Smithfield Plantation LITCHFIELD — The Smithfield Plantation Board of Trustees meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Litchfield Town Office. Eastern Star AUBURN — Pine Cone Chapter 26 Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Masonic Hall, 1021 Turner St. The chapter […]
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Voters to choose Lewiston mayor Dec. 13
LEWISTON — Voters will pick the city’s next mayor — either Mark Paradis or Robert Macdonald — at a special runoff election Dec. 13. Macdonald, a former Lewiston police officer and education tech at Lewiston Middle School, has said he wants to limit subsidized housing. Paradis, a former city councilor and Planning Board member, said […]
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New president brings big vision to Bates College
LEWISTON — Bates College announced Sunday a distinguished Harvard University official will lead the liberal arts school in its next chapter in higher education. Following an international seven-month search, the Lewiston college’s board of trustees unanimously elected Ava Clayton Spencer as the newest president of Bates College. The 56-year-old Winchester, Mass., woman assumes the leadership […]
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Bates College names new president
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Bates College in Maine has named a Harvard University official as its new president. The Lewiston school’s trustees elected Ava Clayton Spencer as Bates’ eighth president on Sunday. Spencer, of Winchester, Mass., begins work on July 1. Spencer is vice president for policy at Harvard, where she works closely with the […]
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D. Denis: Don’t ruin the story
Just a few words to the Sun Journal: Next time there is actually a sweet, adorable story such as “The great pig escape” (Nov. 30), don’t ruin it with writing about the unfortunate fate the owner has for them. Please just let it be a fun and heart-warming story. There are enough sad stories in […]
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P. Malcolm: Work for a better future
Here is one senior who is not opposed to immigrants living in Lewiston and doing business on Lisbon Street. Like many cities in America, Lewiston’s downtown was dormant for a number of years — the businesses gone, the buildings empty and nonproductive. Now, there are businesses everywhere. There are people downtown, and that activity has […]
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J. Smith: Help Lewiston make move
With the runoff election for mayor of Lewiston just a matter of days away, people need to realize that there are two individuals with different views on how to improve Lewiston’s image. People need to check out the facts and make a clear-cut decision, based on what they perceive the future holds. For me, the […]
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R. Bosse Jr.: Background speaks for itself
I was at the Lewiston mayoral debate on Nov. 28. It was standing-room only. That shows that the citizens of Lewiston care about who will become the next elected mayor of an all-America city. I heard both side’s answers to the questions that were asked. To me, Robert Macdonald came out on top. His answers […]
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B. Putnam: Cares about community
I have known Mark Paradis for several years and he has the desire to serve as mayor because he cares deeply about our community. He is a hard-working individual who understands how senior citizens and families are struggling, and will work to make sure the city is living within its means. Paradis is a former […]
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Lewiston-Auburn police log
Charges Lewiston * Eric Ernest Jones, 33, of 586 Pleasant St., on a probation hold, 10:34 p.m. Friday at 1 Beech St. * Jeffery Horton, 22, of New Portland, on a warrant, 12:51 a.m. Saturday at 516 Pleasant St. * Romeo Maurice Parent, 44, of 212 Pond Road, on charges of violation of a protective […]