Lewiston High School tennis players Caden Smith, left, and Ben St. Laurent return shots during their singles matches at the Class A North regional championship against Brunswick at Colby College in Waterville on Wednesday. (David Leaming/Waterville Morning Sentinel) WATERVILLE — Lewiston gave Camden Hills a fight in Wednesday’s Class A North regional boys’ tennis final […]
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Denmark Arts holding opening for 'Elements' exhibit
DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center will hold the first opening of its new summer art exhibitions — “Elements; Earth, Water, Fire and Air” — at noon, Saturday, June 9, with an artist’s reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Works by the following artists will be included in the show: Sheldon Ann, Alison Borrelli, Emily Burr, […]
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Lewiston High School seniors visit elementary schools
Twentythree former Farwell students visited the school in advance of their graduation Friday. Graduating seniors visited each of the city’s six elementary schools to inspire younger students to graduate.
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Juke Joint Devils performing in the barn
The Juke Joint Devils, a Maine blues band, will perform from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at Blues in the Barn, Mountain Village Farm B&B, 164 Main St., Kingfield. The old-school swing blues band whose musical style draws heavily from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans music of the 1950s and also from the […]
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Alice Bisson-Barnes to speak on Basilica research
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Kiwanis Club will host writer Alice Bisson-Barnes on Wednesday, June 20, for a talk and slides of her research on the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The presentation is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston, and is free. […]
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Marijuana caregiver stores in crosshairs of Auburn moratorium
AUBURN — A medical marijuana caregiver and owner of two smoke shops says his business is being unfairly targeted by police as Auburn officials consider a moratorium on retail marijuana and medical “storefront” operations. Vincent Gogan, owner of Legal Peaces smoke shops in Auburn and on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, claimed Auburn is withholding a […]
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NRA gives ‘A’ to all Republicans, flunks all Democrats in Maine governor’s race
The National Rifle Association has given all seven Democratic candidates in the race to be Maine’s next governor an F grade on their election year scorecard, while awarding all four Republicans in the race an A grade. Only one Republican, state Sen. Garrett Mason of Lisbon Falls, received the national pro-gun group’s top grade of […]
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Bangor Savings gives to Franklin Animal Shelter
Chris Brown, left, manager of the Franklin County Animal Shelter, and Dory Diaz, shelter media and fundraising coordinator, accept a grant award from Olivia Fish of Bangor Savings Bank. The bank’s Community Matters More Grant of $1,000 will be used to help support the shelter’s homeless cats and dogs.
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National women’s group goes after Adam Cote in bid to elect Janet Mills in Democratic primary
A national political organization dedicated to electing Democratic women contributed $300,000 to support Attorney General Janet Mills’ gubernatorial bid and oppose challenger Adam Cote. The $300,000 donation from EMILY’s List is the first major infusion of “outside money” into Maine’s Democratic primary race, and comes days before the June 12 primary. The South Portland-based political […]
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The Buzz: Auburn Hannaford, Lewiston McDonald’s get overhauls
This week the Buzz is waiting for a Big Mac and trying to find where the baby wipes aisle ended up. In Auburn, a $2.5 million renovation is underway at the Hannaford grocery store on Spring Street. Shelves and stock have been moved around as the store gets new flooring and fixtures. Spokesman Eric Blom […]