LISBON — Police say two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided Thursday afternoon on Route 196. Officer Richard St. Amant identified the drivers as Matthew Clark, 50, of Lisbon Falls and Roger Fillion, 56, of Lewiston. He said Clark pulled out of a driveway into the westbound lane and stopped to make a left […]
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Somali government LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum lecture series will present Professor Ali Mohamed Aden, director of the Centre for Democracy and Political Reconciliation in Somalia, speaking on “Establishing a Credible Government in Somalia” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. A […]
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K. Boulet: Teachers are a bargain
I am an education major studying at the University of Maine at Farmington. I stumbled upon some figures that should be interesting to taxpayers who are against school budget increases that include pay increases for teachers. To put their salaries into perspective: If a teacher is paid $3 per hour, per child (and only for […]
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Class of 1961 held 50th reunion
JAY — The Jay High School Class of 1961 held a 50th class reunion at LaFleur’s Restaurant on Sept. 24. Twenty-five of the 53 original classmates who started high school together as freshmen attended. Decorations furnished by Lois Beechum and flowers by Ron Couture were in autumn colors. A table was set up with a […]
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Wanna fund ME? Mainers would make movies, create comics and start acting careers … if only you’d gift them a chance.
“I’ve got to hold myself back a little bit and pinch myself every once in a while that the response has been as good as it has been from the talent that we’ve asked to become involved with the project, that the response of the fundraiser has been so good. I’ve kind of got to […]
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Lewiston man charged with shooting at truck during a custody dispute
LEWISTON — Police say a local man shot at a pickup truck during a custody dispute involving a baby sitter and the child’s father. At the time of the shooting, the 18-month-old girl at the center of the dispute, her father and her grandfather were in the truck. No one was hurt. Robert Despres, 34, […]
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Charlotte Rainha
AUBURN — Charlotte Rainha of Lisbon, died peacefully at Androscoggin Hospice House on Nov. 7. She was born May 5, 1926, in Marlborough, Mass., to Simon and Alexandrine Riani. She was married for nearly 50 years to Henry Rainha. She worked for many years as an insurance secretary. She was a proud member of the […]
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Wells wins Lisbon post
LISBON — Norma Wells was elected Tuesday to a three-year seat on the Budget Advisory Board for Ward II on Tuesday, Town Clerk Twila Lycette announced Thursday. In Ward I, there was a four-way tie for a one-year term on the board. Lycette said she plans to contact each candidate to find out if anyone […]