LEWISTON — State police said Friday that the body of a woman found in a freezer inside a Lewiston storage locker in October is that of Kitty Wardwell, who disappeared in 1983. A positive identification was made through DNA testing at a Pennsylvania laboratory this week and the results sent to the Maine Medical Examiner’s […]
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Museum L-A and collaborators honored for exhibit
LEWISTON — Museum L-A and collaborators Katherine Besteman of Colby College and Anne Kemper of Lewiston Adult Education were nationally recognized at the annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History in Richmond, Va. The organization’s Leadership in History awards committee chose to honor Museum L-A’s “Rivers of Immigration: Peoples of the […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Where to buy a bow tie in Lewiston-Auburn?
It started with “The Muppets.” Next came the happy, dapper gentleman Bag Lady spotted on Main Street in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Then, Shopping Siren said, “I’m loving the new “‘Doctor Who.’” Suddenly it was clear. We had to write about bow ties this week. Shopping. Sometimes it’s that spontaneous. Follow the logic if you […]
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YWCA holding fair, auction this weekend
LEWISTON — The YWCA of Central Maine will host a holiday fair and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at 130 East Ave. There will be a silent auction and a huge craft/vendor fund-raiser event along with tons of gifts donated for the raffle. Primitives, toys, baby gifts, home decor, jewelry, Tupperware, […]
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L-A changing an ugly myth by changing reality
There’s something irresistible about a ranking. We love to see that our income is in the middle, or that our quarterback is the second from best. That we are slimmer than most or that our car is tops in its class. It’s just fun to compare, especially when you find your community favorably compared to […]
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Dwindling membership, costs, lead Knights of Columbus to sell hall in Lewiston
LEWISTON — It might be dwindling membership at the city’s oldest council of the Knights of Columbus that’s causing problems today. It might be competition from the city’s other event halls and beano parlors. It might be both, Grand Knight Leo Baillargeon said. “It’s made us change our mission,” he said Thursday. “I love being […]