Maine Family Planning, via its new Health on Wheels van, has been touring the Lewiston-to-Bangor stretch, stopping in towns and cities in between, to provide on-the-spot reproductive health services like wound care, screenings, birth control and HIV prevention.
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Lewiston library to launch summer reading program June 24
Participants are encouraged to not only to read or listen to books but also make a new craft or recipe or explore a favorite place in our beautiful city or a new landmark in our wondrous state.
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Maine State Chamber honors retiring Thomas College president
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and dinner Oct. 30 at the Augusta Civic Center. The chamber presented a leadership award to retiring Thomas College President Laurie G. Lachance and honored the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for its leadership and efforts following the October 2023 mass shooting tragedy […]
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As the EPA sets new standards for lead dust exposure, Maine continues work to eradicate poisoning
The number of Maine children with elevated levels of lead in their blood has dropped significantly, but state and local officials say there is still a lot of work to be done to remove hazards from older housing.
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Vietnam vet from Lewiston finds peace through carving
Overcoming severe depression, Lynn Albert Leger has two carvings on display as are part of a veterans’ art show at the State House.
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Late WWII veteran’s flag to remain on display at Lewiston’s North Temple Street fire station
William J. Burns, a longtime Warren Avenue resident who passed away in 2003, will live on in memory in the form of his military funeral flag at Lewiston’s North Temple Street fire station.
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Maine artist’s ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ collection coming to Bates Mill
Maine artist Robert Shetterly’s renowned collection of portraits will be on display at the Bates Mill for a month, starting Nov. 15.
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Breakdown: Turning anguish into action | Podcast Ep. 2: ‘I believe he is going to snap’
Six weeks before the attacks, the shooter’s best friend warned that he might snap and commit a mass shooting. Episode 2 begins an examination into the numerous opportunities for intervention.
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Ranked choice runoff to decide 2nd Congressional District race
The retabulation in the contest between incumbent Democrat Jared Golden and Republican challenger Austin Theriault will take place in Augusta next week, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said late Thursday.
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Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.