SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A third accuser has come forward in the investigation of child molestation allegations against an assistant basketball coach at Syracuse University. Zach Tomaselli, 23, of Lewiston said Sunday that he told police that associate head coach Bernie Fine molested him in 2002 in a Pittsburgh hotel room. He said Fine touched […]
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Recognize this photo?
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library is partnering with the Sun Journal in an effort to solve the “Mystery of the Unknown Buildings” in its Gridley Barrows Collection. Back in 1999, when Lewiston architect and local historian Gridley Barrows died, the LPL received his collection of 5,244 photographic slides and more than 600 prints depicting […]
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A look back at the week’s news
Early this week, political powerhouse AARP named Lewiston among its list of “10 Great Small Cities for Retirement.” The listing was based on the elder advocacy group’s evaluation of cities that combine “the energy and excitement of cosmopolitan life with the charm and neighborliness of a small town.” Also on the list is picturesque Athens, […]
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Gourmet Chocolates holding one-year open house
LEWISTON — Maine Gourmet Chocolates at 5 Park St. will celebrate its one-year anniversary Dec. 4. The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to mark the special occasion. Maine Gourmet Chocolates has made many improvements to the store and added many more products to the shelves. MGC takes custom orders. It […]
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Rebuilding Together gets donation, new president
LEWISTON — It’s been 10 years since a student at Bates College started the Lewiston/Auburn chapter of Rebuilding Together — a national non-profit organization established by his mother in D.C. — created to assist those in need of help in maintaining their homes. And in the last 10 years, thanks to the undying dedication of […]
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Women’s center to hold open house in renovated space
LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women, a drop in center for women, will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The center has much to celebrate just into its third year of operating independent of the founders, as it reopens in a newly renovated facility. The center was […]
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R. Grandmaison: Should have a positive outlook
Lewiston needs a mayor who will listen to all the people and always act in the best interest of all residents. The mayor must have a positive outlook, as compared to the rhetoric being stated by Robert Macdonald. I am supporting Mark Paradis because he wants to do right for all residents, and he has […]
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L. Small: View not accurate
This is in response to Elliott Epstein’s column of Nov. 20. Although I thought Epstein’s column touched on many things that were true and accurate, I don’t believe his view of Robert Macdonald’s stand on Maine’s welfare issues is accurate. Macdonald is not a career politician and therefore everything he says may not be politically […]
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C. Bechard: Wrong target of protest
I just saw on television that the 99 percent protesters are going to cause problems on Black Friday. For the life of me, I don’t understand why people still follow that group. Supposedly, they are going to make it hard for us middle-class and unemployed to do what little shopping we can do this Christmas. […]