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Cloutier an effective advocate

Kristen Cloutier is a friend, colleague and, in my estimation, a skillful, compassionate and smart public servant. She has been City Council president for four years and represents an elected official Lewiston can take great pride in. She does her homework, is a careful steward of residents’ tax dollars and helps negotiate challenging issues with […]

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Playground at Marcotte Park named for Nate Libby's son

LEWISTON — The construction of Maine’s first universally-accessible playground at Marcotte Park will begin Thursday after a yearslong effort to fund and design the project.  This week, just in time for the groundbreaking, the project received another last-minute boost with more funding and even a new name.  The City Council on Tuesday approved naming the […]

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Nate Libby throws his support to Adam Cote in race for governor

LEWISTON — With a week to go before the primary, Sen. Nate Libby on Monday endorsed Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Adam Cote. Libby, the Democratic whip in the Senate, said Cote is “exactly the kind of leader Maine needs: pragmatic and progressive; fiscally smart and willing to invest in policies that help Maine families lead healthy, […]