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Rinck earns best in show in international creative awards competition
LEWISTON — Rinck Advertising took home best in show award at the 18th annual Davey Awards, which honors the finest creative work from the best small shops, firms, agencies and companies worldwide. The agency won Best in Show: Integrated Campaign, Promotional & Branding for its work with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Keeper […]
Holiday at the Plaza to ring in the season Saturday
Santa, reindeer, food, skating and more to flood Lewiston’s Dufresne Plaza starting at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Advent festivals set for Lewiston, Jay, Scarborough, Yarmouth, Falmouth
People can celebrate the Advent season at Festivals of Lessons and Carols, set to be presented at multiple locations in Maine in the coming weeks. The Festival of Lessons and Carols is an Advent tradition that dates back to the late 19th century. It is a blend of Scripture, prayers, and Christmas carols chosen to […]
Lisbon Street water main leak shuts down water for some in Lewiston
Lewiston residents and businesses along the Androscoggin Avenue and South Avenue stretch of Lisbon street were without water until early Monday, according to officials.
Lewiston, Auburn to create management plan for damaging invasive vine
Originally planted in the U.S. as an ornamental vine in the 1800s, Asiatic bittersweet is now widespread in the northeast, choking trees and out-competing native plants.
Stanton Bird Club celebrates Thorncrag’s 100 years as Lewiston’s refuge
Go spend some time in nature, in Lewiston’s spacious backyard known as Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary. Walking up the yellow trail, you might hear a scuttle, a chirp. You might see movement out of the corner of your eye – a fox or a coyote. Just about a half mile into the sanctuary, you’ll come upon […]
Kora Shriners to dedicate statue Dec. 3 in Lewiston
Kora Shriners in Lewiston has been celebrating several significant anniversary dates during 2022. This year marks the 130th anniversary of the founding of Kora Shriners, the 150th anniversary of parent organization Shriners International, and 100 years of the beginning of Shriners Hospitals for Children, according to a news release from John R. Knox, past potentate […]
Lewiston church plans advent vocation event for high schoolers Dec. 3
LEWISTON — A High School Advent Day of Recollection is scheduled to be held Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St. The event will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude with Mass at 4 p.m. A Day of Recollection is an opportunity to withdraw for a few hours […]
Chamber society singers to sing at Lewiston’s Dec. 3 tree, menorah lighting
The Maine Music Society Chamber Singers plan to perform Christmas carols at Lewiston’s Tree and Menorah Lighting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Dufresne Plaza on Lisbon Street. With the help of Janet Mitchko of The Public Theatre, the 13-member group will be dressed in outfits reminiscent of Victorian carolers and perform well-known holiday […]