FALMOUTH —Marisa Zamrock and Sophie Goulet each registered two goals Friday, staking St. Dom’s to a 6-0 win over Falmouth at Family Ice Center on opening night of the girls’ hockey season. Goulet and Zamrock scored unassisted goals in the first period. Zamrock set up Goulet’s goal early in the second, and Zamrock converted a […]
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Mosque may have outgrown Bartlett location
We hope Lewiston city staff can help Bartlett Street neighbors work out their escalating parking issues. In the end, however, the city may have to admit that this is not a good location for anything that draws a crowd, including a mosque. In a two-hour gripe session at Tuesday night’s council meeting, property owner and […]
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Lights, cocoa and trees big part of holiday celebration
LEWISTON — For the fourth year, the Twin Cities will kick off their holiday celebration together — with lights, music, hot chocolate and two big trees on Monday. “It definitely has grown over the years,” said Tracey Steuber, community business specialist for the city of Auburn. “People weren’t exactly sure what it was going to […]
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Charitable statistics
Charitable giving can make an individual feel good and provide many other benefits. Here are some philanthropic items to ponder. * Americans are the most generous charitable donors in the world. It would take 14 Italians, 3 French and 7 Germans to equal the donating power of one American. * There are close to 975,000 […]
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Stuffing gets a starring role
Turkey may be the star of the holiday table, but for many people, the stuffing is what they really can’t wait to eat. This year, satisfy those cravings with some delicious new stuffing recipes that make enough for some equally tasty leftovers. These “planned-over” recipes from Mrs. Cubbison’s will let the family enjoy their favorite […]
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Hot holiday toys for 2010
Every child wants the popular toys for Christmas. Each year parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles head to the stores in search of those sold-out items and must-have gifts. So what gifts are bound to be snatched from toy store shelves this season? Here are a few that kids are bound to be requesting. * Moon […]
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Main Street redesign gets approval from residents, council
LEWISTON — A traffic light at Strawberry Avenue and lowered median made a redesign plan for Main Street palatable to neighbors Tuesday night. Councilors voted 7-0 to sign an agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation spelling out the details of how the road will be remade. The biggest issue for neighbors, especially those living […]
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Rite Aid: $3,000 reward for robber
LEWISTON — Police on Tuesday morning announced that Rite Aid has offered a $3,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of a man who demanded OxyContin and ran off with an undisclosed amount Monday afternoon. The man was described as white and 6 feet tall, wearing a green coat, blue jeans and black shoes. […]
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Trading stories at Lisbon Street pawn shop
On the floor at Pine Tree Trading Inc. on Lisbon Street in Lewiston about a dozen men gather regularly to swap stories, not buy or sell guns or jewelry. Many are members of the Freemasons of Maine who come to socialize. “I am . . . a professional bum,” said retiree Charles Casey as he […]
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Traffic timing project waiting on parts
AUBURN — A project to link the city’s traffic lights and provide better timed traffic control is on hold, waiting for parts. Crews removed the networking equipment connecting the traffic lights along the corridor connecting Auburn’s Court Street and Lewiston’s Main Street this summer, replacing the slower copper wire system with fiber optics. “So the […]