AUGUSTA — Gerry Raymond hit the Cony defensive end so hard that his chin strap buckle broke on impact. His helmet pushed down over his eye brow with enough force to open a large gash over his eye. The Lewiston guard bled profusely onto his jersey and pants, so he went to the team doctor […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston pounds Waterville
LEWISTON — They struck early, they struck often, and the Lewiston Blue Devils left the defending Eastern Class A champion Waterville Purple Panthers absolutely shell-shocked Saturday in a clash of two of Maine’s traditional hockey powers at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. After a nonchalant first half of the first period, the Blue Devils let it […]
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Single-stream big step forward for Lewiston
We are happy to see the city of Lewiston switching to single-stream recycling, something we have advocated for both cities for several years. When Lewiston began its recycling program in the early 1990s, it urged residents to separate their recyclables within the container or in several containers. Some people still do, but many do not. […]
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Lewiston single-stream collections still weeks away
LEWISTON — With the city steering toward single-stream recycling, officials are looking for a company to haul away the collections. City councilors voted Tuesday night to switch from curb-sorted recycling to single-sort collections. That lets Lewiston residents toss all of their recyclables into a single bin, makes for faster collections and will save the city […]
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Council, Planning Board to discuss methadone clinic
LEWISTON — City officials will begin gathering information on a proposed Mollison Way methadone clinic next week. Community Substance Abuse Centers of Quincy, Mass., filed an application with the city Wednesday morning to open the clinic at 18 Mollison Way. The city has scheduled a joint City Council-Planning Board workshop meeting to review the proposal […]
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Methadone clinic would be good for L-A
When the Lewiston City Council adopted a special methadone clinic ordinance in 2006, it made locating one here difficult. Difficult, but not impossible. The council set intentionally tough standards. Among them: a requirement that a clinic must be more than 1,000 feet from churches, schools, day care centers and parks. That’s about the length of […]
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Boys’ hockey: Poussard leads Blue Devils
LEWISTON — Forced into action as a freshman, Cam Poussard announced his arrival on the Maine high school hockey scene in grand fashion. With fewer than 200 total minutes played at the varsity level, the first-year keeper backstopped his Lewiston Blue Devils to a 3-0 win over St. Dom’s in his first-ever chance to play […]
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Snow, rain, ice blanket state
A mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain that spread across Maine on Tuesday could leave behind as much as 8 inches of snow before it moves out Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Capriola said. The storm slicked roads and sent cars sliding across the region. A Carthage man was seriously injured Tuesday […]
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City approves Libbey transfer
LEWISTON — The City Council voted unanimously to transfer ownership of several former mill sites to local developer George Schott during a meeting Tuesday evening, with the understanding that he will prepare the site for future use. The plan devised by Schott and the city will give about 3 acres, including the former Libbey Mill […]
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Girls’ hockey: Stags stick Blue Devils
LEWISTON — It wasn’t quite the marquee matchup fans saw the last time Cheverus and Lewiston faced off in girls’ hockey at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, but last year’s state finalists managed to entertain those gathered at the rink on Monday just the same, squaring off in a tight, end-to-end battle with solid goaltending. For […]