LEWISTON — Hallucinogenic mushrooms appear to have caused the death of a local teenager known for enthusiastic support of Lewiston High School sports teams. Police said Andrew Jackson, 19, went into cardiac arrest and died at a hospital after he was found acting strange early Friday morning on Bartlett Street. A man associated with Jackson […]
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Well done – Chantel McLellan
WORCESTER, Mass. — Chantel McLellan of Lewiston recently graduated from Assumption College with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Handy accepted to Culinary Institute of America
LEWISTON — Jordan Handy, a 2011 graduate of Lewiston High School, has been accepted to The Culinary Institute of America’s Culinary Arts bachelor’s degree program. The Culinary Institute of America is the world’s premier culinary college. At The CIA’s Hyde Park, N.Y. campus, Handy will learn from some of the world’s finest chefs in the […]
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Gettysburg commemorated
Memorial services were conducted at Lewiston’s Riverside Cemetery commemorating the 148th anniversary of the Civil War Battle at Gettysburg. Pictured is the grave of Pvt. Samuel L.D. Dewelley. Dewelley was a member of the Maine 12th Infantry Volunteers Company D and was killed at Gettysburg on July 8, 1863. He was 24 years old. Pictured, […]
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Lisbon students attend Rotary induction ceremony
LISBON – Twenty members of Lisbon High School’s Community Service Club were officially sworn in as charter members of the newly formed, reorganized LHS Interact Club. The students were presented with the LHS Interact Club Charter by Lewiston-Auburn Rotary vocational service chairman, William Denehy. “Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people ages 12 […]
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Standing Up, Speaking Out memorial vigils planned
LEWISTON — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Safe Voices is hosting Standing Up, Speaking Out, a series of memorial vigils across the counties they serve. The goal of these vigils is to honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence, offer hope to those still facing abuse and support those who […]
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NARFE to resume monthly meetings
LEWISTON — After a summer hiatus, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will resume their monthly meeting at the Ramada Inn at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27. A social half-hour will be followed by lunch at noon. President Richard St. Amand will conduct a business meeting after the program concentrating on old and […]