LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice employees Laura Bachelder and Trisha Dubois are the 2022 recipients for the Julie Shackley Memorial Scholarship for Nursing Education. This scholarship is available to Androscoggin employees wishing to pursue or advance their professional education in nursing. Chosen for their exemplary demonstration of Androscoggin’s values of integrity, compassion, excellence […]
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As the school year approaches, many teaching positions remain vacant
Some school systems are facing little hope of filling some of the most critical positions.
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Gerald Walsh hired as manager of L/A Arts
LEWISTON — The board of directors of L/A Arts announces that Gerald Walsh is the new arts agency manager. Walsh, a visual artist, received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has exhibited his work across the Northeast for the past two decades. He has taught at several […]
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Southern Maine veterans group to meet Aug. 11 in Lewiston
The Southern Maine Squadron has announced that the Air Force veterans that took basic training at Sampson Air Force Base from 1950 to 1956 will be getting together at noon Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Governors Restaurant at 1185 Lisbon St. in Lewiston, according to a news release from Bob Sawyer. Sampson was a naval […]
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Kick back and keep cool at local cooling centers
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for parts of Maine from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday. What is your strategy for cooling down during heat waves?
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Iconic medallion moved from former Lewiston church to the basilica
Elaine Roop said she made a promise to the Virgin Mary to find her “a proper place.”
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Event commemorating Hiroshima Day, pro-peace work of Bernard Lown is set for Saturday
LEWISTON— An event commemorating Hiroshima Day and the pro-peace advocacy of Dr. Bernard Lown will be held Saturday at the Gendron Franco Center at 10 a.m. The event will start with a gathering at the center at 46 Cedar St. before moving to the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge, where observances will be held at the […]
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Lewiston library, Augusta museum to partner for lobster adventure
The Lewiston Public Library plans to partner with Maine State Museum educators for Landing the Lobster, a virtual adventure in a fishing boat. The event — scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, in Callahan Hall at the 200 Lisbon St. library — is for all ages. This in-person program will allow participants to hear […]
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Maine religious leaders hope to stem drop in attendance
Religious attendance is on the decline in Maine, the third least religious state in the nation, according to Gallup polls.