LEWISTON — For the second time, developer Louis Ouellette is facing the same outcome for his Webster Street property. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to deny Ouellette a contract rezoning request for a 25-unit apartment complex for residents 55 and older, roughly two years after the city denied his initial request for a slightly […]
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Benefit dinner/dance, ‘An Enchanted Evening,’ to be held Oct. 19
LEWISTON — The Moon Dawgs will perform at the inaugural n Enchanted Evening dinner and dance benefit at the Royal Oak Room, 1 Bates St., on Saturday, Oct. 19. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. followed by social time at 6 p.m., and a buffet dinner. Music and dancing with The Moon Dawgs follow from 7 […]
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Lewiston City Council moves Lisbon Street smoking ban to next step
The council will vote on the extended ban in two weeks, which would ban smoking on a downtown stretch of Lisbon Street between Adams Avenue and Main Street.
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Street Talk: Goodbye, farewell and amen to the ‘Bawse’
For 25 years, I’d worked shoulder to shoulder with the great editor and now she was leaving and I found myself bereft of words. You always want to find profound lines or a daring display of affection, like B.J. Hunnicutt bidding farewell to Hawkeye with an array of stones. Some people manage it quite well, […]
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Grand Rounds to expand into Bates Mill No. 1
Gov. Janet Mills praised the company and the city Tuesday for the growth, calling Lewiston “the gem of central Maine.”
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Looming shortage of qualified workers poses threat to Maine’s economy
Business and education leaders call for greater efforts to offer post-secondary opportunities for students to boost their skills and credentials.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Lewiston based Walmart truck driver has made it to the national championships seven times
Richard Hill has competed in the American Trucking Associations national championships seven times in his four-decade career.
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Patrick Dempsey, 900 others roll along on Day 2 of Dempsey Challenge
The Buckfield native, actor and Dempsey Center namesake was one of about 900 who set off on bicycles Sunday morning to sweat, inspire and honor the fight against cancer.
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Lewiston’s Next STEP High: high school, differently
After a pilot last year, the new program has settled into the former Longley Elementary School with 20 kids and a unique partnership with Tree Street Youth.