Tree Street Youth Executive Director Julia Sleeper gets a hug from David Cassidy of Schooner Estates after Schooner staff and residents delivered a passenger van donated by Schooner Estates in Lewiston on Tuesday. Schooner, a senior living community in Auburn, used the van to take residents on trips and out to eat. John Rice said […]
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Readying for more snow at Lewiston Public Works
Matt Pelletier, foreground, hands Todd Ledwell tools while the Lewiston Public Works employees repair a plow truck in preparation for Tuesday night’s snowfall. Repairing snow-removal equipment is constant this time of year, welder Mike Robitaille said. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover) Matt Pelletier backs a plow truck Tuesday into the Lewiston Public Works garage. […]
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Maine Event Comedy presents Kyron Hobdy at Cowbell
LEWISTON — Maine Event Comedy debuts at Cowbell Grill & Tap with Funniest Comic in New England finalist Kyron Hobdy at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at 49 Lisbon St. He’ll be joined by Brian Brinegar and Julie Poulin. Hobdy, who regularly works with Maine comedy legend Bob Marley, has become a New England favorite by […]
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Oasis of Music bring flute and violin duets to Trinity Church
LEWISTON — Flute and violin duets by G. F. Telemann will be featured at this week’s Oasis of Music from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Chris Lansley, flute, and Greg Boardman, violin, will play sonatas written by the baroque composer who, in all his 86 years, had one […]
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LPL hosts local biographer Mark Griffin
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library will welcome back local author Mark Griffin to celebrate his new book, “All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson.” The free, public program will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the library’s Callahan Hall. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with co-stars, family members and […]
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New York man charged with attempted strangulation, robbery at Lewiston motel
LEWISTON — A Rochester, New York, man accused of trying to strangle a woman and robbing her at a local motel last week had bail set at $50,000 cash in 8th District Court on Monday. Howard Decarlis, 37, is being held at an Auburn jail on one count of aggravated assault and one count of […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 28 AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. Workshop will include a preview of next year’s budget and an update from the Auburn Business Development Corp. Regular meeting will include Mayor Jason Levesque’s state of the city address. LEWISTON — Community meeting with Todd Finn, […]
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Sloth selfie
Jan Bielau-Nivus of Rome takes a selfie Sunday afternoon with “Flash,” the sloth being held by handler Catalina Vargas at the Foundation for Animal Rescue and Education’s First Natural History Exhibition at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston. Bielau-Nivus, a sloth enthusiast, was excited to take a photograph with a real sloth. Bielau-Nivus said she loves that […]
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Lewiston foodies to mix it up at annual Chef Summit
LEWISTON — Restaurateurs and chefs from the Twin Cities will be well-represented this week at the annual Chef Summit hosted by Taste Maine’s Future. In fact, the food scene in Lewiston has received enough attention that downtown Lewiston will be featured as a trending area of Maine, giving the city its own “food town” panel […]
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Bates hosts author Thursday
Bates College will present author Benjamin Nugent for its Literary Arts Live series of readings and conversations at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Nugent wrote the novel “Good Kids” and the cultural history book “American Nerd.” His work has been anthologized in “Best American Short Stories” and his collection “Fraternity” is forthcoming. His free talk is at Muskie […]