LEWISTON — Perceptions of a proposed methadone clinic matter almost as much as reality, according to neighbors. Neighbors, all opposed to putting the Merrimack River Medical Services clinic on Mollison Way, said they understand that the clinic is necessary in Lewiston. “But they need to find a better place,” said Dr. Linda Glass, owner of […]
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L-A legislators must be wary of turnpike ideas
Major changes in the governance of the Maine Turnpike seem nearly certain after an audit of the organization’s books and continuing legislative hearings on its operations. But unless Western Maine legislators and voters are vigilant, the changes could make a bad situation for L-A travelers even worse. Among the ideas being bandied about in Augusta […]
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Air miles wrong standard in casino debate
Wednesday, the Legislature’s committee on Legal and Veteran’s Affairs will take up a bill to clarify how to measure 100 miles in Maine. We hope the committee will use its common sense and support LD 677. This bill seeks to measure the distances between competing casinos in Maine using the “most commonly used road miles” […]
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Review of proposed methadone clinic set for Tuesday
LEWISTON — Councilors will get their first look at a proposed Mollison Way methadone clinic at their meeting Tuesday. If councilors approve, the city can grant Massachusetts-based Community Substance Abuse Centers a license to locate the first Lewiston-based methadone substance abuse clinic at 18 Mollison Way. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in Lewiston City […]
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Downtown mosque considers making offer for city land
LEWISTON — Backers of a downtown mosque are testing the water to see if the city is willing to sell a portion of Franklin Pasture for mosque parking. The Planning Board is scheduled to discuss a proposal by Floyd Jenkins, owner of 256 Bartlett St., to use 10,000 square feet of land behind it for […]
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High school hockey championship: Thornton bounces Lewiston in 2 OT
LEWISTON — Shawn Rousseau believed in C.J. Maksut. The Thornton skipper leaned to his star forward between the first and second overtime Saturday and gave him some words of encouragement. “I went up to C.J., whispered in his ear and said, ‘Players like you live for these moments,’” Rousseau said. He wasn’t kidding. Maksut, the […]
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Hockey state chmpionship: Rousseau feels right at home
LEWISTON — Shawn Rousseau looked up at the banner with a wide grin on his face. At the end of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the banner listing the state championship for Lewiston High School hangs from the rafters. Rousseau gazed at that banner Saturday evening and saw the years 1992 and 1993 among the storied […]
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The Hot Corner: When a game’s this good, time is no object
LEWISTON — Either Thornton Academy’s C.J. Maksut scored, or a locomotive plowed into the south end of Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Twenty sticks and helmets shot heavenward. Their white-jerseyed owners raced to an imaginary yet seemingly preordained meeting place at center ice, as if somebody told the Trojans that the Zamboni crew buried a winning Powerball […]
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HS Hockey: Blue Devils, Trojans ready for final
It’s a concept about which players for the Lewiston High School hockey team are reminded every time they slip into their warm-up jackets, every time they step into their locker room at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, and every time they skate in the shadow of the blue-and-white banner that hangs from that building’s rafters. With […]
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LIVE: Class A boys’ ice hockey championship
LEWISTON — Welcome to more live coverage from the Sun Journal of this year’s high school winter sports championships. Today we’ll bring you a pair of sessions on the final official day of the season, one each from the Class B and Class A ice hockey title games. Our second session today will bring you […]