The Mid Maine Vettes Corvette Club held its annual Christmas party at the Village Inn restaurant in Auburn, where members planned upcoming events and elected officers. The new club officers for 2022 include Raymond Faucher, president; Chuck Mailhot, vice president; Richard Therrien, treasurer; Melody Fox, secretary; and Brent Fox, social director. Members scheduled several Corvette […]
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Lewiston’s Rancourt & Co. makes third Olympic appearance
The Lewiston shoemakers are part of Ralph Lauren’s official Team USA ceremony uniform for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, this time with red and white leather boots.
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Denny Breau to perform at Oasis of Music
Local “guitar slinger” and vocalist Denny Breau will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 pm. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Breau, a cross-genre mainstay in the state of Maine and beyond, started playing guitar when he was 9 years old and was performing […]
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Lewiston, Auburn among early sites to be tested for ‘forever chemicals’
A state initiative to test for “forever chemicals” at sites where sewage sludge was spread lists Lewiston and Auburn as “Tier 1” priorities.
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NH college names local students to dean’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H.— Five local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Saint Anselm College. They include Caroline Condon of Brownfield, Amelie Crowe of Farmington, Joshua Fortin of Lewiston, Rileigh Stebbins of Poland and Dominique Michaud of Wales. To be eligible, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better […]
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Survivors, supporters of anti-human trafficking groups brave cold to share their voice
Hundreds of people are trafficked for labor or sex each year in Maine, say organizers of Tuesday’s vigil in Auburn who hope to shed light on the statewide problem and rally community support for the victims.
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Bates College tells students they must wear high-quality masks
As Bates College shifts back to in-person classes, it mandates mask upgrades to help thwart COVID-19.
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Duo of Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tichler grace Oasis of Music
Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tichler will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Gawler met Tischler at Maine Fiddle Camp in 2016 and from there they grew a musical connection that eventually turned into a partnership and musical […]
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Education center to offer virtual, in-person sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual and in-person sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Virtual — Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. • Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Thursday, Jan. 27, […]
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Lewiston’s best restaurant refused to serve Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘spiritual mentor’
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.