LEWISTON — In sophomore English class Wednesday, teacher Esther Pelletier talked to students about the difference between the book and the movie, “The Pearl.” The Lewiston High School class went over writing styles and vocabulary. They had to know what “expunge,” “extradite” and “gregarious” meant. On an overhead projector in front of the class were […]
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Pathway Vineyard Church holding public Family Festival
LEWISTON — The Pathway Vineyard Church will hold its 2nd annual Pathway Family Festival from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 16. The church is located at 9-12 Foss Road. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. Friday starting with a Vineyard Christian School “Home Coming” soccer game with […]
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Reporter’s latest book is 100-proof horror
LEWISTON — Maine author Mark LaFlamme’s latest book, “Delirium Tremens,” is a tale of alcoholism haunted by enough ghosts to fill a saloon. LaFlamme’s latest thriller gives readers an uncomfortable, drinker’s-eye view of the misery, delivering horror after horror much like the disease itself. Stephen Boone has a problem. If he doesn’t stop drinking, he […]
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Pair of Bates College students rescued from river
AUBURN — Two Bates College students were plucked from the Androscoggin River early Wednesday night after being stranded on an island as the sun went down. Police went to Great Falls shortly after 6 p.m. when callers reported seeing the two men on the rocky island just below the falls. After several attempts to get […]
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Shelter adjusts hours during $100K Challenge
LEWISTON – The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society would like the community to know that on Tuesdays and Thursdays the shelter will temporarily adjust their business hours, as an effort to accommodate potential adopters during their competition in the ASPCA’s $100K Challenge. Beginning immediately, the shelter will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on […]
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American Legion holding membership meeting
LEWISTON — American Legion Post 22 will hold its first membership meeting of the 2011-12 year at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Lewiston Multi-Purpose Center, 145 Birch St. Elected officers will be duly installed. A special segment of the meeting will observe memorial prayers for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. […]
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Swimming from ‘The Rock’ for the YWCA
LEWISTON — Thomas Page and Betsy McGrail spent the summer at their Cobbosseecontee Lake camp, looking for dark clouds and choppy water. “When it’s rainy, when it’s windy, when it’s cold, we go swimming,” Page said. “You’re basically thinking, ‘What are the worst conditions that I can have in this lake?’” The couple hopes their worst […]
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Committee convinced L-A riverfront is a gem
LEWISTON — There’s a lot to love about Lewiston-Auburn’s riverfront downtown, according to members of an advisory group. The biggest hurdle could be convincing the rest of Maine, and the rest of Lewiston-Auburn. “A good part of the state already has a view of what L-A is,” said Jonathan LaBonte, executive director of the Androscoggin […]