LEWISTON — A Hallowell man who has been auditing the town of Rumford’s books for the past two decades may not have been properly licensed to do some of that work. The accountancy firm license held by Harold Blake, who owned Harold E. Blake Accounting Services, was revoked in 2009 by order of the Maine […]
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SeniorsPlus adds new staff
LEWISTON – SeniorsPlus at 8 Falcon Road in Lewiston has recently welcomed new employees. Rachel Middleton has accepted the position of member services specialist II. Andrea Smith, LSW, has accepted the position of care management supervisor located in the Bangor office. Hodan Haji-Hersi, LSX, has accepted the position of care coordinator. Nathan Miller, LSX, has […]
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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 […]
Posted inLocal Sports
A-L hall inducts four
AUBURN — They excelled in plying football, basketball, baseball and hockey. They coached those and several other sports. They were at times stellar athletes, learning from some of the best coaches in Maine history. At others, they were those coaches, coaxing greatness from others. After a ceremony Sunday, they are all hall-of-famers. Ray Beaudoin, Tim […]
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Lewiston youths join Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day celebration
AUGUSTA – THRIVE and Youth MOVE of Lewiston will join Maine’s seven family organizations and more than 20 other service providers and agencies from across the state to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the State House Hall of Flags. In support of Awareness Day, THRIVE’s […]
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Local reaction to Bin Laden’s death upbeat, cautious
As word spread late Sunday that U.S. forces had located and killed Osama bin Laden, reaction was mixed in Lewiston and Auburn. While some people were excited about the news, others cautiously doubted whether it was real. Shoppers at Walmart in Auburn were buzzing about the news. “I gotta say, I know we’ve been hunting […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Marc Stephen Sinclair, 26, of 174 Blake St., on a charge of disorderly conduct, 1:20 a.m. Saturday at 255 Park St.
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Talk of the town
The paper chase So, two men decided they would rob a newspaper carrier working downtown Lewiston. How much did they get? Jack, that’s how much. Because the newspaper man fended the attackers off with an umbrella (his nunchucks were in the shop that day) and sent them packing. I mean, seriously. Do you really want […]
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Two indie bands bound for Bates
LEWISTON —Two eclectic up-and-coming indie bands, the David Wax Museum and Dawn Landes & The Hounds, will perform at Bates College on Saturday, May 21. Named Americana Artist of the Year in the 2010 Boston Music Awards, the David Wax Museum has been called “pure, irresistible joy” by NPR’s Bob Boilen and was hailed by […]