LISBON — With just one dissenting vote, members of the Town Council approved a fireworks ordinance Tuesday night, limiting residents’ use to the Fourth of July, New Year’s Eve and during the Moxie Festival. Another restriction included in the ordinance, which prevents setting off fireworks within 100 feet of a house, came as a relief […]
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Future Search to examine Lisbon education
LISBON — As part of a Western Maine Educational Collaborative three-year grant, the Lisbon School Department will gather about 60 to 70 people representing a broad cross-section of the community to meet for two days in October to create a shared vision for the district’s future. Business leaders, municipal officials, students, parents, school employees and […]
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Lisbon councilor calls blogger’s posts ‘ignorantly written rants’
LISBON — One of two departing town councilors ripped into blogger Larry Fillmore on Tuesday night, calling his Internet writings “ill-prepared and ignorantly written rants.” Councilor Lori Pomelow, who with Councilor Michael Bowie, decided not to seek another three-year term, read a three-page statement describing how “almost immediately” after she was elected, she and her […]
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Buckfield Masons hold open house BUCKFIELD — There will be an open house at the Buckfield Masonic Hall, 4 High St., on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to visit, ask questions, tour the Lodge building and have a snack. Driving Dynamics class at SAD 52 TURNER — A […]
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B. Underwood: Not allowed to participate
I have a question — there are four candidates running on the presidential ticket, so why do voters get to judge only two of them in a presidential debate? Shouldn’t we be allowed to see/hear what the other two stand for, and their ideas on how to lead this nation? It just doesn’t seem right, […]
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Man arrested late Friday night in Lisbon armed robbery case
LEWISTON — A man charged with robbing a Lisbon variety store at knife point Thursday remained in the Androscoggin County Jail on Sunday. Brooks Noddin, 21, listed as a transient, was arrested late Friday night after being pulled over on Lisbon Street by the Lewiston Police Department. Authorities in Lisbon issued a warrant for Noddin’s […]
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Local Freemasons hold open houses on Square & Compasses Day
HOLDEN — Joining with Masonic lodges across the state, Freemasons meeting in Masonic Lodges in towns all across Maine will open their doors to the public on Saturday, Oct. 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as part of Square & Compasses Day, a state-wide celebration of Freemasonry. If you’ve ever wondered who the Freemasons […]
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Lisbon Falls Baptist Church to host missions conference
LISBON FALLS — Lisbon Falls Baptist Church will host its 51st annual missions conference Oct. 20-24. This year’s theme is “Who Will Stand in the Gap?” based on Ezekiel 22:30. Henry Cooper, pastor at Fayette Baptist Church, will be the main speaker. A ladies tea featuring many of the women missionaries will kick off the […]
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Football: Lisbon hounds Knights
POLAND — It was the moment a special teams player waits for. As Jordan Glover raced down the field, he saw the Poland kick returner fumble the ball. What happened next quickly turned the tide and helped Lisbon build an early lead that it never relinquished in a 22-6 win over the Knights. “He touched […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Lisbon unbeaten, and still hungry
The Greyhounds didn’t start the season with a goal of being unbeaten. Funny how that works out sometimes. Lisbon field hockey followed up its best season on record — and a trip to the Western Class C semifinal against state champions NYA — with one that may turn out to be even better. The Greyhounds […]