A quarter of a million dollars will build a pretty nice home in Maine. Four and a half million dollars should be more than enough to build a 20-unit apartment building for senior citizens, a building that is not only attractive but sound and durable. Unfortunately, after only a year, the Birch Hill Apartments in […]
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Sights Unseen: Into the spaces at The Public Theater
The second floor of The Public Theater in Lewiston houses what you would normally associate with the workings of a professional theater. Costumes and props from every era are organized into a little over 6,000 square feet. “We save everything, because you never know,” said Christopher Schario, Artistic Director for the theater. “We have this […]
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Forum focuses on bloodsucking pests
LEWISTON — Professor James Dill got his first good groan of the day when he talked about the bedbug’s “piercing, sucking mouth part.” The close-up picture on the screen behind him, illustrating the pest’s sharp proboscis, certainly added to the effect. A few people groaned; several laughed nervously. And many began to scratch involuntarily. “That’s […]
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H.S. swimming: Edward Little girls edge Lewiston; Blue Devils boys cruise
LEWISTON — Hope Mowry wasn’t going to let a little bit of ingested chlorinated water stop her. Not on this night. “I swallowed water on my first flip turn,” said Mowry, an EL senior captain who swam the anchor leg of the team’s final race against Lewiston. “It was hard to breathe the rest of […]
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Parking bans issued in Lewiston and Auburn
Parking bans have been issued in both Lewiston and Auburn. In Lewiston, police banned all street parking through noon Sunday. In Auburn, the ban is scheduled to last until 3 p.m. The restrictions are meant to ensure access to streets for snow removal and emergency travel. Violators will be towed, police said. Similar bans are […]
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Roop joines Lewiston casino effort
LEWISTON — Local convenience store owner Steve Roop said his confidence in a proposed Lewiston casino convinced him to join the effort. “I’m just glad they approached me and gave me the opportunity,” Roop said Thursday. He and Stavros Mendros announced Roop’s affiliation with the casino investment group at a short news conference at Roop’s […]
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Bedbugs topic of forum at Bates
LEWISTON — Local and state health experts, exterminators and researchers will come together Friday to talk about getting beyond the bedbug problem. “It’s a national problem and you always hear people talking about it,” said Phil Nadeau, Lewiston’s deputy city administrator and chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Public Health Committee. “The question that everybody asks is: […]
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A year after it opens, tenants point to Birch Hill problems
LEWISTON — Ed Langen wasn’t the first of the Birch Hill Apartments’ elderly tenants to be left cold by his bathroom. “There is no heat in the bathroom,” the 70-year-old said. “If you let it sit with the door open and let it get warm, that’s OK.” The problem comes when you turn on the light in […]
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Government at a Glance: Lewiston
Board: Lewiston City Council Met: Tuesday, Feb. 2 Tax credit donationsIssue: The city has led an effort since 2004 to get Lewiston’s low income residents to apply annually for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. That effort has paid off, helping 1,300 residents prepare their taxes last year alone.The Scoop: The work is done by […]