“We’ve had a handful of crazy incidents over the last six months, mainly mental health and drug-related problems, that have been scary to the staff,” Library Director Rick Speer said. “It puts a lot of stress on them, and it’s not what they’ve signed up for in terms of library work.” Sometimes it starts with […]
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Boxing: N.H. author to discuss “Phantom Punch” at Lewiston Public Library
The eyes of the sports world — trained two generations ago never to miss a bout for the one, the only, heavyweight championship — were fixed upon Lewiston shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 1965. If those eyes didn’t blink, perhaps they saw the short, stabbing right hand of Muhammad Ali connecting with the temple […]
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Amended bid approved for Rumford library repairs
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an amended bid for exterior repairs to the Rumford Public Library. At the previous meeting, the board tabled approval of a base bid of $154,000 by H.E. Callahan for the work until it checked the roof to see what repairs are necessary. Following an […]
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Town council discusses Historical Society’s insurance coverage
MECHANIC FALLS — Closing the Mechanic Falls Historical Society’s headquarters for the winter will affect insurance coverage on the building, Town Manager Koriene Low told the town council on Monday. Due to fact that the historical society lacks the funds to pay for heating the former Congregational Church building on Elm Street, officials made the […]
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George Mitchell backs Iran nuclear deal at Lewiston Public Library
LEWISTON — The road to real peace is long and winding, but it always beats the alternative. While former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, an iconic Maine Democrat and global peacemaker, didn’t put it quite like that, his message to a group of about 150 gathered Tuesday could be easily summed up that way. Mitchell, who […]