LEWISTON — After a long, happy life, and a brief illness, Doris Bryant Makas died peacefully at the age of 101 on Oct. 29, in the loving arms of her daughter, Elaine. Doris was born June 5, 1910, in Everett, Mass., to Mary Ann (MacKenzie) and Guy Bryant. When she was six months old, Doris […]
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Lewiston fire leaves at least 10 homeless
LEWISTON — Joshua Hickey Sr. had finished cooking dinner for him and his son and started a pot of coffee when the lights cut out. He took the little boy down to the basement and reset the fuse box. When they got back to their third-floor apartment, it had filled with smoke. Hickey stood on […]
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Nutrition Center celebrates with Youth Gardeners
LEWISTON — The St. Mary’s Nutrition Center was filled with amaranth, golden rod and mint as friends and allies of the Lots to Gardens program came in for the annual Community Dinner hosted by the 2011 Summer Youth Gardeners and Youth Interns. The Summer Youth Gardeners are a crew of teenagers from Lewiston and Auburn […]
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Dr. Nedeau appointed to CMMC staff
LEWISTON — April E. Nedeau, M.D., a vascular and endovascular surgeon, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Center Medical Staff. She is practicing in association with Central Maine Cardiovascular Surgery in Lewiston. Nedeau is fully trained in all aspects of open surgery for treating blood vessel disease. She has advanced training in endovascular […]
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Leading arts scholar to lecture at Lewiston library
LEWISTON — Erica Hirshler, Ph.D., senior curator of American paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, will give an illustrated lecture at the Lewiston Public Library on Sunday, Nov. 6. Hirshler, daughter of Lewiston resident Dr. Eric Hirshler and the late Marilyn Nair Hirshler, is a leading international scholar on American painting of […]
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Salute to veterans LEWISTON — The Auburn Exchange Club will presented the third annual Salute to Veterans at noon Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Green Ladle, East Avenue. Featured speaker will be Rep. Mike Michaud, member of the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs. A Lewiston Veterans Center staff member will also be on hand to […]
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SeniorsPlus offering November classes
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, area agency on aging, offers free (unless noted) classes for the older adult learner. The classes are designed to help people make informed choices about aging well, living independently and doing it all safely. The classes offered this month are: Basic Photography for the Holidays: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 4; […]
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Women’s center returns to renovated facility
LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women has returned to its newly renovated facility at 97 Blake St. It re-opened with a Halloween party on Oct. 31. Construction continues on the adjacent Healy Terrace project, so people are asked to park on the street and enter from Blake Street. To continue unpacking, the center will […]