The Franco Center presents special holiday live musical entertainment at its quarterly La Rencontre luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 7. Doors and cash bar open at 10:30 a.m. for socializing. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. followed by featured musical artists Don and Cindy Roy. Diverse cultures, performing arts, and languages come together during La Rencontre […]
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LA Arts hosts recital featuring Jenna Guiggey and Scott Wheatley
Jenna Guiggey and Scott Wheatley will present a recital of art song that highlights several important movements in art history, tracing those movements through compositional styles in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at LA Arts Gallery in Lewiston. The evening culminates in a performance of Ashi Day’s […]
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Community healing forums slated at Lewiston library
In response to the Oct. 25 mass shooting, the events are designed so ‘people in the community can talk together about what happened, process their feelings, and maybe start to do some healing.’
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The FBI set a standard for active shooter training. Ten years later, Maine still isn’t widely using it.
Ongoing training varies by department and agency, and not all departments use the program identified by the FBI as the national standard for active shooter trainings.
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Fleet Maintenance Superintendent Phil Brienza Jr. keeps Lewiston’s vehicles on the roads
Working: It’s an increasingly difficult job keeping the city’s collective vehicle and equipment fleet running safely.
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Most police departments in Maine have never invoked yellow flag law
Portland calls the measure ‘cumbersome,’ but gun reform advocates hope to streamline the safety net allowing police to take firearms from people considered to be a threat.
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Maine apple growers hurt by 50% loss, insurance inequities
Immediately after the harvest season finishes, growers begin filing claims and insurance adjusters come visit farms in person to verify the crop losses growers have reported.
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Maine Music Society Chorale presents A Season of Celebration
The Maine Music Society Chorale, directed by Dr. Richard Nickerson and accompanied by our new pianist Morgan Lee, will present its holiday concert, A Season of Celebration, at 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 9, and at 2:00 p.m. on Dec. 10, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Usher in the holiday season with this family friendly […]
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Signs of hope arise a month after Lewiston mass shooting
A man who saved children in a bowling league, shot seven times in his legs, walked back into the alley this week a hero.
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Lewiston woman sentenced in facilitation of prostitution
Everline Niragira served nearly three years in custody before her sentencing.