LEWISTON — Mayor Larry Gilbert said he’s disappointed that his longtime friend and Lewiston School Committee Chairman James Handy publicly aired his concern that a temporary casino might be opened too close to one of the city’s public schools. Gilbert, the unpaid spokesman for Great Falls Recreation, said a temporary casino would go through the […]
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The Public Theatre: Imagination, hilarity set pace for ’80 Days’ journey
LEWISTON — Packed with hilarity and filled with adventure from beginning to happy ending, “Around the World in 80 Days” has it all. The opening production of The Public Theatre’s 21st season delivers the magic of live stage performance to its audiences with a minimal set and a cast of five actors. It’s the abundance […]
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Laszlo Gardony Trio will play Franco center
LEWISTON — American jazz pianist/composer Laszlo Gardony, who has shared his soulful improvisations and compositions with audiences in 23 countries, will bring his trio to the Franco-American Heritage Center on Friday, Oct, 28. Gardony has won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition and released nine albums as a leader collaborating with Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous […]
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Second open mic slated at Trinity church
LEWISTON — The second open mic night at Trinity Episcopal Church will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 29. Lewiston residents, singer-songwriter Denise Dill and other musicians, and Jessy Kendall of New Beginnings Outreach have teamed up with Klara Tammany of the Center for Wisdom’s Women to host monthly open mic nights. […]
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SUV lands nose-first in canal beside Lisbon Street; driver escapes with minor injuries
LEWISTON — Traffic was detained on Lisbon Street at around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday when a woman driving a white SUV toward the downtown lost control of her vehicle and it nose-dived into the canal next to Grimmel’s Auto Body shop. According to a witness, the SUV driver was trying to avoid another vehicle that was […]
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Efficiency Maine offering large-scale grants
AUGUSTA — Efficiency Maine is accepting grant applications from commercial, municipal and nonprofit organizations across Maine for its new Competitive Program. Under this program, Maine businesses are able to compete for a portion of $4 million to fund large electrical energy efficiency and distributed generation projects. Funding for projects ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 per […]
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Recognize this photo?
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library is partnering with the Sun Journal in an effort to solve the “Mystery of the Unknown Buildings” in its Gridley Barrows Collection. Back in 1999, when Lewiston architect and local historian Gridley Barrows died, the LPL received his collection of 5,244 photographic slides and more than 600 prints depicting […]
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Police Log
CHARGES Lewiston • Jason Edward Desjardins, 35, of 271 Pond Road, on charges of assault, criminal threatening and criminal mischief at 11:10 p.m. Friday at 287 Bates St.• Roy W. Ingalls Jr., 46, of 1019 Gardiner Road, Wales arrested for outstanding warrants and for violating conditions of release at 12:25 a.m. Saturday at 175 Scribner […]
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Local apple growers bring creativity from orchard to table
It’s a fun place for us, but pure Disneyland for apples. If you were a sweet, luscious, crisp and chunky thing, you’d probably be in ecstasy swathed in a Wallingford’s sugary, doughy dumpling. Or whirled in whipped cream and cake for a Maine apple whoopie pie. Or clad in caramel and cavorting with cranberries to […]