Happy birthday, Smokey Bear. The 2019 Great Falls Balloon Festival theme centers on bees, bears and fire prevention. “Bee Safe,” the theme advises. “Only YOU can prevent forest fires.” Confused? “This year’s theme was based on Smokey Bear celebrating a major milestone: his 75th Birthday!” according to a festival news release. “We welcome you to […]
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Boba’s back! Popular Asian bistro moves to downtown Lewiston
The menu is about 40% new, according to co-owner and chef Zach Pratt, but the pho is still flying — he estimates they’re serving 100 to 150 bowls a day.
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Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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Bates College confers degrees on 469 graduates
469 students graduated from Bates at the College’s 153rd Commencement on Sunday.
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Lewiston soldier’s death part of the Vietnam War’s gun truck legacy
Smithsonian Channel program ‘Gun Trucks of Vietnam,’ describes the story behind the development of gun trucks by young soldiers and the lessons from a 1971 ambush of a 20-plus truck convoy that killed Charles Soule of the 57th Transportation Company.
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Searching for an old Corvette
Lisbon lawmaker Rick Mason scoured the state for more than 15 years trying to find the 1984 Corvette his father drove.
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The school bathroom decision: Open door policy or no?
Students want privacy. Schools want to keep kids from doing things they shouldn’t behind closed doors.
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Susan Collins to give keynote speech following Auburn’s vast Memorial Day parade
More than 80 units, led by parade Grand Marshal Todd Desgrosseilliers, will march Monday through Auburn to Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston for the annual Memorial Day ceremony.
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‘Nice to see her outside again:’ Ramp built for ailing Poland woman
POLAND — It is done. The ramp is done. A few weeks ago, what a 12-year-old girl named Lily wanted more than anything in the world was a simple ramp so her ailing great-grandmother could get in and out of her house. This week, Lily got to see her dream all the way through as […]
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Volunteers recognized for Lewiston ‘trash amnesty’ event
More than 31 tons of bulky waste were removed from downtown Lewiston earlier this month, conducted by an all-volunteer team.