Make a video visit to Lewiston’s snow dump at www.sunjournal.com. Allowing municipalities to dump snow directly into rivers and streams, or to store it near them, is a very bad idea that was abandoned years ago for good reason. But a bill, submitted by Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, now seeks to exempt municipalities from waste […]
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Eastern Class A basketball: Hampden eliminates Lewiston in QF
AUGUSTA – A good start was imperative for the Lewiston boys’ basketball team Saturday. Taking on second-seeded Hampden, the Blue Devils knew they had to make a statement right away and shake off any cobwebs from a near decade long tourney drought. Lewiston did just that in its Eastern Class A semifinal. The Blue Devils […]
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Eastern Class A Boys Overview
Players to watch Bangor — Zach Blodgett, Tristan Thomas, Patrick Stewart, Josiah Hartley; Hampden: Graham Safford, Christian McCue, Logan Poirier; Edward Little — Bo Leary, Timmy Mains, Quin Leary, Brandon Giguere; Mt. Blue — Cam Sennick, Eric Berry, Blake Hart, Adam Wiles-Rosell; Lawrence — Xaviere Scott, Spencer Carey, Shaun Carroll; Mt. Ararat — Josh Walker, […]
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St. Patrick’s stained-glass windows sold to church in Japan
LEWISTON — Thirteen stained-glass windows from the former St. Patrick’s Catholic Church are on their way to Japan. The Gothic windows have been sold and will become part of a new church in Japan, Monsignor Marc Caron of Prince of Peace Parish said Friday. A crew worked for a week to remove the windows in […]
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Elmet may be eliminating jobs
LEWISTON — A local company that’s expanding to a plant in rural Tennessee appears to be preparing for layoffs at home in Lewiston. The U.S. Department of Labor is examining a petition to help workers at Elmet Technologies at 1560 Lisbon St. If approved, the aid would supplement unemployment benefits for the workers, who say their jobs […]
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Boys’ hockey: Biddeford deals Lewiston first loss
LEWISTON — Biddeford sophomore goalie Jonathan Fields found himself out of position at the wrong time. His ability to get back into position in time to rob Lewiston’s Zack Parker may have saved the game. Fields has a long way to go if he wants to match Lewiston goalie Cam Poussard’s lofty career statistics, but […]
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Methadone clinic hearing set for Feb. 28
LEWISTON — A proposed Mollison Way methadone clinic will get its first public hearing on Monday, Feb. 28. The Lewiston Planning Board is scheduled to review the application from Mass.-based Community Substance Abuse Centers to locate a methadone treatment center at 18 Mollison Way, in the same building as the Spare-time Recreation bowling alley. It would […]
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Leaky Lisbon Street water main valve a quick fix for city crews
LEWISTON — Water service to an outer Lisbon Street neighborhood was shut off for about five hours Wednesday as a city crew worked to repair a leaking pipe. Public Works Director David Jones said the leak in a water main was discovered at about 11 a.m. near 1240 Lisbon St. He blamed the leak on […]
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Capital planning document gets council nod
LEWISTON — Repairing Kennedy Park’s historic gazebo should be high on the city’s 2012 spending plan, according to one resident Tuesday night. Councilors voted to approve a list spelling out $115 million in capital improvements, equipment purchases and project spending over the next five years. The city’s Capital Improvement Program also suggests which city funds […]