LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice presented the Robert D. Turcotte Award to two individuals at the spring volunteer recognition events held in Auburn, Farmington and Bethel. The award is presented in honor of Robert Turcotte, an Auburn resident, who was treasurer of the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s board of directors from 1978 […]
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A level playing field
Those of us who participate in harness racing hope voters will support Question 2. The new racino in Biddeford will create jobs in construction, entertainment, hospitality and at the racetrack, which will be open through the winter. We need jobs in Maine now, and the developers on this project are ready to go once voters […]
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L/A Arts’ upcoming season: Classic Marx Brothers routines, dynamic percussion, jazz, physical comedy, a glimpse of Maine lumbermen, an unscripted theatrical awards show and more
LEWISTON — With its broad mission of entertainment, education and exhibition, L/A Arts appears to be hitting all its marks in the coming months. “Our new season has been in full swing for several weeks now, and our next big event is the Groucho show at the Franco-American Heritage Center,” L/A Arts Executive Director Odelle […]
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‘L.L. Bean’ book author will speak at library
LEWISTON — Author James Witherell of Lewiston will give an illustrated talk on his new book, “L.L. Bean: The Man and His Company” on Thursday, Oct 27, at the Lewiston Public Library. The 7 p.m. program in Callahan Hall is free. Witherell grew up in Maine, first visiting L.L. Bean’s store when customers had to […]
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More meals for Lewiston’s poor
LEWISTON — More free meals are being offered to people in the city’s poorest neighborhood. On Monday, one week after severing ties with the Trinity Jubilee Center, the Salvation Army began serving free lunches to visitors of the Root Cellar on Birch Street. On Friday, the meals at Trinity Jubilee Center returned. By noon, the Root […]
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Fiddle-icious will fill Franco center with lively music
LEWISTON — The Franco-American Heritage Center will present the toe-tapping music of Fiddle-icious, an ensemble of musicians from youth to retirees, on Sunday, Oct. 30, The orchestra, directed by master fiddler Don Roy and accompanied by Cindy Roy on piano, plays tunes from the Quebecois, Acadian, Scottish and Irish traditions. Their performances feature reels, jigs, […]
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Teen Driver Safety Week
The week that ends today was National Teen Driver Safety week, and sadly, two of the four highway deaths in Maine during the week were teenage drivers, Maine Department Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said. Danielle Ranger, 16, of Dixfield, died Oct. 16 after her car crashed into a tree Oct. 15. She was a […]
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A look back at the week’s news
As we approach the flu season, cheers to drafters of new policies that require all health care employees at Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center to get flu shots or wear masks. The move is designed to reduce the chance that already sick and weakened patients will get the flu from […]
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Frederick Wayne Carroll Jr.
LEWISTON — Frederick Wayne Carroll Jr., 51, passed away at 24 Old Lisbon Road, Lewiston, Oct. 16, from complications of diabetes. Fred passed peacefully surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Rockland, Oct. 27, 1959, to Frederick W. Carroll Sr. and Sandra (Seekins) Carroll. Fred was raised in Washington, and graduated from Medomak Valley […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lewiston bursts by Bangor
TOPSHAM — There’s one thing some members of the Lewiston boys’ soccer team are especially good at. That is acceleration. Friday night, the Blue Devils went from 0-0 to 2-0 in about 24 seconds. That stunningly quick lead held up as Lewiston claimed a second straight KVAC title with a 4-1 win over Bangor. The […]