LEWISTON — In preparation for its newest gallery exhibit about shoes, “Footwear: From Function to Fashion,” Museum L-A’s guest curators are searching for more information about the shoe industry in Auburn. Museum L-A has heard through sources over the years that Auburn was once known as the “White Shoe City of the World.” After many research […]
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Center for Wisdom's Women announces February programs
LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women has announced its February programming. The center will be closed Feb. 18 for Presidents Day. Red Cross Home Fire Campaign: Thursdays, Feb. 7 and 21. Kelley Lebeda will teach the use, care and installation of smoke detectors. There will be a sign-up to have a Red Cross representative do […]
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John Hasnip to play Pedro's Friday night
John Hasnip, a singer/songwriter from Yeovil, England, will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at Pedro O’Hara’s, 134 Main St., Lewiston. Hasnip is a top entertainer with a quick wit and a solid catalog of songs, great vocals and an expressive guitar style. No cover. For more information call 207-783-6200.
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Live at The Cage this weekend
LEWISTON — The Cage, 97 Ash St., will have two live shows this weekend. Black Cat Road will begin performing at 8 p.m. Friday. Cover is $2. The band Revision will start playing at 8 p.m. Saturday. Cover is $5.
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Closing weekend for The Public Theatre's 'Human Error'
LEWISTON — The Public Theatre’s production of Eric Pfeffinger’s comedy “Human Error” closes this weekend. Remaining performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. House opens 30 minutes before curtain. Concessions are on sale prior to the show. The Public Theatre is at 31 Maple St. For tickets or more […]
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Lewiston businesses attend 2019 Chef Summit in Portland
PORTLAND — If Tom Ardia had attempted to open a speak-easy-style bar in downtown Lewiston 10 years ago, it would not have worked. Just seven years ago, when Forage Market first opened, it struggled to define itself as downtown foot traffic was sparse. But during a panel discussion at the 2019 Chef Summit on Thursday, […]
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Lewiston girls among first to join Boy Scouts
LEWISTON — Beginning Friday, the Boy Scouts of America will allow girls to join for the first time in the organization’s 109-year history. A group of girls from Lewiston will lead the charge. The six girls will make history Friday when they are among the first females nationwide to join Scouts BSA, which decided last […]
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Water main bursts in Lewiston, floods streets
Lewiston firefighter Chris Fournier shines his flashlight on water gushing out of a snowbank on Ashmount Street in Lewiston Thursday night. Thousands of gallons of water flooded streets, backyards and basements throughout the neighborhood because of a water main break. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) LEWISTON — A water main burst beneath Ashmount Street […]
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Lewiston man gets 3 years for beating woman
Kendrick Leonard sits in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Wednesday awaiting sentencing on an assault charge. AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced to serve three years of a six-year prison sentence for beating a woman with stick, breaking her arm and giving here a severe concussion. Kendrick Leonard, 31, of 113 Bartlett St. pleaded […]
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Bates professor to present program at Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The 2018-19 season of the Great Falls Forum continues Thursday, Feb. 14, featuring Senem Aslan, associate professor of politics at Bates College in Lewiston. The program will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Aslan’s talk, “Populism and the Politics of Emotion,” will illuminate people’s understanding of […]