TURNER — It’s not a competition, of course. But if it were, Turner would have edged out Lewiston and points south. That’s according to schoolteacher Sue Conklin, who says Turner got more snow than Lewiston and she has the technology to prove it. “We had a couple more hours of snow,” Conklin said, “that Lewiston […]
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Ronald McDonald House Charities awards $90k to Maine nonprofits
LEWISTON — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine has awarded grant funding totaling $90,149 to eight Maine nonprofit organizations. This summer, RMHC of Maine awarded funding to the local following organizations: L/A Arts of Lewiston/Auburn received $3,750 for project supplies for the After School Residency and Young Artists Program; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southern Maine […]
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Postcard collection finds a home
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Historical Society has accepted a collection of postcards to its permanent archives in Auburn. Robert Bedard collected postcards for many years and finally, he didn’t have enough space to store them all. Among the most valuable were 132 scenes of old Lewiston and Auburn, gathered in a leather-bound scrapbook. Bedard thought these […]
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Lewiston graduates awarded Mechanics scholarship
LEWISTON – Mechanics Savings Bank awarded $1,000 Banking on the Future Scholarships to Lewiston High School graduates Michael St. Pierre, Tamara Roy and Devin Deschenes. St. Pierre was a member of the National Honor Society, the National Technical Honor Society and the Civil Rights Team. In 2011, he was named to the Presidents’ Educational Award […]
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Walking for hope
The second annual Hope With Every Step event was held Oct. 1 at the Livermore Falls Recreation Field. The Hope With Every Step 5K race/walk raised nearly $50,000, which will go to the A-T Children’s Project to help find a cure. Josh and Brooke Brochu of Jay and Emmy Rowles of Lewiston are living with […]
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Acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet coming to Bates
LEWISTON — The Borromeo String Quartet, one of the most sought-after ensembles of its kind in the world, will return to Bates College for a two-day residency and concert on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Audiences and critics alike champion the foursome’s explorations of Beethoven, Bartok, Schoenberg, Shostakovich and Golijov. Borromeo’s trademark is its ability to make […]