‘Somali Experience’ POLAND — This month’s Check It Out! program, The Somali Experience in Maine – A Conversation, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Community Room of the Ricker Memorial Library. Hibo Omer will be the guest speaker. Omer is co-chairwoman of the New Mainers Community Collaborative and […]
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Making sense of Androscoggin County’s 911 choices
LEWISTON — A 911 call for help in Greene soon could be answered by a dispatcher in Skowhegan, Wiscasset or even Bangor. In a bid to save money, Androscoggin County commissioners are contemplating closing the county’s dispatch center in Auburn, which answers emergency calls from 12 towns. If that happens, each of the dozen towns (Lewiston-Auburn […]
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State Cheerleading Championships: Devils rise above Class A, defend title
AUGUSTA — Maine’s best cheerleading program keeps getting better, or at least more daring and creative. Needing a little difficulty and drama to motivate a relatively young Lewiston team that was feeling the pressure of defending its Class A championship, coach Lynnette Morency threw in a stunt no judge, spectator or competitor had seen at […]
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Western C wrestling: Dirigo’s depth does it again
BUCKSPORT — Gavin Sanders got the call Friday night. The Dirigo Cougars were going to be down a man heading into Saturday’s Western Class C wrestling championship. That man happened to be in Sanders’ weight class, 182. And Sanders, who hadn’t wrestled varsity for more than six weeks, had to fill a pretty big void. […]
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Very Merry Main Street basket winner named
LISBON — The Lisbon Promotions Committee announced that Jennifer Libby of Lisbon Falls was the winner of the basket of gift certificates and merchandise offered by downtown businesses as part of the committee’s recent Very Merry Main Street event, held on Dec. 3 in Lisbon Falls. The gift basket, with an estimated value of $500, […]
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Lisbon details plan to take over Androscoggin County dispatching
LISBON — In a bid to end more than a decade of talk and deliberation, Lisbon leaders pitched a plan Wednesday to take over dispatching for Androscoggin County, saying it could save money for every town in the county. Lisbon Police Chief David Brooks and Town Manager Steve Eldridge said they could dispatch the county’s […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mustangs get must win
LISBON — Scott Wing issued the challenge the other night. After a season of injuries and near misses, his Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team had to put up or shut down. The Mustangs were playing Lisbon Tuesday night and sitting on the outside of the Western C tournament field. Monmouth needed a win to keep […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Joshua Barret, 23, of 162 Bartlett St., warrant, 10:55 a.m. Monday at that address. * Gerald L. Chouinard, 40, of 75 Whipple St., disorderly conduct, 8 p.m. Monday on Pettingill Street. * Terrance T. Haskins, 28, of Jamaica, N.Y., violation of bail conditions and operating without a license, 1:57 a.m. Tuesday on […]
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60th anniversary celebrated
Rosalie and Roland Pomerleau LISBON — A surprise party was held recently for Roland and Rosalie Pomerleau of Lisbon on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary. Party hosts were their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and the event was their at the home of the couple. Attending were 12 of their 16 children with their […]