LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold their 6th annual Kitten Shower on Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22. Through the year of 2010, 1,633 kittens were brought to the shelter. To help care for these “babies,” they invite you to participate in their “shower” and help them get ready for the […]
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DerBoghosian to be honored by Jesus Party on birthday
LEWISTON — The Jesus Party Pentecostal Kid’s Church will hold a special gathering at 6 p.m. Friday, May 20, to acknowledge the life and ministry of Jerry DerBoghosian. The event will be held at Jesus Party Headquarters, 291 Bates St., and is open to the community as well as friends of DerBoghosian. DerBoghosian has served […]
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Summer art at Bates: Exhibits will showcase multiple dimensions of drawing, offer inside look at Wyeths
LEWISTON— Long recognized for the strength of its drawing collection, the Bates College Museum of Art will reveal multiple dimensions of that medium in major exhibitions this summer. “Emerging Dis/Order: Drawings by Amy Stacey Curtis, Alison Hildreth and Andrea Sulzer” will feature new work by Maine artists who explore themes of memory and loss, order […]
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Wanted: Works for Bates’ ‘Starstruck’ exhibit
LEWISTON — The Bates College Museum of Art is seeking high-quality submissions for its 2012 exhibition “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography.” Though emphasizing images by four invited artists, the exhibition will also feature images submitted by photographers whose work conforms to a juried format with a high standard of excellence and a focus on […]
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Track and field notebook: Third place is charm for Knights
Third place in a triangular track meet doesn’t sound like anything special. Well, not all last-place finishes are created equal. The Poland girls were a relatively distant third in their meet last Thursday. That’s the headline. Now the fine print: The Knights (44) were in the mix with host Greely (73) and York (68), arguably […]
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Court upholds Lewiston storm-water ordinance
LEWISTON — Androscoggin County Superior Court has issued a decision validating the city’s storm-water utility ordinance and rejecting a legal challenge by a local taxpayer who was ordered to pay more than $12,500 in fees, interest and penalties. According to a press release issued by city hall Wednesday, the challenge to the fee by Robert […]
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Dempsey Center Workshop focuses on chemotherapy’s effect on memory
LEWISTON – The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center is offering a free workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers dealing with the effect of chemotherapy on the memory. “Chemotherapy-related Memory and Attention Problems” will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 20, at CMMC, 12 […]
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Calderwood Consort to benefit Wisdom’s Women
LEWISTON – The Calderwood Consort, a local early music ensemble, will offer a concert to benefit The Center for Wisdom’s Women, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Trinity Episcopal Church, on the corner of Bates and Spruce streets. The event is open to the public with a $10 suggested donation. The concert, titled “Wisdom’s […]
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Franco folk singer will perform at L-A College
LEWISTON — Franco-American folk singer Josee Vachon will bring her lilting voice, humor and upbeat rhythms to the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College on Sunday, May 22. The free concert will take place at 2 p.m. in the college’s function room, Room 170. A Quebec native transplanted to central Maine as a child, Vachon […]