Looking Back on May 24 100 years ago, 1918 The seven-cent fare asked by the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville street railway is granted, what will become of the Rooke registers? If they were thought necessary when installed, are they not equally necessary now? These and similar questions have frequently been asked in the last few […]
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The GOP's fear factor
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he could not have foreseen today’s Republican Party. A bill authored by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would require the federal government to balance the budget each year was soundly defeated last week in the Senate. Even Paul […]
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Daughter sees bleak future
DEAR ABBY: My mother is a narcissist and a user. She has never held down a job and blames everyone else. We rarely get along for more than 15 minutes at a time. I used to blame myself, but have realized over the years that I’m not alone in how I feel about her. The […]
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Capricorn: Stick close to home
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mark Ballas, 32; John C. Reilly, 53; Priscilla Presley, 73; Bob Dylan, 77. Happy Birthday: Interact more. Travel, business meetings and putting physical energy behind your ideas and intentions will help you reach your goals this year. Experiencing different cultures and lifestyles will lead to interesting changes in the way […]
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LA Chamber hosts workshop on attracting talent
LEWISTON — The LA Metro Chamber will host a Power Lunch Seminar titled “How to Stay Competitive and Attract Talent in the New Digital Era.” It will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 15, in the chamber conference room at 415 Lisbon St. The seminar is for anyone looking to increase their brand’s […]
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Business tour to focus on clean energy
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metro Chamber will host “Power Trip: Clean Energy Tour of Geiger” from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 19 at Geiger, 70 Mount Hope Ave. ReVision Energy and Geiger will show Geiger’s newly installed solar array. This grid-tied ground mount system produces 303,000 kilowatt-hours annually, drastically reducing Geiger’s energy costs. Geiger […]
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Sea Dogs: Yard Goats get the best of Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs’ Matt Kent pitches Wednesday at Hadlock Field against the the Hartford Yard Goats. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs are not the only ones with a bumpy start to the season. Infielders Jantzen Witte and Chad De La Guerra slumped early this year and were demoted from Triple-A. But […]
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Local roundup: Theriault pitches no-hitter for Lewiston softball
LEWISTON — Megan Theriault tossed a no-hitter and contributed to Lewiston’s offensive onslaught in a 17-0 softball win in five innings over Lawrence on Wednesday. Theriault struck out seven batters and walked only three. She also had three of the Blue Devils’ (11-3) hits and drove in three runs. One of Theriault’s hits was a […]
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Wells school mascot panel votes in secret
WELLS — The Wells Mascot Advisory Committee may have violated state open-meeting laws Wednesday when it voted by secret ballot to make its recommendation to the school board on what to do about the Native American imagery associated with its high school mascot. The 25-person committee was authorized by the School Committee in November 2017, […]
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Westbrook grandmother among those in national ad for swimsuits
What do actress Brooke Shields, model Ashley Graham and Westbrook grandmother Pat Gallant-Charette have in common? They’re all featured in a new bathing suit ad campaign for online retailer Swimsuits For All. The campaign features five women, including Gallant-Charette, a 67-year-old open-water swimmer who last year became the oldest woman to swim across the English […]