The city’s spokeswoman said Tuesday that it has contracted with a hotel in Lewiston, in addition to one in Freeport, to house asylum seekers starting Wednesday.
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Basilica tours to return during Great Falls Balloon Festival Aug. 19, 20
The St. Margaret of Castello Lay Dominican Pro-chapter is bringing back the basilica tours during the Great Falls Balloon Festival, last offered in 2015. Tours are scheduled from approximately noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19 and 20. Free van rides will be offered between the Oxford Street entrance to the festival and […]
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Civil War battlefields topic of Aug. 17 historical society talk
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Historical Society plans to host an expert on Civil War battlefields at its next “A Quiet Conversation about Maine Civil War Soldiers,” scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the society’s 93 Lisbon St. home. Nick Picerno, chairman emeritus of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in New Market, Virginia, will […]
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Great Falls Balloon Festival Schedule for 2023
Entertainment will feature new nonprofit food booths, a diverse group of craft and trade vendors and many new live performers on stage at Simard-Payne Memorial Park.
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Great Falls Balloon Festival parade will start at 11 a.m. Saturday
The parade will go down Main Street in Auburn from the Elm Street intersection across Longley Bridge into Lewiston, down Lincoln Street and up Chestnut Street ending at the Mill Street intersection.
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How to best enjoy the Great Falls Balloon Festival on the ground
The festival this weekend allows visitors to share the field with the balloon crews getting ready for launch. Keep these tips and safety measures in mind.
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Lewiston School Committee approves funding for learning academies
The superintendent hopes the new approach will ‘grab them’ and ‘initiate them.’
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Photo: Lisbon Street mural on its way
The Color Wizard works his magic Monday afternoon on Lisbon Street.
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Photos: Former Celtics star Antoine Walker visits Jr. Celtics event at Lewiston Armory
Retired NBA great is special guest on the first day of a week-long “Junior Celtics Academy” basketball camp sponsored by the Maine Celtics at the Lewiston Armory.
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Great Falls Balloon Festival presents ‘Boo-loon Bash’ this weekend
Festivities will include 16 balloons launching each morning and evening as well as entertainment and foods.