Tributes were pouring in Tuesday for Strout, a colorful personality known as much for his human connections as his 25-plus years of handling troublesome animals.
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Grammy winners in Bath, Cindy Lou in Monmouth, house party in Lewiston | Get out!
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
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California nonprofit can acquire Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston, state says
Prime Healthcare Foundation has vowed to invest $150 million in the system, but state officials have conditions.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
St. Dom’s high school to reopen at iconic Peck Building in Lewiston
The diocese closed the Auburn campus at the end of the 2024-25 school year after 84 years, citing low enrollment and operating losses.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston names Carly Conley as its first female police chief
Conley has been with the department for nearly a quarter-century.
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Mystery Photo for Nov. 23, 2025
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
6-year-old marked by trauma struggles with switch to Lewiston schools
The girl’s family says she was thriving at Margaret Murphy Center for Children in Auburn before being moved to a new program in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Mark LaFlamme, News
Thanksgiving tips to guarantee you get banished to the kiddie table | Column
Mark LaFlamme offers his food preferences for his Thanksgiving dinner at your house. Don’t panic. The list is short, and crunchy.
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Salon worker, client recovering after weekend crash in Lewiston
Jessica White was working on Tammy Rinesmith’s nails at JD Cuts Family Salon when a vehicle crashed through the side of the salon Nov. 15. The driver died in the collision.
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Lewiston bans parking on section of downtown street known for prostitution
Kevin Boilard, president of the city’s emergency warming center on Horton Street, said the property has become the ‘backdrop of a year-round pattern of men driving through the neighborhood and openly soliciting on our streets.’