LEWISTON — Maine Event Comedy presents Rhode Island’s Chris Thomas at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Bear Bones Beer, 43 Lisbon St. He’ll be joined by Liam McGurk, David McLaughlin and Nick Gordon. An open-mic will follow the show. Originally from Cleveland, Thomas weaves his unique perspective on society and culture into hilarious stories. He’s […]
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Krezner music featured at Oasis of Music on Wednesday
LEWISTON — Maine’s premier klezmer music duo, Sruli Dresdner and Lisa Mayer, will perform at this week’s Oasis of Music, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Trinity Church, 247 Bates St. Mayer, international Jewish musician, writer and personality, will perform original Biblical ballads. She will be accompanied by her husband, Rabbi Sruli Dresdner. […]
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The Public Theatre seeks volunteers
LEWISTON — The Public Theatre is seeking volunteers for behind-the-scenes work on upcoming productions and for its silent auction in March. Responsible people of any age who have time and interest in working backstage, or learning how to be a light or soundboard operator on a production will be considered. The positions do not require […]
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Lewiston School Committee: What You Need to Know
Lewiston School Committee Monday, Jan. 14 Dingley Building Leaders elected What happened: Mark Cayer was re-elected chairman and Monique Roy was elected vice chairwoman. Superintendent search What happened: Although not mentioned at the meeting, the names of three semifinalists for superintendent were announced in a School Department email Monday. They are Christiana Otuwa of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Todd […]
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Family of Lewiston man killed in brawl releases statement
LEWISTON— The family of Donald Giusti, a Lewiston man who died after a brawl in Kennedy Park in June, released a statement Monday asking for anyone with information to come forward, and for authorities to charge someone with the death. “Donnie’s case must also not fall through the cracks or be sidetracked to other, more recent […]
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Lewiston, Auburn starting to feel sting of government shutdown
LEWISTON — Three weeks into the U.S. government shutdown, city officials say they are largely handling its impact for now, but are concerned over more demands on General Assistance should the shutdown drag on. City Administrator Ed Barrett said Monday that the longest government shutdown in history has so far “not had a major effect […]
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This is what working in the cold looks like
Clouds form after digging exposes warm dirt and St. Laurent & Sons worker Josh Becvar exhales in Monday morning’s frigid temperatures off Bartlett Street in Lewiston. The area surrounding the former Hudson Bus property is being transformed into a giant catch basin for the Gully Brook water runoff from Bartlett Hill, new athletic fields at Lewiston […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 14 AUBURN — City Council workshop, 5:30 p.m. The workshop will begin at the Norway Savings Bank Arena, 985 Turner St., and move to the Auburn Senior Community Center, 48 Pettengill Park Road. LEWISTON — School Committee, 6:45 p.m., Dingley Building. Agenda: update on substitute hiring, approval of unbudgeted accounting positions, approval of new […]
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Cleaning up after sharing a warm meal
Lucky DiBello washes dishes Sunday at the Calvary United Methodist Church kitchen in Lewiston, as the weekly warming center hours come to a close. While there is not always a meal available, this week there were leftovers from a baked bean supper that volunteers were happy to provide. The center is open Sundays from noon […]
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Open auditions announced for 8th annual Maine's Got Talent
LEWISTON — Maine’s Got Talent will hold three open auditions for Maine-based singers, bands and musicians of all kinds for a chance to be selected as one of 10 performers to compete for cash prizes during their 2019 event. Auditions will be held: • Saturday, Jan. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Empire Live Music […]