Live-streamed Masses from Maine parishes have drawn hundreds of thousands of participants from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the live-streamed daily and Sunday Masses will continue to be offered throughout the state, several parishes are celebrating parking lot Masses with strict safety protocols as an additional offering for those interested, according to a news […]
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After confirmed case, Lewiston shelter officials remain confident in protocols
Officials say a twice-a-day temperature check caught the shelter’s first case of COVID-19, and they have since taken more precautions.
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Museum L-A launches Androscoggin River photo contest
Deadline for submissions is May 23.
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Canceled Great Falls Balloon Festival deflates local charities
Festival organizers decided last week to cancel its annual event.
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Former guest of Lewiston wellness shelter tests positive for COVID-19
An official with Community Concepts, which operates the wellness shelter, said a former guest of the Lewiston facility — being run out of the Lewiston Armory — tested positive Sunday morning for the coronavirus.
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Worship: “If they cannot come into the church, I can bring Mass out to the parking lot.”
The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf thought having people honk their car horns every time he said “amen” would be a good idea. Big mistake. “The first time was nice,” Greenleaf said. But then “it started sounding like a rock concert,” he said. “Not very prayer-like.” Greenleaf said he would not be making the recommendation at the […]
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Lewiston man killed Monday evening in Maine Turnpike crash
Police said the man’s car struck a guardrail on I-95 near the Old Lewiston Road overpass and he was thrown from the vehicle.
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COVID-19 has already cost Bates College up to $2 million
It is likely to sock the Lewiston college for millions more in the months ahead, despite the school’s efforts to control costs — including pay and hiring freezes.
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Woman shot in Lewiston; suspects in custody
Police say someone fired a bullet into an apartment through a window late Friday, striking a woman in the back.
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St. Mary’s Health System in Lewiston to furlough 77 staff members
Hospital system will temporarily lose 5% of its workforce.