Tree ID snowshoe walk BUCKFIELD — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead and the Western Foothills Land Trust are co-sponsoring a winter tree identification snowshoe walk on Sunday, Feb. 17. Tish Carr, who is a forester and Norway’s tree warden, will lead the walk on the newly opened Packard Trail at the Virgil Parris Forest. The […]
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Free cardiac screening LEWISTON — “Know Your Rhythm: Screening for Irregular Heartbeat,” a free cardiac screening, will be hosted by the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. The screening will include a cardiac rhythm test performed by a cardiovascular technician. A copy of the results will […]
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Androscoggin Bank gives to food bank, Jubilee Center
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank awarded two grants to local agencies from the bank’s MainStreet Foundation in December. The grants, totaling $15,000, were among four awarded to benefit youth in Maine. Grants are typically announced four times a year. In 2012, $53,000 was awarded. The most recent round of grants went to the Good Shepherd Food-Bank […]
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Area students named to National Honor Society at Cheverus
PORTLAND — Cheverus High School recently announced the induction of 73 students into the National Honor Society. The honor was conferred to the following local students, all members of the Class of 2014, at an induction ceremony held Jan. 27. Alexandra Logan of Brunswick, Brittany Bell of Lewiston, Jessica Soucy of Lewiston, Owen Kivela of […]
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Snowstorm wallops Maine
RUMFORD — Nemo proved no problem for Rumford Public Works crews who began removing about 10 inches from the downtown as the much-ballyhooed snowstorm was winding down Saturday. But areas closer to the brunt of the storm, including Lewiston, Portland and Gorham, were walloped with more than 2 feet, according to the National Weather Service […]
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Snowstorm delays return of Special Olympics Maine athletes from world games in Korea
LEWISTON — Reggie and Cathy Emery of Lewiston were looking forward to congratulating their daughter Friday night on her silver medal achievement in the World Winter Special Olympics in Korea. That’s when Maine’s two World Special Olympics athletes, Kala S. Emery of Lewiston and Tanya Scott of Mexico, were due to arrive here from their […]
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Well done – students honored
WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents were among 1,337 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2012 semester. Olivia Doane of Durham, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering. Emily Johnson of Gray, a senior majoring in biochemistry. Neil Pomerleau of Auburn, a senior majoring […]
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E. Theriault: Redistricting is necessary in Lewiston
Regarding your story “Lewiston parents ask for neighborhood schools” (Feb. 5), it seems that there is a misperception as to how are schools are currently districted. McMahon school is to receive students from the downtown area and parents are in an uproar. Their main arguments are preserving neighborhood schools, and parent involvement in that these […]
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Senior College offers new spring courses
LEWISTON — The Senior College program at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College will present 23 courses in the spring semester, March 25 through May 17. Now in its 15th year, the upcoming semester includes both new and continuation courses, ranging from astrology to Newtonian physics. American folk art, French and Spanish languages, computer […]