LEWISTON — Police reported a water main break at the intersection of Main and Lincoln streets Tuesday morning during the morning commute. The break was reported a little after 8 a.m. Traffic was down to two lanes, and police warned that there would be congestion in the area.
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H.S. Baseball: Lewiston tops Mt. Blue in extras for season’s first win
LEWISTON — Before his at-bat in the bottom of the eight, Lewiston’s Mike Wong went over to the batting cage behind home plate to get a few last-minute swings in. With starting pitcher Kyle Ullrich tossing batting practice, Wong took roughly 15 swings before heading to the plate with two outs and a runner on […]
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Lewiston, Portland part of fight against extremist recruiting
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Islamic State propagandists set their sights on recruiting Western youths through slickly produced videos, newscasts, blogs and tweets, U.S. cities with large Muslim populations are reaching out to fight the threat — and finding that one size does not fit all. In Maine, a haven for thousands of Somali immigrants, Portland […]
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L/A Arts Symposium looks at benefits of public culture
LEWISTON — A symposium on the communitywide benefits of public arts and culture will be a prelude to a benefit for downtown’s newest public art project. “Making places for art in communities can be an engine for economic- and community-based development,” Joshua Vink, president of L/A Arts, said. L/A Arts is hosting the symposium to […]
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Kennedy Park bandstand unveiling Tuesday
LEWISTON — Whether it has a new coat of paint, Kennedy Park’s historic bandstand gazebo will be ready for its unveiling Tuesday. Heather Hunter, a member of the Bandstand Restoration Committee, said this week’s rainy weather had put efforts to repaint the historic bandstand’s roof on hold. “I don’t know if it will get painted […]
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Community Concepts gets grant to help families build homes
LEWISTON — Community Concepts has received $793,800 to help 30 very-low and low-income families construct homes in rural areas across Maine. The Mutual Self-Help Housing Program is giving the money to Community Concepts to help families build homes in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, and Oxford counties. “This important investment will help 30 low-income families across […]
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Lewiston students play ‘Claim your Future’
LEWISTON — Looking at what jobs pay and what things cost, Billie Jo Britto’s eighth-graders got a sense Tuesday of how much of their paychecks they’d have after the bills are paid when they’re adults. “I’m so poor. I’m going to have to get a second job,” groaned student Caroline LaPerriere. She was filling out […]
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Snow takes over Saturday’s storm
Elsewhere in the Twin Cities, authorities said few vehicles were off the streets or involved in collisions. “Public Works did a nice job cleaning up the roads,” Lewiston police Sgt. Robert Ullrich said. A parking ban was in effect in Auburn until Sunday at 7 a.m. There was no parking ban in Lewiston. Saturday’s […]