LEWISTON — Bates College will host the 38th annual New England Medieval Conference beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in Room G65, Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). The theme is “Medieval Miseries: Responses to Hard Times.” Conference topics range from the plague to the connection between physical disabilities and royal ambition, from […]
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Lewiston casino backers say, ‘It’s our turn’
LEWISTON — Twin Cities officials and business owners on Tuesday touted jobs, economic development and other benefits of a proposed casino in the Bates Mill. “Our cities have worked hard to make our downtown vibrant again,” said local restaurant owner Jimmy Simones. “This Lewiston entertainment complex is the perfect next piece of the puzzle. The […]
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Group launches “cut spending” tour in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A conservative group that advocates for smaller government is launching its “cut spending sidewalk tour” soliciting people’s opinions on where state government can cut spending. Maine People Before Politics is kicking off its tour Tuesday in front of the Portland post office on Forest Avenue. Volunteers are asking people where they […]
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Senior College ‘honoring the instructors’
LEWISTON — Kathy Haley and Phil House will entertain at the L/A Senior College’s “Honor the Instructors” dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at USM L/A College, Function Room 170. House, organist at the First Universalist Church in Auburn, has recorded many CDs of his piano and organ music. He has engaged audiences from […]
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Androscoggin Home Care training visiting volunteers
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice will hold four-hour Visiting Volunteer training classes from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at 15 Strawberry Ave. in Lewiston and from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at 284 Main St. in downtown Wilton. All Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice Volunteers are valued members […]
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Maine waterfalls to be Senior College topic
LEWISTON — Patricia Hughes of Dixmont will be the presenter at the USM Lewiston/Auburn Senior College “Food for Thought” luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14. She will discuss her latest book, “Maine’s Waterfalls.” Attendees will learn how 177 waterfalls shaped Maine’s history from prehistoric times to the present. L/A’s Great Falls and Rumford Falls, […]
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Lecture will discuss image and emotion in dreams and poetry
LEWISTON — The University of Southern Maine’s Social and Behavioral Science program will present a lecture by Dr. Ernest Hartmann from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., room 170. A renowned explorer of the nocturnal realms of sleep and dreams, Hartman draws on decades of psychological and […]
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Cross country notebook: Mt. Blue Relays, individual achievements cap regular season
The final week of the high school cross country regular season didn’t necessarily hold a lot of surprises, but it did offer some fantastic farewells and perhaps some tantalizing hints of what may lie in store when the big meets start next weekend. The season went out with a bang with Friday’s Mt. Blue Relays. […]
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Thanks to all who participate in Dempsey Challenge
The sun really shone on the Dempsey Challenge this year, allowing about 4,000 people to participate in the third annual fundraising effort that benefits the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing. It was especially gratifying since the weather the weekend before featured rain, wind and cold that would have made many of the […]
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HS Field Hockey: Eddies overcome Devils
AUBURN — Frustrated by both a lack of execution on the final touch and an amazing effort from Lewiston’s keeper, Edward Little stared for the better part of 50 minutes Monday into the beast that might have been a shocking loss to its cross-river rival. Courtney Pelletier finally had enough. Driving through the middle, Pelletier […]