LEWISTON — Single-stream recycling, paired with traditional household trash collections, could wind up saving the city $30,000 more each year. Public Works Director David Jones said he planned to bring a resolution to councilors next week asking them to support keeping trash collections in Lewiston the same as they are now but changing the city’s […]
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Halfway to goal says YWCA
LEWISTON — The YWCA of Central Maine is nearing the halfway point in its $1 million fundraising effort. “It’s almost $500,000,” said Lee Young, president of the YWCA chapter’s board. “We’ve gone a long way and we have a long way to go.” Recent changes have included the creation of a building committee to lead […]
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L-A moves to meet federal flouride rules
AUBURN — Twin Cities water officials moved quickly Tuesday, reducing the amount of fluoride in treated water to meet new federal guidelines. Auburn Water District Superintendent John Storer said the cities cut the amount of fluoride added to the drinking water from 1.2 parts-per-million to between 0.65 and 0.70 parts-per-million. The cities have added the […]
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Demolition leaves hole in landscape and in our hearts
“You’re out on the streets looking good, and baby, deep down in your heart I guess you know that it ain’t right.” Seeing great old monuments in our midst disappear gives us the blues, in this case the Janis Joplin, rip-your-heart-out kind of blues. It saddens us to see the formerly proud United Baptist Church […]
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Boys’ basketball: Vikings keep Devils blue
SOUTH PARIS — Two frustrating losing streaks hung in the balance in the agonizing final five seconds of Tuesday night’s KVAC tilt between Lewiston and Oxford Hills. Trailing by three, Lewiston had two chances to tie the game on the final possession. Shawn Ricker’s 3-point attempt went halfway down before rimming out. The Blue Devils […]
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Cities to kick off tax-prep program
LEWISTON — An effort to help poor and low-income residents get the most out of their income tax returns kicks off Tuesday. This will be the seventh year the cities of Lewiston and Auburn and the Annie E. Casey Foundation have sponsored the “Take the Money; You’ve Earned It” program. City, state and federal officials are scheduled to […]
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Loaded school bus hit on Lisbon Street
LEWISTON — Seven students were shaken up Monday afternoon when their minibus was hit by a sport utility vehicle at Prospect Avenue and Lisbon Street, officials said. According to witnesses, a red Ford Escape was headed north on Lisbon Street at about 3:15 p.m. and turning left onto Prospect Avenue, where the minibus was stopped. […]
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Police log
CHARGES Lewiston * Leigh Roberts, 35, of 108 Sabattus St., five warrants, 2:15 a.m. Thursday on College Street. * Christine Marie Gilleland, 24, of 30 Main St., Sabattus, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violating condition of release, 4:35 p.m. Friday on Lisbon Street. * Joseph Meeks, 45, of 120 Holland St., domestic violence […]
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A taste of methadone: Other cities report few problems as Lewiston eyes first clinic
LEWISTON — Joey Masse began going to a methadone clinic last February after using heroin and OxyContin for seven years. He had a wife and young girls to think about. The 31-year-old meets a Community Concepts car every day at 4:30 a.m. for a ride to Portland’s Merrimack River Medical Services, a nondescript office-space-turned-methadone-clinic that serves […]