The University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn Campus Senior College at 51 Westminster St. in Lewiston has announced its 2022 fall classes. Many courses will be held in person, some on Zoom and a couple that will be hybrid, available in person and on Zoom. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 . To view […]
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Pit bull advocates work with ‘bully breeds’ and ‘blockheads’
Animal Tales: Two organizations are dedicated to fostering and finding forever homes for pit bulls and other maligned dogs throughout Maine.
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Maine school districts scramble to hire up for the school year
Schools around the country are struggling to fill vacancies, and Maine schools are having mixed success.
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Pair of artists share work in rotating gallery at CMMC
Works by artists Jeanelle Demers and Michele Townsend is on display in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery for the month of August at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. A well-known artist from Lewiston-Auburn, Demers has recently branched out from painting pet portraits to experimenting with botanical illustrations. She has found a new […]
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Bates College drops mandatory COVID-19 testing on campus
Bates tells students they need to test negative for the disease before coming to Lewiston but won’t require tests once they’re here.
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in August
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Virtual: • Monday, Aug. 15, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Wednesday, Aug. 17, 9, 10 and 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. • Friday, […]
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Second annual Fiddlers’ Rendezvous to be held in Lewiston park
The second annual Fiddlers’ Rendezvous, presented by LA Arts, will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, in Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy some free, live music in the park from a wonderful lineup of accomplished musicians: Lineup Melissa Bragdon Caron, a fiddler known for playing […]
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Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges join effort to uphold affirmative action
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby are among 32 liberal arts colleges urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold previous rulings which allow admission officers to consider race as a factor.
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Maine religious leaders hope to stem drop in attendance
Religious attendance is on the decline in Maine, the third least religious state in the nation, according to Gallup polls.
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U.S. Sen. Angus King helped funnel $9 million to projects in Androscoggin, Franklin counties
Federal money to assist with internet access, development and infrastructure in Androscoggin and Franklin counties.