Workers replace windows in the top two floors of the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston for major expansion.
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Lewiston again seeking grant for Bates Mill No. 5 cleanup
LEWISTON — The city is hoping the third time is the charm. The City Council gave approval Tuesday for city staff to again apply for a U.S. Department of Environmental Protection grant to remove lead, asbestos and other contaminants at Bates Mill No. 5. Lewiston was not successful the last two times it applied, but […]
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Health care agency holds fundraiser in Lewiston
LEWISTON—The smell of chili and soup wafted through the air of The Atrium at Bate’s Mill on Saturday afternoon as 15 slow cookers vying for the grand prize lined the hallway of the former mill complex. The challenge, organized by Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, works to raise money for the Hospice House’s annual 5k & Remembrance […]
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Museum L-A hosts 'Chills at the Mill'
Briana Levesque checks out a loom at the Bates Mill complex in Lewiston on Thursday night during Museum L-A’s “Chills at the Mill” behind-the-scenes spooky tour. The guided tours narrated by museum staff told stories of the more gruesome and creepy history of the mills during the 45-minute tour. Guests were issued flashlights to help […]
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Vision for Lewiston art trail begins with large Muhammad Ali statue
LEWISTON — It would begin with a large statue of Muhammad Ali, placed in a newly landscaped park off Main Street alongside the canal. Then, visitors would make their way through the Bates Mill Enterprise Complex, where every few hundred feet they would see a sculpture or installation from one of a series of artists. […]
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Irene Claire Boisvert
LEWISTON — Irene Claire Boisvert, who was receiving home hospice care as a result of a recently diagnosed terminal illness, passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 20, surrounded by her three daughters. She was born in Lewiston on Sept. 20, 1929, the 11th child of Eveline Goulet Auger and Joseph […]
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Mary F. Caron
LEWISTON — Mary F. Caron, 100, passed away Friday, June 8, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion after a short illness. She was born in Canada on April 16, 1918. Mary was married to the late Rene Caron in 1955 and had worked for 25 years at the Androscoggin Mill, and at the age of 70 went […]
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Marlene A. Gendreau
LEWISTON — Marlene A. Gendreau, 85, of Lewiston was peacefully called to be with the Lord and her husband, Roland, while at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, surrounded by family on Friday, June 8. Marlene was born in Lewiston on Jan. 24, 1933, a daughter of Ernest and Adelia (Roy) Turcotte. She […]
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Marielle St. Hilaire
LEWISTON — Marielle (Poulin) St. Hilaire, 87, of Lewiston passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 29, at Montello Manor. She was born Dec. 18, 1930, in Lewiston, the daughter of Emile and Henedine (Gagne) Poulin. She married Maurice St. Hilaire on June 30, 1950, and they had four sons. She worked at Bates Mill, Bonneau’s and […]
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Tom Platz hopes to redevelop Bates Mill 5, one half at a time
LEWISTON — When prospective tenants tour the Bates Mill Complex — and at least three companies have in the last month — Tom Platz asks how soon they might like to move in. Six to eight months, Mill 2 could work. Ten months to a year, maybe Mill 1. If they’ve got two years, he […]