LEWISTON — Summer blockbusters like the high-octane action flick “Fast Five” may encourage drivers to roll down the windows and test the limits of their accelerators, but it may not be such a good idea in Lewiston: The city’s Police Department has received a $5,000 grant from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety to combat […]
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Brass to bluegrass: Bates College’s Midsummer Lakeside Concerts offers mix of musical genres, including global sounds and high-tech traditional
LEWISTON — From bluegrass to 19th-century brass band music, from global sounds to high-tech traditional, the 2011 Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series at Bates College will offer sounds for every music lover. The series will open with an evening of bluegrass, folk and Americana by the Crunchy Western Boys at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in […]
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Recognize this photo?
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library is partnering with the Sun Journal in an effort to solve the “Mystery of the Unknown Buildings” in its Gridley Barrows Collection. Back in 1999, when Lewiston architect and local historian Gridley Barrows died, the LPL received his collection of 5,244 photographic slides and more than 600 prints depicting […]
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H.S. tennis notes: Murphy hits milestone
LEWISTON — Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States, Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize, ESPN first signed on the air — and Lewiston High School girls’ tennis coach Anita Murphy won her first varsity tennis match as a coach. And since 1979, the wins have continued to pile up. In the […]
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Adult ed offering College Transitions Program
LEWISTON — Lewiston Adult Education is accepting applications for the Summer College Transitions Program. This program is designed for individuals looking to increase their earning potential by earning a two- or four-year degree. Any GED/hHigh school diploma-holding resident of Androscoggin County accepted to the program may enroll at no cost. Designed to help students prepare […]
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St. Mary’s and Livgeiger holding Ladies Night
AUBURN — St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Livgeiger, a division of Geiger, are teaming up for a Ladies’ Night to improve the health and wellness of women, on Tuesday, May 24, at the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn RiverWatch. The event will kick off on the dance floor at 5 p.m. with musical guest Laurie […]
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NAARFE to host guest speaker Daphne Loring
LEWISTON — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Ramada Inn. A social half hour will be followed by lunch at noon. After the speaker, there will be a business meeting with reading of the minutes. A report will be given by our Legislative […]
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Meat pie contest
The Franco-American Heritage Center will hold a contest for the best meat pie as part of the FrancoFun Festival, Friday, June 3, in Heritage Hall, Lewiston. The meat pies will be judged during the afternoon Kitchen Show hosted by Rita Dube, executive director at the center. The judges for the contest are, from left, Richard […]
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Face Time: Michael Dostie: Businessman and artist who’s walking the Walk
Michael D. Dostie is a jeweler, an artist and now an organizer for Lewiston-Auburn’s first Art Walk, an event that will turn the downtown Twin Cities into one big art gallery. The brainchild of LA Arts Gallery 5 Curator Tammie Grieshaber, the event will have local businesses hosting local artists’ work. The Art Walk will […]