Redundancy and backup equipment may seem like overkill, like an extra set of chains already made and hanging in the garage for every vehicle, but having to wait for a replacement to be made during a snowstorm is not practical. While there are a few new tools and machines, much of what is used in […]
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Votes due Wednesday in Sun Journal reader project on future of Bates Mill No. 5
Nearly 600 people have weighed in. Have you? Voting on readers’ ideas for what they would like to see become of the city-owned Bates Mill No. 5 and the land beneath it lasts until Dec. 7. After that, the Sun Journal will take the top vote-getters and ask economic development experts: Could that work in […]
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Ready to rock: Five Finger Death Punch fans in Lewiston
LEWISTON — They mostly huddled in groups, swapping stories and killing time. The teen who’d stood there for hours balancing on crutches. The 15-year-old girl who almost “broke my face” the last time she saw the opening act. The friends who’d driven back roads for more than two hours to make it to the Androscoggin […]
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Lewiston pair charged with kidnapping
LEWISTON — A Strawberry Avenue man and woman faced several charges including kidnapping following their arrests Saturday morning. Shunte Jones, 31, of 79 Strawberry Ave., was charged with two counts of criminal theft, aggravated assault, assault and kidnapping. Dennis Moore, 34, also of 79 Strawberry Ave., was charged with criminal threatening with a weapon and […]
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Girls’ hockey: Blue Devils edge Red Hornets
AUBURN — Three games into the season, Lewiston and Leavitt/Edward Little are still learning a bit about themselves as hockey teams. If Saturday’s early-season matchup is any indication, both teams now know their potential lies beyond the regular season. In a palpable playoff atmosphere, with spectators lined around both ends of the rink, Lewiston benefited […]
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St. Dom first-graders experience retreat
LEWISTON — On Oct. 4, the Saint Dominic Academy first grade classes gathered together to experience a fun-filled day in Retreat. The theme of the retreat was “The Eucharist.” Their day began with school Mass. The students then returned to school to meet with Fr. Bob Vaillancourt, Deacon Steve Harnois, Mrs. Melanie Hatfield, Mrs. Pauline […]
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Walk to Remember honors babies
LEWISTON — Balloons in various colors were carried through Lewiston on Oct. 16 by 236 participants in the 8th annual “Walk to Remember” beginning at St. Mary’s hospital. The group of people, many wearing T-shirts with 81 names listed in a leaf on the back, walked to the memorial garden at CMMC and then returned […]
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N. Brodeur: Better placement for tree
For several years, I have contemplated writing to Lewiston officials to voice my opinion about the location of the city’s Christmas tree. I am a lifelong Lewiston resident and for most of my life, Christmas in Lewiston and Auburn included a large tree in the center island of Main Street in Lewiston. The generosity of […]
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Bates’ Gamelan Orchestra will perform in concert
LEWISTON — The Bates College Gamelan Orchestra will give a free concert featuring a piece by American composer Lou Harrison and music from Central and West Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, Dec. 8. The Indonesian word “gamelan” usually refers to a collection of tuned percussion instruments that have been built and tuned to be used together. […]
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Down East Singers will present ‘Noel Francais’
LEWISTON — Down East Singers, directed by Anthony Antolini, will perform “Noel Francais,” a tribute to Maine’s French cultural heritage in a cornucopia of Christmas choral works, on Friday, Dec. 9, at the Franco-American Heritage Center. The program will include Christmas carols (sung in French) from Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and France, some for […]