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November Food For Thought speaker announced
LEWISTON — Senior College at USM/LA will host Anna Wrobel as speaker at Food For Thought on Friday Nov. 8, at noon. The presentation will be about one hour. The date is very close to Kristallnacht, the night and day in 1938 when the Nazi regime made its first full assault on the Jews of Germany […]
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Election 2019: Lewiston School Committee Ward 4
Candidate Tanya Whitlow refused to fill out a profile
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Animal Tales: Lewiston shelter turns to facial recognition to get lost pets home
With just 4% of lost cats returned to their families, the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society hopes a high-tech solution will help.
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New Connors school working on growing pains, identity
LEWISTON — Dr. Sara Sims, principal of the new Connors Elementary School, likes to end her morning announcements by telling her students “I love you,” in several languages. Two weeks into the school year, a boy from Somalia came into the office and told her, “Dr. Sims, you’re just not saying it right.” “Teach me. […]
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Maine Ghost Hunters visit Bates Mill to search for paranormal activity
Maine Ghost Hunters, a nonprofit organization founded in 2008, visited the Bates Mill in September to search for paranormal activity at the request of Museum L-A. On Saturday, the investigative team revealed the results of their search at the museum’s “Mysteries at the Mill” event.
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Larry Gilbert Jr. named Maine Press Association’s ‘Unsung Hero’ for 2019
The Sun Journal, Advertiser Democrat and Franklin Journal won more than 30 awards at Saturday’s annual Maine Press Association conference in South Portland.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Oct. 21 AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. LEWISTON — Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room at City Hall. TUESDAY, Oct. 22 AUBURN — Auburn Police Department’s Self-Defense for Women, 5 p.m. at East Auburn Baptist Church, 560 Park Ave. The […]
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Lewiston to receive $5M for lead abatement
The city will address lead hazards in 280 housing units.
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Lewiston man makes plea deal in case of high-speed chase
LEWISTON — A local man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a police chase last year in the city’s downtown. James Hill, 30, of 1990 Lisbon St. appeared in 8th District Court where he entered guilty pleas to several charges in a September 2018 high-speed chase, including a felony charge of eluding an officer. […]