The exhibit honoring Peyton Brewer-Ross at the Art:Works on Main gallery will run though February and will potentially spotlight other victims of the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked nearly once a day since Lewiston mass shooting
Before the tragic events of Oct. 25, the process to take guns away from those who pose a threat had been used infrequently. Some say reforms could make the law stronger.
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Friends of Kyle Secor to host benefit dinner, dance in Lewiston Feb. 17
LEWISTON — The Friends of Kyle Secor group is scheduled to host a benefit spaghetti supper and dance from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at The Colisée, 190 Birch St. Secor, one of the people shot at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant last October, survived and was in intensive care for six weeks, according to […]
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Old time fiddle and piano music coming to Oasis of Music
Doug Protsik’s fiddle and Louise Strong’s piano playing will return to the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Protsik’s music has delighted Maine audiences for more than four decades, from playing piano for classic silent movies, to playing his fiddle, accordion and piano with the Pine […]
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Lewiston, Lisbon police face tough questions about mass shooting response
The fourth hearing by the commission investigating the shooting focuses largely on the struggle to quickly organize a unified search for the killer in the face of dozens of false tips and red herrings.
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Legislature approves subpoena power for Lewiston mass shooting commission
The emergency measure cleared the House of Representatives and the Senate Thursday morning, and now faces procedural votes before going to the governor for signature.
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Lewiston library to host senior scientist in forum talk Feb. 15
LEWISTON — The 2023-2024 season of the Great Falls Forum is set to continue Thursday, Feb. 15, and feature Dr. Kanae Tokunaga, senior scientist in Coastal and Marine Economics at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. She will talk about “Climate Change and the Blue Acceleration in Maine.” This free, public program will take place […]
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Lewiston, Lisbon police to testify before shooting commission Thursday
It will be the fourth time the body has convened since its formation last fall, and the third day of public testimony.
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Lewiston-Auburn Rotary supports women’s program in Zambia
Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club Treasurer Tom MacDonald recently presented a check to club member Joanne Bollinger, board chair of WISE Zambia (Women’s Initiatives that Strengthen and Empower). WISE supports empowerment and economic independence for vulnerable children and women in Zambia through educational, economic, and agricultural initiatives. The nonprofit was born in Maine in 2004 as an […]
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Lewiston cribbage league lists Feb. 1 winners
Lewiston Senior Cribbage League players Gail Marquis and Liz Feeley placed first on Feb. 1. Pat Belanger and Helene St. Hilaire placed second, Carol Laplante and Nancy Fyke third, Pauline Cornish and Connie Pleau fourth, and Mike Martin fifth. The league plays at 9 a.m. Thursdays at the Lewiston Armory/Lewiston Senior Center, 60 Central Ave.; […]