Heidi McCarthy of Auburn looks through the Oak Street Pottery display at Kimball Street Studios during Sparkle Sunday on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Sawyer Pettengill, 6, colors in the craft station during Sparkle Sunday in the Hardy, Wolf and Downing building at 182 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Volunteer Deb […]
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Festival of Trees kicks off Christmas season
NORWAY — A winter wonderland awaited those entering the seventh annual Festival of Trees on Saturday in the Twin Town Plaza, and holiday cheer was easy to find. “This kicks off the Christmas season,” said Glen Holmes, chief financial officer for the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event. Lined up in a […]
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'12 Days of Christmas' theme of annual parade
NORWAY — It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Main Street on Saturday as the annual Christmas parade — the state’s largest, in fact — rolled through town. Organized by the Oxford Hills Area Chamber of Commerce, the theme this year was “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and the procession of blinking […]
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Lewiston-Auburn chamber takes over Top Gun LA as LAEGC weighs future
LEWISTON — While the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council decides what its future holds after both cities axed funding, it’s handing off two popular programs. Scott Benson, LAEGC’s economic and business development director, said Tuesday that the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will take over Top Gun LA and the annual Maine B2B Trade Show. […]
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Franklin County Chamber kicks off Holiday Food Basket Drive
FARMINGTON — The Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Drive kicked off at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner on Oct. 25. Money is being raised to provide holiday meal baskets to Franklin County families in need this December. The chamber is seeking monetary and food donations to provide as many meals as possible. […]
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Families turn out for Apple Pumpkin Festival
LIVERMORE FALLS — Organizers were pleased with the turnout at the annual Apple Pumpkin Festival at Livermore Falls Recreation Field on Saturday. “It’s a pretty good day. Lots of people here with more than 40 vendors. I’m excited. It’s not raining,” Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce Administrative Assistant Christine Fournier said. The festival is […]
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Chamber to host forum on merging Lewiston and Auburn at CMCC
AUBURN — To merge or not to merge? The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum at Central Maine Community College on Tuesday, bringing together a voice from each side of the current merger proposal to lay out their positions and take questions. Gene Geiger from the Lewiston-Auburn Joint Charter Commission will speak […]
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New chamber president Beckie Conrad: Let’s go be great
LEWISTON — Beckie Conrad’s heard the area has an image problem. “I’m told we’re judged by our housing stock and our empty mills,” said Conrad, new president of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. She flashed pictures on a screen behind her: Unattractive tenements, a looming brick complex. “These houses are in Portland and […]
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New leader, new questions
LEWISTON — Three weeks into her new job, Beckie Conrad is ready to start talking about tourism, farm-to-table, downtown development, Bates College and boosting bottom lines. She started as the new president of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on March 27, taking over a nearly 1,200-member chamber that had been without a head since […]
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L-A chamber to consider president’s resignation next week
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s board has placed President Matt Leonard on administrative leave while it figures out what to do about his resignation. Leonard abruptly submitted his resignation Wednesday in the wake of fallout over a public raffle for a custom-built, semi-automatic rifle that was announced by the chamber on […]