LEWISTON — A school department proposal to convert the Multi-Purpose Center on Birch Street into a pre-kindergarten school got a cool reception from City Councilors and senior citizens Tuesday night. “I see that building for what it is, a multipurpose center,” said Willie Danforth, commander of the Franco American War Veterans Post 31. “We need […]
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Longley Post, students celebrate Flag Day
The Longley School and Longley-Dionne VFW Post 9150 annually participate in Flag Day. The Longley VFW presented awards to the top three essay winners: first place, Kyle Campbell; second, Abdi Salan Sheiky-Bile; and third, Abdulahi Hassan. Awards were presented by VFW Commander Robert MacDonald. Also present were Longley School principal, teachers and students. Singing patriotic […]
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Our picks for the top ten news stories of the year
1. The race for governor in Maine was so close, candidate Paul LePage had to wait until the morning after Election Day to find out he had won. The Waterville native defeated independent Eliot Cutler and three other candidates to become the first Republican to be elected Maine governor since John McKernan in 1990. LePage, […]
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Third-graders attend Sea Dogs game
LEWISTON — Third-grade students from Longley School had the opportunity to attend a Portland Sea Dogs game with the support of a private donor and the Lewiston Education Fund. The vision for the project, created by Deena Mayo-Bruns, a reading interventionist at Longley, came from her belief in helping the children of Longley School build […]