MS meet at Denny’s AUBURN — To honor caregivers during Caregivers’ Month, the morning MS Support Group will meet at Denny’s instead of at the usual location, at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11. For more information, contact Sandy at 783-6431 or Ron at 783-1863. Christmas fair SABATTUS — Our Lady of the Rosary will hold […]
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Journalist finds good news in U.S. health care system
LEWISTON — There’s good news buried in the U.S. health care system’s web of unfairness and inefficiency, argues best-selling health care writer T.R. Reid. Some medical communities are trying hard to cut the cost of health care. And it’s working, Reid told a Bates College audience Wednesday. “In many places in America, the doctors actively work […]
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Burned-out tenants in Lewiston return to find items stolen
LEWISTON — Nearly a week after a fire rendered their apartment at 279 Pine St. temporarily uninhabitable, Krystal Johnson and her children were ready to move back in. But first, she had some bad news for her children: Within a few days of the fire, someone had broken into the home and stolen many of […]
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Fate of Mill No. 5 in Lewiston pondered after casino vote fails
LEWISTON — With plans for a downtown casino shot down by voters across the state, the focus in City Hall will turn back to the fate of the saw-tooth-roofed Bates Mill No. 5. “Now, we’ll have a discussion about the entire downtown riverfront, and that building is a big part of that,” City Administrator Ed Barrett […]
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Death of Lewiston woman remains under investigation
LEWISTON — Police said Thursday the autopsy results on the remains of a woman found Wednesday afternoon inside an Oxford Street apartment are pending further investigation. Detectives from the Lewiston Police Department and Maine State Police are continuing to interview neighbors, family and friends. Evidence gathered from the apartment where the body was found in […]
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Registration open for YWCA swim classes
LEWISTON — The YWCA has a full schedule of swim lessons which are available mornings, afternoons, evenings and Saturday mornings. Registration is available now. Swim lessons will begin the week of Nov. 28. Details of times may be found on the YWCA website, www.ywcamaine.org, or by calling the YWCA at 795-4050. Water babies, Puddle Jumpers […]
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Connors wins write-in election for Lewiston School Committee at-large seat
LEWISTON — A retired school superintendent will be a new member of the Lewiston School Committee. Robert Connors, who retired from the Lewiston School Department in 1998, won the at-large seat as a write-in candidate, getting more votes than two other write-in candidates. Connors got 552 votes in Tuesday’s election, according to City Clerk Kathy […]
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CMMC hosting art of two painters
LEWISTON — The works of two painters are on display at the Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery. Paintings by Joseph Cousins of Freeport and Nancy Bryant Trider of Leeds will be displayed at CMMC throughout November and may be purchased through the WHA Gift Shop, located adjacent to the main […]
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‘Cinderella’ casts charming spell over audience
LEWISTON — Enchantment from beginning to end makes “Cinderella” a must-see show for youngsters and the young at heart. This Community Little Theatre presentation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is a delightful treat for eye and ear. It continues on the Lewiston Middle School stage with performances on Nov. 10-13. “Cinderella” has a large […]