LEWISTON — Advocates for Children has announced that the Maine Families Androscoggin Home Visiting Program was recently awarded the Blue Ribbon status from Parents as Teachers National Center. The Blue Ribbon is a high distinction in the field of evidence-based home visiting and means the group is committed to delivering the highest quality services to […]
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Androscoggin Historical Society offering program on Civil War medicine
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will sponsor a program on “Civil War Medicine, Myths and Minie Balls” by Carolyn Lawson at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the society’s Davis-Wagg Museum, third floor of the County Building. Lawson is president of the board of trustees of the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center and has been […]
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Veterans Day Remembrance at Norlands
LIVERMORE — The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center presents a special tribute honoring local Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans on Saturday, Nov.11. The program includes a harvest dinner – made fresh from local farm ingredients – and entertaining living history programming in a one-of-a-kind historical setting. The program will highlight the life of Lt. Samuel […]
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Androscoggin Historical Society to host program on wall stenciling
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will sponsor a program on wall stencils and wall murals by Polly Tarbell Bartow. The talk will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the society’s Davis-Wagg Museum on the third floor of the county building, 2 Turner St. Bartow is an historian and decorative artist specializing […]
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Ali-Liston 50th: Couturier plays big role in helping land fight
The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 According to Couturier’s widow, Monique, that piece might have understated the issue. “He thought it was ridiculous, because he thought […]
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Corrections officer files suit against Andro County
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County corrections officer has filed a civil suit against the county for access to an internal investigation into allegations of computer hacking. Josiah Chick of Lewiston filed suit last week in Androscoggin County Superior Court after Sheriff Guy Desjardins declined Chick’s request for a copy of an internal investigation into allegations […]
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Controversial MaineCare rides program survives after veto override fails
AUGUSTA— Democrats in the Senate were unsuccessful Tuesday in attempting to overturn a veto by Gov. Paul LePage, who had nixed a resolve to cancel the contracts of companies that have overseen the troubled administration of the state’s MaineCare rides program. In a party-line vote, the Senate voted 20-15 to override the veto, short of […]
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Maine budget-writing panel approves $42M bill
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing committee on Friday endorsed a $42 million bill that replenishes the rainy day fund while also restoring money for programs Gov. Paul LePage wanted to cut. Democratic Rep. Peggy Rotundo, co-chair of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, said the 8-5 party line vote Friday represents a compromise […]
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Center for Wisdom’s Women plans next ‘Wise and Strong Women Speak’ program
LEWISTON — On Friday, Nov. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Center for Wisdom’s Women will host another of its events called “Wise and Strong Women Speak.” This is a semi-annual program that invites remarkable women into a public conversation to share their lives and wisdom. The focus this time will be on aspirations […]