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 […]
Mark LaFlamme: Are we having fun yet?
Man offers to pimp for undercover cop This still cracks me up. I mean, it’s one thing when you accidentally rear-end a cruiser after leaving a bar – we’ve all been there, right? – but offering to don a big hat, pinky ring and some gold chains for an undercover 5-0? That kind of thing […]
How a Bates College professor from Turner helped forge Edmund Muskie's political career
LEWISTON — Sometimes a life hinges on whether someone finds what they need at the moment they need it. A Bates College professor played that role for one of America’s leading politicians during the Cold War, former U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, a lanky young man from Rumford who walked into Brooks Quimby’s classroom […]
Lewiston urges dog license renewals by Thursday to avoid late fine
LEWISTON — The City Clerk’s office sent a reminder this week that residents must renew dog licenses by Jan. 31 to avoid a late fine. City Clerk Kathy Montejo said in a recent news release that according to state law, dog licenses expire Dec. 31, and a $25 fine is added for all dogs licensed […]
Massachusetts man pleads guilty in Lewiston apartment building shooting
AUBURN — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to two felonies stemming from an early morning shooting last summer in the stairwell of a downtown Lewiston apartment building. James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester admitted Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court to illegal possession of a firearm and reckless conduct, both Class C felonies and […]
Live music at The Cage Saturday night
LEWISTON — The band Hatred Alive will play at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Cage, 97 Ash St. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 207-783-0668.
Continental Shakedown to play at Fusion
Power trio Continental Shakedown will bring its unique blues/rock sound to the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Fusion in the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St., Lewiston. There is no cover.
Colorful weatherproofing
Garrett Starr works on his grandfather’s house on Summer Street in Lewiston on Thursday. Starr, who works for his father’s contracting company, Starr Construction, was helping to get the 100-year-old house weatherproofed against the cold temperatures. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn)
Lewiston tenants robbed of pot at gunpoint
LEWISTON — Two men broke into an Oxford Street apartment Wednesday night, threatening tenants at gunpoint before stealing marijuana, according to police. Dominique C. Bailey, 29, of Lewiston was arrested and charged with robbery and burglary, each a felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison. He also was charged with misdemeanor theft. He […]