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Calendar of Events for Oct. 1, 2010

Music Oct. 1: BATH, Dorie Barnes, vocals, and Jesse Feinberg, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373 Oct. 1: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Acoustic Eidolon will perform at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $15/$18 633-5159 Oct. 1: BRUNSWICK, the Hassan Muhammad Trio will perform at 7:30 […]

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High School Football: Lewiston backfield a four-midable group

“Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore, they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases.”  — Grantland Rice LEWISTON — At Lewiston High School, their real names are: Keene, McKinnon, Therrien and Turcotte. That is the unbeaten Blue Devils’ four-headed running back rotation, […]

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Bates Mill historic district considered

LEWISTON — State historic preservation officials will discuss placing the area around the Bates Mill on the National Register of Historic Places at a public hearing Oct. 7. Christi Mitchell of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission said the proposed district would make developments there eligible for federal and state tax credits of about 50 percent. […]

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Study ending LA’s turnpike dream gets reviews next week

The Twin Cities won’t get a turnpike interchange nearer to downtown, according to a Maine Department of Transportation study being reviewed at a pair of meetings next week. A new interchange wouldn’t improve traffic in either city, according to traffic engineers. “The study basically says we are just not there right now,” Don Craig, director […]

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The Ten Spot: Lewiston, Leavitt, MV keep moving up

1. Bangor (4-0) – Rams getting ready to face Mt. Blue for the third time in 364 days, or more quickly than most southern Maine broadcasters can say Seccareccia. 2. Thornton (4-0) – While the other Western Class A teams got their gentle wake-up call last weekend, the Trojans kept their foot on the accelerator […]

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Soccer Notebook: Dirigo back for more

What the Dirigo boys’ soccer team lost in talent and experience last year has been replaced by effort and teamwork. The result so far is a pretty impressive season despite the fact that the Cougars lost a significant part of the team that won 12 games last year and reached the MVC championship game. “It […]

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St. Mary’s practices add pre-registration

LEWISTON — Patients will now be asked to preregister for appointments with their family doctor — confirming insurance, mailing addresses and other information over the phone — if that doctor’s office is part of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.  Earlier this year, St. Mary’s began switching its primary care and family practices from federally-qualified health […]

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Pair outlines Lake Auburn complaint for Lewiston councilors

LEWISTON — The Twin Cities’ efforts to protect Lake Auburn’s water quality could be unfair and a burden on most residents, city councilors were told Tuesday. Dan Bilodeau of Auburn and Doug Stone of Lewiston presented councilors with the draft of a complaint they are considering filing with the state Public Utilities Commission. The draft […]