Homeless say they are feeling the heat as the city presses its Neighborhood First initiative.
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Homeless in Maine: A new policing protocol shifts focus to assisting homeless people who need help
Local police agencies are grappling with a new protocol established by the Office of the Maine Attorney General that calls on authorities to not charge homeless people with minor crimes but instead focus on connecting them with service providers who may be able to help.
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Naked man rescued from Lewiston canal after fleeing from police Friday
The 39-year-old man jumped in the canal while fleeing from police.
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Lewiston club lists cribbage results
The Lewiston Senior Cribbage League has announced its cribbage results for April 20. Ron Cloutier placed first; Henry Maheux and Bill Burroughs, second; Linda Williams and Ray Butler, third; George Bussiere and Cindy Boyd, fourth; and Pauline Quimby and Aaron Burke, fifth. Cribbage league play is at 9 a.m. Thursdays at the Lewiston Armory/Lewiston Senior […]
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First Universalist Church of Auburn honors Caring Web members
The First Universalist Church of Auburn recently presented its Rose Window award to Merry Carver of Lewiston and Diane Chasse of Auburn in recognition of their outstanding service to the congregation. Carver and Chasse have both impacted the community with their compassion and care as active members of the Caring Web. In their long-standing dedication […]
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UMaine Farmington names spring Michael Wilson Scholars
Local students from Auburn, Farmington, Lewiston, Minot.
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Lewiston school team wins state cooking competition for second year
Skowhegan offered pan-seared chicken over carrot puree with chicken flavored rice, vegetable salad, fruit salad with homemade dip and oatmeal-carrot cookies.
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Fiddlers to entertain at Oasis of Music
Fiddlers Frank Ferrel and Greg Boardman will team up at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at The Church at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Both musicians are well-known in the fiddling community of Maine and a bit beyond for their love of traditional downeast and Franco-American fiddling, which they […]
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‘Wind and wave’ art to be unveiled in Lewiston
Dubbed ‘Wind and Wave,’ the Jesse Salisbury exhibit consists of a multi-stone sculpture with a wave-shaped carving pattern.
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‘Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense’ opens at The Public Theatre
Actors Samuel Adams as Bertie Wooster and Michael Frederic as Jeeves in scene from “Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense” playing April 21 through April 30 at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. London’s Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy is a delightfully silly comedy for all ages described as Monty Python meets “Downton Abbey.” […]