LEWISTON — Mother of five and 22-year cancer survivor Laura Davis of Buckfield has been named the 2011 Amgen Breakaway from Cancer Survivor Award winner. The award is given to a cancer survivor involved in Central Maine community outreach and demonstrates a passion for helping others with cancer. It is presented in conjunction with the […]
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Challenge raises more than $1 million
With TV celebrity Patrick Dempsey leading the way, hundreds of cyclists rolled off on runs of 10, 25, 50, 70 and 100 miles Sunday morning. The riders all represented stories of cancer survivorship, of living with recent diagnoses of cancer or of memories of relatives of friends who fought cancer. About 4,000 people of all […]
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Lewiston casino supporters make case
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Local community and business leaders are throwing their support behind a ballot question asking voters to approve a casino in Maine’s second-largest city, while an animal rights group is opposing a separate question calling for racetrack casinos in southern and eastern Maine. A casino in downtown Lewiston will generate short- and […]
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Bowl For Kids’ Sake raises $57,000 plus
AUBURN — Big Brothers Big Sisters’ annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake raised more than $57,000. The proceeds will be used to support the Big Brothers Big Sisters one to one mentoring matches in the community and site-based programs, which include six after-school programs in Androscoggin County. Top prizes went to: Top Team, Thrifty Car Mart, […]
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Girls’ soccer: Lewiston blanks Edward Little
LEWISTON — Lewiston girls’ soccer coach Butch Dow will be the first to say his team has struggled in executing corner kicks. That wasn’t the case Saturday night. The Blue Devils converted two of their three corners into goals in earning a 3-0 shutout win over the Edward Little Red Eddies. The Blue Devils (4-6) […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lewiston wears down Edward Little
LEWISTON– With his team missing a pair of starting fullbacks, Edward Little boys’ soccer coach Dave Morin was in a festive mood. Using what he called a “Christmas Tree defense” against a more talented Lewiston team, his squad kept things close. In the end, it was too much talent on the other side of the […]
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Handful cause ruckus in Lewiston Middle School neighborhood; solutions call for community involvement
LEWISTON — From her hair salon on Central Avenue, Wendy Pelletier has seen behavior that disturbs her when Lewiston Middle School students are dismissed at 2:15 each afternoon. Most kids are good, she said, but a few are rude, disrespectful and occasionally fight. “The language is unbelievable,” she said. “Fights. I’ve had to open my […]