LEWISTON — Work on the Maine Turnpike bridge will shut down traffic on Lisbon Street overnight Thursday. State road crews will remove two steel beams under the turnpike’s northbound lane between Sabattus and Lewiston as part of an ongoing effort to widen the road, resident engineer Charles Myers said. The work is scheduled to begin at […]
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What young professionals want for Lewiston/Auburn
LEWISTON — Young professionals crave new bands, nightclubs and restaurants, but they’re not sure what’s already out there. They consider Lewiston and Auburn’s downtowns to be pedestrian friendly, but they aren’t likely to walk between them. They don’t feel connected to the area, but they want to be. And YPLAA really, really wants them to […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Dragons drop double digits on Devils
LEWISTON — Brunswick High School senior Allison Walton was sent back onto Don Roux Field on Saturday morning with a time limit and unspoken orders not to shoot. So it was no surprise that Dragons coach Martyn Davison wielded a quick hook when Walton scored her fifth goal of the game, a one-timer so pretty […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Lewiston can’t break Brunswick
LEWISTON — For a guy with three shutouts in three varsity boys’ soccer starts, Brunswick High School junior Seth Holmblad hasn’t exactly been overworked. That changed dramatically in the final three minutes of regulation Saturday afternoon at Don Roux Field. Holmblad deflected one golden opportunity to the relative safety of the green real estate beyond […]
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Sights Unseen: Secrets of the Androscoggin River
Few people have the opportunity to explore the Androscoggin River from a canoe or a kayak. On a recent trip with YPPLA and the Great Falls Paddling Society, we got to do just that.
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Officials recall the wounds of 9/11
LEWISTON — No amount of planning could have prepared police and firefighters for the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., nine years ago. “It was an impossible day,” said Chief Michael Bussiere of the Lewiston Police Department, speaking at a Twin Cities Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday. “It was a day that […]
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Lewiston firefighter suspended
LEWISTON – A city firefighter arrested on rape charges Thursday was placed on administrative leave a day later. Donald Lagrange, 54, of 22 Baril St., was placed on leave with pay after the fire chief and city administrator met with him to discuss the matter. Lagrange, a 31-year veteran of the force, was arrested by […]
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Football: Witches melt against Blue Devils
LEWISTON — One of the major question marks heading into Friday night’s Pine Tree Conference football game was how the Brewer defense would be able to stop the speed and quickness of the Lewiston backfield. After 298 rushing yards and 56 points, that questioned remained unanswered. The Blue Devils had five touchdowns longer than 45 […]
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Blue Mass set for the Basilica Sunday
LEWISTON — Law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services personnel from across the state will gather here Sunday for a special commemorative Mass to honor their service to the people of Maine. The annual Blue Mass will be held at 10 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Ash Street. Bishop Richard […]
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Lights out for workers at last U.S. bulb plant
President Barack Obama is at his oratorical best when he talks about the “green jobs.” “When folks lift up the hoods on the cars of the future, I want them to see engines stamped ‘Made in America,’” he said in August. “When new batteries to store solar power come off the line, I want to […]