The story of St Peter and Paul’s Basilica is one of faith and perseverance. From start to finish, construction took 38 years. Yet throughout this, the parishioners of St. Peter and Paul’s never lost faith with every generation building upon the work of previous generations. On the surface, the numbers are impressive. The basilica is […]
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The Great Falls of Lewiston-Auburn
One landmark that is synonymous with the Lewiston-Auburn area is the Great Falls. The Androscoggin River is dotted with waterfalls along its 170-mile journey to the sea. These falls run the gamut in size from simple ledge drops to the massive Rumford Falls. While not nearly as large as the cascading Rumford Falls, our Great […]
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The future of Lewiston
On Monday, I spoke for the Visible Community at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for expanded bus service in Lewiston-Auburn. Now I want to speak for myself. I really appreciate the work that the Visible Community and everyone involved did to make this happen. It is important to me that now I can take a bus on […]
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Nobody really knows extent of bedbug problem
Let’s get the most important thing out of the way first: 80 percent of Lewiston is NOT infested with bedbugs. That statistic gained way more prominence than it deserved last week when an offhand estimate by a Lewiston landlord became the headline of a story, causing a bit of bedbug bedlam in official city circles. […]
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Junior Legion: Off to regionals for junior squad
LEWISTON — All of a sudden, Lewiston is a baseball town again. One day after watching the Lewiston-based American Legion team — sponsored by Gayton Post 31 of Auburn — earn a win in its first trip to a regional tournament in more than 70 years, a younger set of players will travel a quarter […]
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Legion baseball: Gayton victorious on opening day
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A shaky start turned into a resounding triumph for the athletes representing Gayton Post 31 at the Northeast Regional American Legion baseball tournament on Thursday. In the team’s first game, after spotting Gibbsboro, N.J., four runs in the top of the first inning, the bats came alive and the pitching settled down. […]
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Richard M. Chicoine
LEWISTON — Richard M. Chicoine, 45, of Nichols Street, Lewiston, died Thursday July 29, at his home after a short illness. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 10, 1965, he is the son of Ivan and Elsa (Beaudin) Chicoine. Richard was educated in Lewiston, graduated from Lewiston High School and attended Thomas College. He worked as […]
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Thief snatches wallet from woman’s walker inside building
LEWISTON — An 80-year-old woman told police Tuesday that a male in his early 20s stole her wallet from her walker inside her apartment building. Edith Ryder, who lives at Oak Park Apartments at 10 Oak St. said she was in a hallway on the first floor shortly after 2 p.m. pushing her walker when […]
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Baseball: Lewiston captures Junior Legion title
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — David Cusson waited patiently in the dugout. And he waited. And waited. After Cusson started in the first game of the Maine State American Legion Junior Tournament final for Lewiston, coach Matt Blais started Colt Bernier in the No. 9 slot in the order and moved Luke Ferrago to second, relegating […]
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Motorcycle crashes kill two
LEWISTON — Police were investigating two motorcycle crashes Monday night in Lewiston and Bridgton that left two men dead and two other people injured. The Lewiston crash happened at 6:49 p.m. on Lisbon Street in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Witnesses said an elderly woman was pulling out of the restaurant lot onto Lisbon Street […]