LEWISTON — The simple question at the polls Tuesday, asking voters to approve the schools’ budget, belies a more complex issue, according to Superintendent Bill Webster. “The fact is, state population is declining and it’s something local school districts have to deal with,” Webster said Thursday. “I think it’s an issue we’ll be dealing with […]
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Talk of the town
You have to be this tall There’s a dude riding around town in what appears to be some mutant vehicle, possibly from out of space. It’s not a car, because there are just two wheels and no doors. It’s not a scooter because there’s some sort of cap on the thing to shield the rider […]
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Killer apps: Buff up even your dumb phone with these popular add-ons
Lewiston’s Randy Link had a plumber working at his house a couple of weeks ago when he let slip that he designs software for mobile applications. “He called me back that night and said he’d be interested in an iPad app to manage his work orders and the work that he does,” said Link, owner […]
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Students build bookcases for Chapman House
AUBURN — Students in the Trades Career Cluster at Lewiston Regional Technical Center recently built a bookcase for residents at The Chapman House assisted living facility. Carmen Mercier, a resident of the house, saw a need for shelves to hold the growing collection of books so she contacted her friend Willie Danforth, commander of the […]
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Lewiston holding pre-K registration and lottery
LEWISTON — For the fifth consecutive year, Lewiston will hold a lottery for the pre-K program. The pre-K program is a half-day program that runs Monday through Thursday and will have 16 children in each session. Because of a limited number of spaces in the program, we are unable to accommodate all of the children […]
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Farmers’ Market barbecue is Thursday
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Farmers’ Market and Barbecue is set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center of Maine, 208 Bates St. There will be live music and a barbecue featuring local ingredients. Products from some of the favorite vendors from the monthly winter market, as well as new […]
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WMCA to host health fairs
LEWISTON — WMCA Health Services of Western Maine Community Action will hold a free screening day and women’s health fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, as part of National Women’s Health Week. All are welcome to attend. Women 40 years and older who haven’t had an annual physical in over […]
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Rolling rally for gun background checks stops in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Omar Samaha saw his little sister the day before she was shot to death in her Virginia Tech French classroom. She didn’t fit the profile of a murder victim, he said, because there isn’t one. Samaha was part of a Mayors Against Illegal Guns tour that visited the city Friday, parking its giant red […]
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“Proud to be an American” night at Jesus Party May 6
The Jesus Party Pentecostal Kids Church will be holding a special “Proud To Be An American” night for children. The event was put together as a response to the United States Military recent victory over the # 1 most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden. The evening will feature Patriotic music, “Your A Grand’ Ole Flag”, […]