LEWISTON — Casino backers touted their plan Thursday, urging legislators to skip a public vote in November and adopt it as written. “This project was born out of the desire to maximize the economic impact for Lewiston and to minimize the adverse impact,” said Peter Robinson, one partner in Great Falls Recreation and Redevelopment LLC. […]
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‘Checkered Floors’: Woman shares her personal crisis and how a man from Somalia struggling to make a life in Lewiston ‘became her rock’
“We forget what we share. What we need is more interaction.” — Cheryl Hamilton LEWISTON — Lessons learned from Lewiston’s experience with Somali migration are being taught all over the country. Now, Cheryl Hamilton is bringing her powerful personal account to Portland and Brunswick in solo performances of “Checkered Floors.” The Maine premiere at […]
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Lewiston casino effort notches 75,000 signatures
LEWISTON — Backers of establishing a casino in Bates Mill building No. 5 say they’ve collected enough signatures to get their plan on the November 2011 ballot. Stavros Mendros, of Great Falls Recreation and Redevelopment LLC, has scheduled a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Lewiston City Hall to discuss the group’s next steps. […]
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Twin Cities plows started later under budget-savvy snow plans
LEWISTON — City plow trucks didn’t start hitting the streets until 10 p.m. Sunday — hours later than they would have in years past, according to Public Works Director Dave Jones. “We held off using the plows as long as we could,” Jones said Tuesday. “We sent out the sand trucks at about 7 p.m., […]
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High school basketball: Rams win ugly over Blue Devils
LEWISTON — With holidays and blizzards disrupting practice and game schedules, one could expect Bangor and Lewiston to be a little rusty for Tuesday night’s KVAC clash. This one went from rusty to sloppy to ugly quick, yet ended up being fairly exciting, if not pretty. Lewiston fought back from a nine-point deficit to trail […]
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Lewiston sets Christmas tree collections Jan. 3-7
LEWISTON — Curbside Christmas tree collection begins next week, according to the city’s Public Works Department. The city will collect all Christmas trees left out with the weekly trash collection on Jan. 3 through 7. Trees will be collected on the residents’ normal trash collection days. Trees must have all tinsel, lights and ornaments removed. […]
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Lewiston attic fire causes minimal damage
LEWISTON — An attic fire caused minimal damage to a home at 39 Avon St. on Monday afternoon, Lewiston fire officials said. The fire was reported at about 3:15 p.m., Lewiston Fire Investigator Paul Ouellette said, when a resident smelled smoke in the house and called the Fire Department. Five trucks responded, and firefighters found […]
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Police Log
CHARGES Lewiston John Noah Coleman, 27, of 5 Benjamin St., Auburn, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without a license and refusing to sign a summons at 12:44 a.m. Friday at 134 Main St. Rod Meneide, 31, of Mattapan, Mass., operating a motor vehicle while under the influence at […]
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All-region boys’ soccer: Hersi’s passion drives him to succeed
LEWISTON — If you took Ali Hersi out of the Lewiston soccer lineup, the difference would be obvious. That was something the Blue Devils experienced the hard way last year. “He has as much passion to play as the other guy, but he reads the game,” Lewiston coach Mike McGraw said. “He can anticipate what […]