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Council favors less expensive fix for Beech Street bridge
LEWISTON — Major repairs to a small but important bridge to the Simard-Payne Memorial Park may wait but councilors said they were fine with less expensive short-term fixes. Councilors favored a plan to spend up to $25,000 to make the 55-foot-long Beech Street bridge able to hold up to 20 tons. The bridge is at the […]
City gets Coastal Enterprises award
LEWISTON —The city of Lewiston was recognized by Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) upon presentation of a Sustaining Community Award recently. Mayor Laurent F. Gilbert Sr. accepted the award on behalf of the city, an award that is annually bestowed in recognition of an entity that fosters a more sustainable society at the nexus of economy, […]
Police Log
CHARGES Lewiston • June B. Cyr, 59, of 41 Lane Road, Greene, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at 60 Montello St.
Surveyors plant brass disk to mark occasion, location
LEWISTON — It’s a simple brass disk affixed to a buried, 4-foot-tall granite post. It won’t be visible to passers-by; motorists won’t see it as they drive down Lincoln Street. It will be hidden from view for most people paddling down the Androscoggin River this spring and most pedestrians will really have to look to […]
Repairs of bridge to park could be delayed by ownership questions
LEWISTON — Questions about who owns a nondescript 55-foot long bridge to the Simard-Payne Memorial Park is causing headaches for the city, the Great Falls Balloon Festival and Museum LA. The city posted a 2-ton limit on the bridge last week after a crane operator, scheduled to do work at the old Camden Yarn Mill, […]
Former DNC chairman coming to Lewiston
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe is paying a visit to Maine. McAuliffe will join Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud, Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant and Vice Chairwoman Janet Mills Friday evening at the Ware Street Inn at an event sponsored by Baxter Brewing in Lewiston. Afterward, McAuliffe will deliver […]
Maine Atlantic Salmon to be bugged for migration study in Androscoggin
LEWISTON — Up to 20 Atlantic salmon are getting wired this spring for a planned study of the fish in the Androscoggin River during the 2011 migration season. On Thursday, Maine’s Androscoggin River Alliance announced it has obtained grant funds to buy radio telemetry equipment for the study. The alliance will donate $10,000 to the […]
Frozen in time: Lewiston natives set for women’s Frozen Four
When wins started to add up during this college hockey season, so did the expectations. The Boston University women’s hockey team started the year with great potential and only saw greater things coming from this season as it progressed. “From the start of the season, we knew we were going to have a good team […]