LEWISTON — Continuing a long tradition, Bishop Robert Deeley gathered with members of the Saint Dominic Academy school community Sept. 13 for a Mass celebrating the start of the school year. Hundreds of students from both the Lewiston and Auburn campuses of St. Dom’s filled nearly every pew of Holy Cross Church in Lewiston. While […]
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Lewiston, Auburn libraries seek volunteer readers
The Lewiston and Auburn public libraries are sponsoring BookReach, a community collaboration of volunteer readers who deliver weekly storytimes to children in licensed family childcare homes and centers. Their mission is to raise a community of readers by enriching the lives of young children through the pleasure of reading, according to a news release from […]
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Improv and stand up comedy on stage this weekend at the Great Falls Comedy Club
Live improv comedy comes to the stage as Capital City Improv presents a night of musical improvisation with Makes Merry Music at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, at the Great Falls Comedy Club in Auburn. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Host Nick Gordon brings one of Southern New England’s funniest comics, JJ Jones, to […]
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Buying a backup generator for your home should not be a last-minute decision, experts say
Factors to consider include evaluating your needs, availability of the product and what you can afford.
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Continental Shakedown to play Gritty’s, festival
Local blues rockers Continental Shakedown will perform with special guest Mark Miller from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at Gritty’s in Auburn. That same lineup will also perform on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Auburn Blues & Brews Fest at Festival Plaza on Main St in Auburn. The all-ages, free festival begins at 12:30 […]
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Auburn Community Concert Band invites new members to join
The Auburn Community Concert Band is looking for new members. This is an ideal opportunity for former high school and college band musicians to again experience the enjoyment of making music and performing in front of large audiences. Currently, the Auburn band has a specific need for additional clarinet players. Members must be able to […]
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Chronic absenteeism rates at Maine schools remain high, state data shows
Students who miss two days or more of school during the first month have a higher risk of being chronically absent during the school year.
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President Biden ignores Auburn lawmaker’s personal plea to free a prisoner
State Sen. Eric Brakey hopes Biden will pardon a man the lawmaker called ‘the Nelson Mandela of Bitcoin.’
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Three nights of comedy coming to L-A area
Headliner Charlie Nadler joins a stacked lineup of local favorites featuring Sara Poulin, Sarah Coughlin, Mike Levinsky, Mike Bunker, Adam Gropmann, and Nick Gordon at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, at The Great Falls Comedy Club at Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. Balderdash Academy improv returns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at […]
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North Yarmouth pilot, student pilot identified as 2 dead in Litchfield plane crash
The pilot of the Wiggins Airways plane has been identified as James Shepard-Kegl, 69, of North Yarmouth, the student pilot was Jumaane Omari Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida.