Surfing! In Lisbon Falls? It’s not what you think… Surfin’ The Falls – Maine’s first official surf music festival – will kick off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Worumbo Riverfront Event Center in Lisbon. The inland town of Lisbon is not known for surfing –– but it is trying to get […]
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Students receive Gorman scholarships
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ten Maine community college students were awarded $3,500 scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year. The students were celebrated May 15 in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L. Bean leadership. The 2023 Leon A. Gorman Scholars are: Mya Crowell (Greene), business, Central Maine […]
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Working: Chef Jason LaVerdiere, co-owner and executive chef of Flux Restaurant
“Right now, I’m just riding this wave,” the James Beard Award nominee told the Sun Journal.
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Invasive hemlock pest approaches Androscoggin County
The pest hasn’t yet been identified in Androscoggin County towns, but one state entomologist said it’s only a matter of time.
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Mystery around Lisbon migrants worries advocates
More than two weeks after Border Patrol agents found 17 undocumented workers in a four-bedroom home, the men have disappeared into a process that lacks transparency. Some fear the government may be prioritizing deportation over investigations of possible exploitation.
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Lisbon High, partners to host career expo April 14
More than 50 companies plan to participate in this collaborative event.
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Lisbon girl, 12, chosen to compete at LEGOLAND in New York
Emily Caron was selected from among many competitors for the Junior Master Model Builder Competition in Goshen, New York.
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Authorities arrest 17 undocumented migrant workers in Lisbon
The arrests occurred at around 8 p.m. Tuesday at a house at 93 Main St. in the village of Lisbon Falls, according to local police.
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Lisbon Falls chef Jason LaVerdiere named semifinalist for prestigious James Beard Award
The 38-year old co-owner of Flux is one of 5 semifinalists named in Maine.
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Some school officials say student behaviors have improved since last year. Others said it’s grown worse.
Teachers and administrators widely agreed last year that students were acting out more often and more severely than before the pandemic pushed schools to close.