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 […]
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Gifts that give back
Oh, boy, Christmas is almost here, and once again, you’re faced with the prospect of having to buy for people who have everything they could want and more. What in the world are you going to get them? Why not get them a gift that gives back? For those that want nothing and have everything, […]
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Feds: Illegal aliens crammed into Brewer ‘safe house’
BREWER, Maine — The federal immigration and money laundering investigation that led to a raid Wednesday of the Twin Super Buffet and two homes in Brewer, as well as others around the state, continued Thursday. “They processed several individuals,” Brewer police Lt. Chris Martin said of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and […]
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$600,000 grant to help create online chemistry curriculum
LEWISTON — A newly awarded $600,000 National Science Foundation grant is supporting an innovative national effort led by a Bates College professor to create an in-depth, online chemistry curriculum. Thomas Wenzel, Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry at Bates, is the principal investigator of the four-year initiative, titled “Development of E-Learning Modules for Analytical Chemistry.” […]
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Jesus Party lists Christmas schedule
LEWISTON — The Jesus Party Pentecostal Kid’s Church does not provide holiday assistance to families by way of food, clothing or monetary gifts. The urban youth outreach focuses on making an effort to mold a meaningful and memorable moment in the minds of many children during the Christmas season. Ministry directors Rev. Douglas and Sonia […]
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Somali leader: UN has to involve clan leaders to bring peace
LEWISTON — Ali Mohamed Aden stood before an audience Thursday and said he knows how to bring about peace in war-torn Somalia. “It’s a daunting task, but it is achievable,” said Aden, who lives in Lewiston and directs the Centre for Democracy and Political Reconciliation in Somalia. After 20 years of war, and “unbearable” suffering […]