Fearing a racist response from other diners in 1945, the DeWitt Hotel refused to allow Benjamin Mays, a prominent Bates College graduate who had come to speak in the city, to eat in its public dining room.
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Clerks seek to shift municipal campaign finance filings to Maine Ethics Commission
Municipal officers say the state agency has the expertise to deal with reports required for local political campaigns.
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Lewiston community welcomes Afghan refugees
A total of 100 expected to arrive over eight months arrived in eight weeks.
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Murder trial of Auburn man begins in Alaska with testimony from victim’s friend
Steven H. Downs, now 47, is accused in the 1993 slaying of Sophie Sergie, 20, at a Fairbanks university bathroom.
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Paul LePage says Lewiston students may need to stay in school into July
Former governor said he is opposed to lowering the number of required school days for Lewiston because students are already falling behind due to COVID-19.
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Two sisters unlock parenthood for others through surrogacy
Local mothers Julie and Rita Vye are each serving as gestational surrogates for a second time through a Boston-based agency.
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Search for missing man in the Little Androscoggin River comes up empty
Police will continue their investigation to find Mark Conley of Naples.
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Omicron surge vexes Maine parents of children too young for vaccine
Heather Cimellaro of Auburn says omicron has her rethinking running errands with her 3-year-old twins, library storytime visits and preschool.
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Police continue searching the Little Androscoggin River for Mark Conley
State law enforcement officials used a canoe and a dog to search Wednesday for the missing man from Naples.
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Bates and union organizers clash as workers prepare to vote on whether to form one of state’s biggest union locals
Bates denounces union complaints as ‘the very essence of misinformation’ after organizers say college is violating its own COVID-19 protocols.