LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates might play some games in Lewiston next year, but Androscoggin Bank Colisee owner Jim Cain said Sunday there are no plans to sell the Colisee, nor does Pirates’ owner Brian Petrovek plan on purchasing the property. A report surfaced Sunday morning citing an unnamed source inside the American Hockey League […]
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Ready to rock: Five Finger Death Punch fans in Lewiston
LEWISTON — They mostly huddled in groups, swapping stories and killing time. The teen who’d stood there for hours balancing on crutches. The 15-year-old girl who almost “broke my face” the last time she saw the opening act. The friends who’d driven back roads for more than two hours to make it to the Androscoggin […]
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Colisee in Lewiston turns Shipyard Lounge into weekend nightclub
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Bank Colisee is turning into a night club on weekends. Box Office Manager Jim Mercier said its kickoff of Nick Knowlton’s Nick@Nite event in the Shipyard Lounge drew 150 people Friday, “which is probably our capacity.” Saturday saw 30 to 50 people. The Colisee plans to host Knowlton’s Nick@Nite every Friday […]
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Fans flock to Colisee for country star Dierks Bentley
LEWISTON — Despite chilly temperatures, more than 3,000 people waited Thursday night in a line that stretched several hundred feet past the Colisee and up Birch Street. Some wore little more than straw hats, cowboy boots and little white tank tops. The reason: country crooner Dierks Bentley. “Mostly, it’s his songs,” said Kayla Frechette of […]
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In Sight: Hockey parents run like mad for a sport they love
“It can get very out of control if you let it.” – Heather Moon of Auburn. Kathy Cloutier would never miss her kids’ hockey game. “I come to every game. That’s the rule,” said the Lewiston mother of 7-year-old twins Charlotte and Max and who works nights. “I just lose sleep. Other parents have to […]