LEWISTON —Jennifer Hayes knows that cans of food can be warmed over a small flame. She also knows that a person can eat straight from the can. “I was homeless once,” said Hayes as she handed out hats, gloves, Christmas stockings and cans of food to a long line of people in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park […]
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Great Falls Forum: Survivor welcomes new recovery house in Lewiston
Regina Mullins-Greenlee, a survivor of addiction, prostitution and human trafficking, spoke about a housing and recovery model that is now being replicated in Lewiston.
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Gunfire outside Lewiston apartment building hits a refrigerator
LEWISTON — Police are investigating after shots were reported fired early Thursday on Walnut Street. Police said one shot passed through a tenement wall and struck a refrigerator inside a home at 21 Walnut St. No one was hurt and no arrests were made as of late Thursday afternoon. It happened shortly after midnight, police […]
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Lisbon woman says a Honda CRV hit her and fled in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A Lisbon Falls woman told police she was hit by a car Wednesday that fled the scene. Police said they responded to Papa John’s Pizza restaurant near the corner of Lisbon Street and East Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian hit by a car. The woman, Erlene Millett, […]
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Two months in, new chamber president shakes things up: ‘Let’s do something amazing’
Shanna Cox has rolled out new tiered membership dues at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, from $100 to $3,500, and wants to hold more events when more people can make it and feel comfortable. Think grabbing a drink at Buffalo Wild Wings.
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Lewiston City Council gives informal approval to ‘Hopeful’ artwork
During a workshop Tuesday, councilors said they support the proposed installation of a large sign on the Main Street side of Bates Mill No. 5.
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Lewiston felon pleads guilty to gun charge
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to being a felon with a gun. Wearing a jail suit and with his ankles shackled at U.S. District Court, Sabree Branch, 27, admitted to the Class C felony, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. […]