Vanessa Veilleux of Lewiston, to John DeWitt of Lewiston, son of Johnny and Linda Hudson of Turner. Miss Veilleux attended Leavitt Area High School and graduated from the University of Southern Maine. She is employed […]
Honored holiday hangers: Loose-headed angels, scary elves and cat-chewed drummer boys find cherished spots on the tree.
While shiny and new is usually the theme for Christmas gift giving, that’s not always the case with ornaments we hang on our trees. In response to a reader query, we discovered that for many, preserving and displaying often battered and bandaged cherished family ornaments from a simpler time is an unbreakable tradition. Accordingly, at […]
50th anniversary celebrated
Robert and Nicole Blouin LEWISTON — A surprise 50th wedding anniversary party was held recently at the Sedgley Place Country Inn Dining in Greene to honor Robert and Nicole Blouin of Lewiston. The celebration party was given by their children, Jeffrey Blouin and fiancee, Sue Hatherley, of Lisbon, Donna Frechette and her husband, Michael, of […]
R. Mills: Moving forward with respect
I was shocked at the choice of words Robert Macdonald chose upon learning of his victory in Lewiston’s mayoral race. I voted for him because I felt he would make the tough decisions that need to be made in Lewiston in order for this town to prosper. Lewiston doesn’t want or need someone to bully […]
L-A’s image is of two cities working together
One of our online readers quipped last week that the best way for Lewiston to solve its image problem would be to stop talking about its image problem. Brilliant. Our low self-esteem has certainly been on parade recently. The high-profile mayoral race, which ended last week, focused more on what’s wrong with Lewiston than what’s […]
Eric Agren: Downtown Lewiston is alive and well
New restaurants, shops, businesses have all chosen to locate where the action is. I wish to congratulate Mayor-elect Robert Macdonald and wish him luck in the significant responsibility of representing our city. However, I wish to address some concerns that I and my downtown neighbors have about some of his recent public comments. I am […]
A decade later: The city, Somalis and spending
LEWISTON — Much has been made about Somali reliance on public assistance over the years. Since 2001, the larger community has struggled with questions concerning the city’s ability and desire to support recently arrived immigrants. Discussion at the first major public meeting held to discuss the swelling Somali population, in the Lewiston Armory on May […]