LEWISTON — “We always knew pieces of our lives were missing, but no one could ever describe them to us,” Ethiopian-American novelist Dinaw Mengestu said to a small group of students and educators at the Lewiston Public Library on Tuesday afternoon. His family didn’t talk about their former lives in Ethiopia, he said, “because of […]
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Lewiston-based Parallax Partners to announce project at Thompson’s Point in Portland
PORTLAND — A press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at City Hall to announce redevelopment of one of the city’s most visible pieces of waterfront real estate. Lewiston-based Parallax Partners, a real estate development company, is expected to announce the project that will remake Thompson’s Point. The Maine Red Claws basketball team, which […]
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Lewiston crash victim dies of injuries
LEWISTON — Michael Ouellette of Lewiston died April 21 of injuries suffered in a crash on Lisbon Road. Ouellette was traveling alone in his pickup truck when it veered 440 feet off the road and struck a utility pole before rolling over. At the time, police said speed was a factor in the April 10 […]
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High school baseball: Devils drub Vikings, 10-0
LEWISTON — Winless against Oxford Hills in their high school careers, Lewiston’s seniors decided to take advantage of the Vikings’ youth movement and their inate aggressiveness on Monday. Jeff Keene fired a one-hit shutout and fellow seniors Scott Ouellette and Wigant led the offense in a 10-0 win over the Vikings shortened to six innings […]
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HS Tennis: Rare defeat has Lewiston boys motivated
LEWISTON — Windham High School senior Dan Crocker hadn’t yet landed on his feet, and Lewiston’s Scott Gagne was already looking forward. Crocker, an emotional leader of a loaded Windham boys’ tennis squad, edged Lewiston junior Eric Hall at No. 2 singles to lift the Eagles to a 3-2 match victory over the Blue Devils […]
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Families in Action open to parents, teens
LEWISTON — Registration is now open for the final Families in Action workshop for the school year. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at Lewiston Middle School. The workshop is held in six sessions over six consecutive Wednesdays. Free food is served beginning at 5:30. Sessions run until about 8:30 […]
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Lewiston apartment fire caused by children
LEWISTON — Two children playing with either matches or a lighter accidentally lit a mattress on fire in a Bartlett Street apartment Sunday afternoon, according to Lt. Tim Myers of the Lewiston Fire Department. Myers said that the two-alarm blaze at 153 Bartlett St. was called in about 1:22 p.m. The four-story, eight-unit apartment building, […]
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Store’s contents destroyed by early morning fire
LEWISTON — A downtown business was declared a total loss Sunday after an early morning smoldering fire attributed to overloaded extension cords destroyed its inventory. Lewiston fire Lt. Tim Myers said that a report of smoke on the second floor of 258 Lisbon St. came in around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The African Store is located […]
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Lacrosse: Lewiston weathers Mt. Ararat
LEWISTON – As much as it tried to prepare for Saturday’s game, the Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team truly couldn’t be ready for the conditions it faced. The Blue Devils took on Mt. Ararat in driving rain and snow and with subsequent slick field conditions. It forced both teams to adjust and find ways to get […]
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High school baseball: Devils down Eagles, 5-2
LEWISTON — Luke Cote got a good look at Mt. Ararat pitcher Torrey Charnock’s curve ball to start the first inning. Charnock froze Cote with the hook his first time up, but Lewiston’s leadoff hitter found a way to wait out the Eagles’ right-hander, then drive him to distraction on the base paths, as the […]