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Fledgling youth orchestra will salute America

LEWISTON — The Youth Orchestra of Lewiston-Auburn will perform its first public concert, featuring “A Tribute to America” program, on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Pathway Vineyard Auditorium. Rehearsals began on Sept. 12, the day after the country marked the decade anniversary of the Twin Trade Towers terrorist attack. Sunday’s concert falls the weekend between the […]

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Levesque pursues LePage appointment to county role

AUBURN — A one-time candidate for Congress wants to fill a soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Androscoggin County Commission. Jason Levesque, a Republican from Auburn, has asked Gov. Paul LePage to appoint him to the three-member county board next month, when Commissioner Jonathan LaBonte steps down from the commission to take on his role as the […]

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How sweet: New bakery opens in Lisbon

LISBON — Nick Benoit said he wanted to fill a need in the community. He wanted to open in time for Thanksgiving. And he wanted to do it while he was still 25. He did it. Benoit, who turns 26 the day after Thanksgiving, opened Benoit’s Bakery & Wine Cellar this week in space behind […]

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A look back at the week’s news

On Wednesday, the first of three public meetings on development of a master plan for Lewiston’s so-called Riverfront Island was held at the Franco-American Heritage Center. The area of the city under scrutiny includes the Bates Mill Enterprise Complex and Bates Mill No. 5, Simard-Payne Memorial Park, upper Lincoln Street and the neighborhood around the […]

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Brewer arrest may be related to raid at Lewiston restaurant

A federal sweep targeting unlawful immigrants has led to the arrest of several people who have been charged with being in the country illegally. One of them, Walter Cruz Sanchez-Armira, 24, has been charged with being in the United States after having been previously removed from the country, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors […]

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Hillman joins Cloud 9 Spa

LEWISTON — Chanel Hillman, licensed aesthetician, has joined the staff at Cloud 9 Day Spa & Wellness Center, 465 Main St. Hillman is a graduate of Capilo’s Institute in Augusta and has certifications in ultrasonic, galvanic, and high frequency machines. She also specializes in acne management. She is accepting new clients and is available Tuesday, […]

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Common Ties holds open house

LEWISTON — Common Ties Mental Health Services hosted an open house Nov. 17 to show off its new location at 12 Bates St. The move from Canal Street came 25 years after the organization’s founding by Kelsey Orestis. Common Ties offers community-based, adult mental health services at the Peer Wellness and Recovery Center at 100 […]