LEWISTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is sponsoring the 18th annual Maine Garden Day on Saturday, March 26, at the Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave. The annual extravaganza features more than 35 gardening workshops from local gardening experts and a trade show with educational displays as well as plants, seeds and tools […]
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Launch L-A selects finalists for $100,000 business capital
LEWISTON — For 20-something entrepreneurs Chelsea Elizabeth Fournier and Donald Havener, Wednesday was campaign day. The two competitors — finalists in an online election worth almost $100,000 in business start-up aid — shook hands, toured, talked and ate. And they imagined winning. “At the end of the year, my life could be very different,” mused Havener […]
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Correction: Substation misidentified
LEWISTON — A story on Page A1 on Wednesday incorrectly identified Central Maine Power plans affected by a Public Utilities Commission decision. The PUC on Tuesday rejected a power line upgrade that would have built a new power substation on Middle Street and connected it to existing substations at Gulf Island and in southern Lewiston. […]
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Government at a Glance: Lewiston
Board: Lewiston City Council Met: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Summer parking fine Issue: Downtown residents know to keep their vehicles off of the streets during winter storms to make sure they don’t interfere with snowplowing and sanding operations. Vehicle owners can be fined $29 per violation. The Scoop: Police officers are recommending the City Council […]
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Council overrules Finance Committee on water treatment plant
LEWISTON — Councilors on Tuesday overturned a Finance Committee decision and approved a $3.1 million bid on a Lake Auburn water treatment facility that will be shared with Auburn. The decision clears the way for the final phases of an ultraviolet water treatment facility on the banks of Lake Auburn. Councilors awarded the bid to Auburn’s […]
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CMP’s Lewiston line plan zapped by state panel
LEWISTON — The Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday rejected a Lewiston portion of Central Maine Power Co.’s proposed $1.4 billion power line upgrade. The Lewiston Loop portion of the statewide expansion Maine Power Reliability Program would have built a new substation near Middle Street and added lines connecting that to existing substations at Gulf Island […]
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Pizza 911!
LEWISTON— A man trying to get a pizza delivered Tuesday night ended up with the police on his doorstep instead, police Sgt. Danny LaChance said. The man thought he was calling Little Caesars but actually dialed 911, sending police to his residence just before 9 p.m., LaChance said. When asked how 911 could be mistaken […]
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Methadone clinic plan advances to City Council
LEWISTON — A methadone clinic’s application to locate on Mollison Way fits all the city’s zoning criteria, according a unanimous Planning Board vote Monday night. But some members said it might not fit with the neighborhood itself. “I agree that this is a child-rich area and although it meets the criteria, we should probably evaluate […]
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Lewiston veterans clinic ready to begin work
LEWISTON — Developers of a Veterans Clinic by Turnpike Exit 80 are eager to get started, after a positive Planning Board vote Monday. Sean Roberts, vice president of development for Summit Smith Health Care Facilities, said crews will begin digging on the 15 Challenger Drive site as soon as the weather allows. He said the […]
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Lewiston casino group makes second option payment
LEWISTON — Backers of a casino in the Bates Mill building No. 5 made good on their option agreement Monday, giving the city a $10,000 check. Stavros Mendros, manager of the Great Falls Recreation and Redevelopment LLC, said the group had hoped to schedule a press conference when they dropped off the check, the second […]